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.

This article discusses how endophyte-based technology is helping commercialize banana production in East Africa, and how partnerships with various public and private entities have contributed to the success of the R4D approach.

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.

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

A private sector partner provides insights on the partnership between AGT and IITA and emphasizes the need for demand-driven research.

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