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[14 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 582 views]
Peter Neuenschwander: How Africa can control invasive pests

The “father of biocontrol”, Peter Neuenschwander, joined IITA’s biocontrol project against the cassava mealybug in 1983, and retired in 2003. In this interview, he bares his mind on the contribution of biocontrol and strategies on how Africa can check invasive pests.

Edition 3, Who's Who »
[14 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 192 views]
Rachid Hanna: Balance strategic research with development initiatives

Rachid Hanna is an entomologist who joined IITA-Bénin in 1998 to lead the cassava green mite (CGM) biological control program. He recently relocated to IITA-Cameroon and has been entrusted in helping to rebuild the research program with a new focus.

Edition 3, Who's Who »
[14 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 283 views]
Ranajit Bandyopadhyay: Ending aflatoxin contamination in Africa

Developing countries lose billions of dollars in trade annually to aflatoxin contamination in foods. Worst still, the contamination endangers the health of millions of people in the region. But the good news is that IITA has developed a biocontrol product (aflasafe) to tackle this problem. Ranajit Bandyophadhay relates the journey that led to the development of aflasafe.

Edition 3, Who's Who »
[14 Oct 2009 | No Comment | 194 views]
Manuele Tamò: Biocontrol should be the first option

Manuele Tamò is the Officer-in-Charge of IITA-Bénin. In this interview, he talks about the outlook regarding invasive pests in Africa and the role of biocontrol.

Edition 2, Who's Who »
[8 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 893 views]
Steffen Abele: Juggling science and research management

Director and socioeconomist Steffen Abele points out that IITA studies already show the impact of our research on banana and plantain on benenficiaries, particularly in East and Central Africa.

Edition 2, Who's Who »
[8 Mar 2009 | 3 Comments | 630 views]
Maria Ayodele: Invest in people

Maria Ayodele has headed IITA’s Germplasm Health Unit (GHU) since 1998, has made sure that strict phytosanitary measures are in place, and that only clean germplasm materials move through national and international borders every year.

Edition 2, Who's Who »
[8 Mar 2009 | No Comment | 462 views]
Christian A. Fatokun: The guardian of biosafety

Christian Fatokun, who is in charge of biosafety at IITA, emphasizes the need for the community of scientists to work together harmoniously to solve problems of food security and poverty in Africa.

Edition 1, Who's Who »
[21 Sep 2008 | 3 Comments | 1,773 views]
Thomas Dubois: Young scientist on the rise

“I like the applied and hands-on work” says award winning IITA scientist Thomas Dubois…

Edition 1, Who's Who »
[21 Sep 2008 | One Comment | 1,740 views]
Leena Tripathi: Looking after the welfare of smallholder banana growers

Tripathi “demystifies” biotechnology and explains its importance in improving crop varieties and helping produce more and better food for Africa.