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Agric stakeholders push for national adoption of IITA “Six Steps” toolkit and improved varieties for cassava transformation DEC 31, 2020 Agricultural stakeholders and policymakers in Nigeria are calling for the adoption of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management &Best Planting Practices toolkit that was developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); and the use of improved cassava varieties, to increase cassava productivity in the country. The stakeholders reache...

IITA, PIND, NRCRI, sign MoU to promote Nigeria’s cassava seed system in the Niger Delta region Format 16 Nov 2020 Ibadan, 16 November: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of improved varie...