Home » Archive

Articles tagged with: Africa

Edition 1, October 2008, Uncategorized »
[24 Sep 2008 | One Comment | 297 views]
Banana facts

About 87% of all the bananas grown worldwide is produced by small-scale farmers for local consumption as a food security crop, and for local markets than for international trade. They provide a staple food for millions of people, particularly in Africa.

Edition 1, October 2008, Who's Who »
[21 Sep 2008 | 3 Comments | 485 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, October 2008, Who's Who »
[21 Sep 2008 | No Comment | 415 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.

Edition 1, October 2008, Tool Box »
[21 Sep 2008 | One Comment | 525 views]
Increasing capacity for plant healthcare

Plants, like people, need healthcare. But in Africa, where agriculture is dominated by smallholders, farmers do not have access to reliable plant health advice and management services.

Edition 1, October 2008, Features »
[21 Sep 2008 | No Comment | 1,169 views]
Ticket out of poverty

Hartmann talks about how the current food crisis could be used as an opportunity to turn agriculture around to enhance food security, increase incomes, and improve the well being of millions of people in Africa.

Edition 1, October 2008, Features »
[21 Sep 2008 | No Comment | 384 views]
30 years R4D in soybean: what’s next?

IITA has produced 17 high-yielding and disease- and pest-resistant varieties for planting in marginal areas in Africa and developed technologies for revitalizing soybean processing and marketing.

Edition 1, October 2008, Frontiers »
[21 Sep 2008 | 2 Comments | 386 views]
Organic bananas from Africa?

Economist Steffen Abele, based in IITA-Tanzania, discusses the challenges and potentials of marketing organic bananas sourced from Africa.

Edition 1, October 2008, News »
[20 Sep 2008 | One Comment | 164 views]

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Vice President for Policy and Partnerships Akin Adesina, was at IITA recently to talk about how agriculture could transform Nigeria from a food-deficit to a food-exporting country again.