IITA is part of a system-wide network that protects agrobiodiversity for genetic improvement and food security using traditional and new molecular tools.

The perception of farmers in East Africa that cassava maintains soil fertility was confirmed in a study that looked at the roles and production constraints of cassava using model simulations.

The average crop yield in sub-Saharan Africa is very low compared with other parts of the world. This article details a dynamic natural resource management approach being used to increase the yield of banana and coffee.

Conserving the genetic resources of important African food crops is a huge responsibility, but Dominique Dumet enjoys the challenges and demands at work. See what she plans to do during this International Year of Biodiversity.

The Deputy Undersecretary for Science at the Smithsonian Institution, Scott Miller, discusses the importance of biodiversity conservation and what the Consortium for the Barcode of Life (CBOL) is doing in this area.

IITA scientists explain about the exciting new work in diagnostics using a combination of conventional biology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.