IITA News no. 2595 Archives

Stakeholders plan for new Zero Hunger Project

In preparation for the launch of the new Zero Hunger Project, IITA, in partnership with AfricaRice, has held separate meetings with government stakeholders from Nigeria and Togo towards achieving Zero Hunger. The Zero Hunger Project team held consultations on 18 and 22 June, and 1 July with representatives from the Nigerian states of Benue, Ogun,…

Farmers prefer locally bred CBSD-resistant cassava clones in DRC

The USAID-funded Action to Control Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo project, on 15 June, hosted a Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) to evaluate the CBSD-tolerant cassava clones currently on trial. The PVS took place in the Ruzizi Plain, with farmers invited to participate. IITA is implementing the project in…

IITA to strengthen collaboration with BUK

An IITA-Kano delegation led by Station Head Alpha Kamara visited the Vice-Chancellor Bayero University Kano (BUK), Prof Sagir Adamu Abbas, on 9 June to strengthen the collaboration between both organizations. Kamara noted that IITA had been in partnership with BUK for a long time, from the early collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture. He thanked…

ENABLE-TAAT provides youths networking platform at Tanzania open day

Improved eating: Healthy benefits of fortified snacks

Eating healthy snacks is one way to combat poor nutrition, while legumes can replace animal-based proteins in various preparations. Snacks fortified with legumes, particularly soybean, are nutritious enough for household consumption. They are rich in protein, fiber, and minerals such as iron and zinc, and are satiating. Researchers carried out a recent study to evaluate…

ENABLE-TAAT provides youth networking platform at Tanzania open day

ENABLE-TAAT has held the Tanzanian edition of its open day to increase youth inclusion and development in agriculture value chains. The open day provided an excellent networking forum for farmers and youth in Tanzania to share different knowledge and ideas about agribusiness to develop their capacity and promote and showcase youth agricultural products to increase…