National Root Crop Research Institute Archives

Picture of Round-table discussion during NRCRI visit at IITA

NRCRI visits IITA to explore areas of improvement

IITA partners from the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, visited IITA HQ on 14‒15 February, to explore and discuss possible areas of improvement, and also strengthen partnership ties.

Picture of Dr Morufat Balogun addressing participants at the aeroponics facility at NRCRI.

YIIFSWA/NRCRI train commercial seed producers on high ratio propagation technology for quality yam seed production

The Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project in collaboration with the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI) trained 18 technicians from 11 commercial seed companies on the operationalization of the Aeroponics system (AS) and Temporary Immersion Bioreactor System (TIBS) for high quality pre-basic and basic seed yam production at…