Tag: Kenton Dashiell
Meet Paul Ilona The Chair Of IITA’s BASICS-II
Paul Ilona, Country Manager of HarvestPlus has been selected as the Chair of the Steering/Advisory Committee of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava...
Day Makinde’s Vision For Oyo Was Hailed By AfDB, IITA
In an unprecedented manner, the governor of Oyo State, Engr Seyi Makinde, at a recent retreat in Cotonou, Republic of Benin to chart a...
Agricultural Development: Ajimobi Tasks Stakeholders
Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the governor of Oyo State, Thursday, called on Agricultural Research Institutes and other stakeholders to come up with innovative and proactive...
Ajimobi’s Government Holds Agric Summit On Thursday
All arrangements have been concluded by the Senator Abiola Ajimobi-led government in Oyo State to hold an agriculture investment summit with the theme: “Transforming...
US Ambassador Says Any Society That Can’t Feed Its People’s A...
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, W. Stuart Symington, has said that any society that cannot figure out where its people can find food...
Uplift Of Agriculture: How Oyo Government, IITA Sealed Pact
Brighter days are ahead for the people of Oyo State as the government there has just signed a deal to develop an agricultural blueprint...
Boost For Cassava, Others: AfDB To Invest $120 Million
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said it will invest $120 million in the next 2-3 years to boost the productivity and transform cassava...
Nigeria Declares Weeds As Major Productivity Drawback In Cassava Farming
Commissioners of agriculture in Nigeria’s cassava growing belt have declared weeds as major drivers of low yield in cassava and the main constraint limiting...
Nigerian Agriculture Think-Tank Says Nigeria’s Future Looks Brighter With IITA Innovations
Research and innovations being developed at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) hold promise, and could transform Nigeria’s agricultural narrative, says Nigeria’s agricultural...
‘IITA Cassava Weed Management Project Performing Excellently’
In a 30-minute presentation to more than 300 researchers including members of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA),...
