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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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Name: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 2 reports

Tanzania Pegs Growth On Farming Research

Dar es Salaam President Jakaya Kikwete has said economic growth in most African countries hinges on increased agriculture production based on more scientific research.This is because the majority of the people get their livelihood from farming.He was ... [Published AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, Agriculture, Dar es Salaam, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Experts advocate breastfeeding

Posted by: on May 22, 2013 in News Leave a commentMen have been warned to leave their wives breasts for their babies whenever the women are breastf-eeding.An associate professor from the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Matilda Steiner Asiedu, spoke ... [Published The Nation Nigeria - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Advocate, Nutrition, Ghana, Nestlé Nutrition

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Voluntary Service Overseas

Expanding Vegetable Farms in Zanzibar

AROUND the small village of Fuoni, just outside Zanzibar City, are fields of okra, tomatoes and peppers. These vegetable plots are not just the result of one season's farming.They also represent three years of hard work to create Umwamwema, a farmers' ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Zanzibar, Vegetables, Danny Coyne, Tanzania, Voluntary Service Overseas

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Food - Future of Agriculture Promising

A LONG time struggle to transform agriculture is bearing fruit, giving hope for a brighter future. That was the implication in President Jakaya Kikwete's move when launching an agricultural research facility built by International Institute of Tropical ... [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Maputo, Food Production

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Obasanjo Exports Cassava Bread to Tanzania

Nigeria's former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has begun a mission to introduce African countries to Nigeria's innovation in bakery, Cassava Bread.Mr. Obasanjo, a goodwill ambassador for the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, recently ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Cassava, Tanzania, Bread

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Jakaya Kikwete

United Republic of Tanzania: IITA Science Building to boost agricultural research in sub-Saharan Africa

Source: International Institute of Tropical AgricultureCountry: United Republic of Tanzania New science building ushers IITA’s agricultural research-for-development into the 21st century; Researchers, development workers, and policymakers discuss new ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 13 2013]

Entities: Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Olusegun Obasanjo

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Disease Threatens Nigeria's Cassava Output, Yield to Drop By 50 Percent

Cassava output from Nigeria, the world's largest producer of the crop, and producers from other parts of the globe, is set to suffer a major setback as the crop faces severe threats from a devastating viral disease.The International Institute of Tropical ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Cassava, Whitefly, Nigeria, Virus

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Two years on, we’ve made a difference, says Ajimobi

Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi has said the policies of his administration are aimed at making life easier for the people.He said gone were the days when public office holders focused on what they could get from the government and not what they can ... [Published The Nation Nigeria - May 09 2013]

Entities: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Ghana Plan to Disseminate Drought Tolerant Maize

Researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders working under the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project from Mali, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria have converged on the campus of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan ... [Published CropBiotech Update - May 02 2013]

Entities: Drought-Tolerant, Benin, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

AGRA, IITA build capacity of partners in Ghana, Nigeria

The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, (IITA), organized a two-week capacity development workshop for laboratory technologists from the national agricultural research systems of Ghana and ... [Published Daily Trust Nigera - May 02 2013]

Entities: Agra, Ghana, Nigeria

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 2 reports

IITA restates commitment to food production

(NAN) The Deputy Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell, has reaffirmed the institute's commitment to fighting hunger and poverty in Africa.In a statement issued in Ibadan on Sunday, Dashiell ... [Published News Agency of Nigeria - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Food Production, Ibadan, Ghana, Nigeria

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Early maturing maize lines hold drought tolerance that could save African farmers

Source – Crop Biotech Update (ISAAA)Date – 24 April 2013Website - www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdateResearchers have identified maize parental lines and hybrids with high levels of drought tolerance among the early and the extra-early maturing maize ... [Published Truth About Trade - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Drought-Tolerant, ISAAA, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Tolerance

Quotes

"Tanzania is committed at supporting IITA in order to lift the majority population, who are farmers out of poverty," Kikwete said and added, " in recent years Tanzania will be contributing one percent of its capital income on agriculture research."

Tanzania Pegs Growth On Farming Research [Published AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago]

Daniel Sembai, the manager agrees: "Hotels like this aren't sustainable unless we can provide a quality service using local people and local ingredients wherever possible. We can't survive unless we work with these farmers."

Expanding Vegetable Farms in Zanzibar [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]

"We had earlier put aside 30m US dollars and last year we committed 15m US dollars on the same and as we speak now the government is funding at least two research projects in all the research institutes a departure from traditional overdependence on donors" he said

Food - Future of Agriculture Promising [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]

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Tanzania Pegs Growth On Farming Research [Published AllAfrica.com - 4 hours ago]
Experts advocate breastfeeding [Published The Nation Nigeria - 14 hours ago]
Tanzania pegs growth on farming research [Published East African Business Week - 23 hours ago]
Expanding Vegetable Farms in Zanzibar [Published Individual.com - May 20 2013]
Expanding Vegetable Farms in Zanzibar [Published AllAfrica.com - May 20 2013]
Obasanjo shares 40% cassava bread with African ... [Published Vanguard - May 19 2013]
Firm promotes agriculture, puts smile on invest... [Published Nigerian Compass - May 18 2013]
Food - Future of Agriculture Promising [Published Individual.com - May 17 2013]
Food - Future of Agriculture Promising [Published AllAfrica.com - May 17 2013]
Obasanjo Exports Cassava Bread to Tanzania [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
Revealed: How US State Department 'Twists Arms'... [Published Common Dreams - May 14 2013]
IITA Science Building to boost agricultural res... [Published Fresh Plaza - May 14 2013]
Disease Threatens Nigeria's Cassava Output, Yie... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]
Nigeria: Disease Threatens Nigeria's Cassava Ou... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 14 2013]
Kikwete lays emphasis on farming research [Published Daily News TSN - May 14 2013]
United Republic of Tanzania: IITA Science Build... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 13 2013]
JK to inaugurate IITA Science Building [Published IPP Media - May 12 2013]
Iita to Eliminate Vitamin a-Induced Malnutritio... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 09 2013]
Two years on, we’ve made a difference, says Aji... [Published The Nation Nigeria - May 09 2013]
IITA to eliminate vitamin A-induced malnutritio... [Published Vanguard - May 09 2013]
We’ve changed Oyo in two years, says Ajimobi [Published The Guardian Nigeria - May 08 2013]
Rising temperatures threaten Africa cassava crops [Published Responding to Climate Change - May 08 2013]
"Super-Fly" Threatens "Rambo" Cassava, Food Sec... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 08 2013]
"Super-fly" threatens food security of millions... [Published ReliefWeb - May 07 2013]
World: “Super-fly” threatens “Rambo” cassava, f... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 07 2013]
“Super-fly” threatens “Rambo” cassava, food sec... [Published IRIN - May 07 2013]
NEXTGEN cassava project sets precedent for open... [Published IPP Media - May 04 2013]
Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Ghana Plan to Disseminate... [Published CropBiotech Update - May 02 2013]
AGRA, IITA build capacity of partners in Ghana,... [Published Daily Trust Nigera - May 02 2013]
THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN : Creoles in Freedom... [Published AwarenessTimes - May 02 2013]

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Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Ghana Plan to Disseminate... [Published CropBiotech Update - May 02 2013] Researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders working under the Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) project from Mali, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria have converged on the campus of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan ...
Early Maturing Maize Lines Hold Drought Toleran... [Published CropBiotech Update - Apr 24 2013] Researchers have identified maize parental lines and hybrids with high levels of drought tolerance among the early and the extra-early maturing maize genotypes developed and conserved in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) . This ...
Farmers in Burkina Faso Get Improved Cowpea Var... [Published CropBiotech Update - Jan 30 2013] Burkina Faso recently released two improved cowpea varieties to promote better nutrition and boost farmers' income. The two varieties, IT99K-573-2-1 and IT98K-205-8, were developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) with funds ...
Nigeria Releases Improved Cassava Varieties to ... [Published CropBiotech Update - Jan 16 2013] Two improved cassava varieties known as UMUCASS 42 and UMUCASS 43 (formerly IITA-TMS-I982132 and IITA-TMS-I011206) were released to Nigerian farmers. The varieties were developed through a collaborative effort between the International Institute of Tropical ...
Drought Tolerant Maize Introduced in Ghana [Published CropBiotech Update - Jan 09 2013] New varieties of drought tolerant maize which are also high yielding and affordable were introduced in Ghana through the collaboration of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ghana's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Crops ...