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Nigerian Finance Minister wants the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and government to rollout youth agric program nationally

Nigeria’s signatory to the ENABLE youth program will make the oil-rich country the third African country coming behind Cameroon and Sudan to benefit from funds under the AfDB Feed Africa initiative

The Nigerian Minister of Finance, Honorable Kemi Adeosun, says the country will benefit by signing up for the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) funded ENABLE Youth (Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment) (http://APO.af/276D5p) Program. Nigeria’s signatory to the ENABLE youth program will make the oil-rich country the third African country coming behind Cameroon…

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    • L-R: Deputy Governor, Osun State, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola; and Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga at the commissioning of IITA Research and Training Farm in Ago Owu, Osun State, and donation of seeds to Osun State Government… on Thursday
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At 50, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) expands research investment with the inauguration of 205.5 ha research farm

The Ago Owu research station is located in Ayedade Local Government Area, Osun state, and will primarily serve as a research and training facility that will backstop the state’s agricultural programs and offer training support to the youth

As the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) (www.IITA.org) marks its 50th anniversary, the Institute today inaugurated a new research station in Ago-Owu in Osun state, Nigeria, as part of efforts to expand its research agenda and create impact at farm level. The Ago-Owu research station is located in Ayedade…

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    • L-R: Lawrence Kent, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Hemant Nitturkar, Program Director of BASICS; Folusho Olaniyan, Chief Executive Officer of Contact Consulting Nigeria; Alfred Dixon, IITA Director for Development and Delivery; and Graham Thiele, Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Roots, Tubers and Bananas, during the annual meeting of BASICS in IITA Ibadan
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Economically sustainable seed businesses to transform cassava production in Nigeria

Nigeria is the largest producer of cassava in the world with a production of about 54 million tons, but its yield per hectare of cassava roots is about 8 tons, less than half of the realizable yields of more than 20 tons per hectare

Seed sector professionals have said that businesses selling improved varieties and high quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African farmers significantly raise their productivity. This will mean more Naira from the same land, inputs and effort. The benefits of this raised productivity will be enjoyed by all the stakeholders…