Panama disease caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in northern Mozambique. The picture, taken in January 2015, shows a banana farm planted with the Cavendish variety. ... courtesy iita. So far, ...

According to Joao Augusto, a plant pathologist working with IITA in Mozambique, there aren't many options to effectively control the disease: "It cannot be eradicated, but it can be limited if a ...

Today, IITA has over 240 scientists addressing the challenges of natural resources management,climate change, ... Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia. ...

The African Development Bank has provided a €5 million grant in supplementary financing to the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to advance food security and climate ...

Researchers at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have come up with soilless yam propagation as they have successfully grown seed yams in the air using aeroponics technology.

Dr Robert Asiedu, IITA Director for Western Africa described the results as “impressive.” “Yam is an important crop in Africa and addressing the seeds’ constraint will go a long way in ...

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has officially launched a groundbreaking initiative, "Making effective bio-inputs work for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa ...

IITA and World Agroforestry Centre believe poor soil fertility is one of the main obstacles to improving food production in Africa. To this end, ...

No fewer than 70 young farmers have received essential farm inputs and equipment from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Oyo State capital under the institute ...

According to Lopez, in this role, Ehui will build on IITA and CGIAR’s proven track record of impact, working with teams and partners to improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security ...

Panama disease caused by Tropical Race 4 (TR4) in northern Mozambique. The picture, taken in January 2015, shows a banana farm planted with the Cavendish variety. ... courtesy iita. So far, ...