iita cassava weed management project engages nigerian

IITA Establishes 136 Cassava Weed Demonstration Farms

Aug 30 2017The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has signed an agreement with 136 farmers to set up cassava weed demonstration plots for weed control in four states The Communication and Knowledge Exchange Expert IITA Mr Godwin Atser disclosed this in a statement in Abuja last Monday Atser explained that IITA led the Cassava Weed Management

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The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)/IITA- Cassava Weed Management Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viamo to promote the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management extension toolkit via the 3-2-1 mobile service of Airtel The 3-2-1 mobile service will allow Nigerian farmers to have access to good agricultural practices developed by the Cassava

Issue 001 October 2014 Project brief

Cassava Weed Management Project is a 5-year project that is assessing sustainable weed management technologies for cassava-based farming systems in Nigeria The project is seeking to find solutions to the labor-intensive weeding usually performed by women and children and to increase cassava productivity for 125 000 Nigerian farm families The

Status of plant genetic resources programmes in SSA

The project will result in a strong understanding of the informal seed supply systems of rural communities especially their advantages and disadvantages vis-a-vis the formal seed systems and implications for crop management and development production of high quality planting materials and the need for germplasm exchange (CBDC Project 1996)

Cassava processing research in Nigeria

Nov 13 2011Between 2002 and 2010 IITA implemented the Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) to support the Presidential Initiative on Cassava Under ICP IITA and its partners successfully introduced and promoted more than 40 cassava varieties to Nigerian farmers and facilitated the establishment of hundreds of processing centers and fabricating enterprises

ACAI/IITA

Apr 22 2019The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)/IITA- Cassava Weed Management Project has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Viamo to promote the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management extension toolkit via the 3-2-1 mobile service of Airtel The 3-2-1 mobile service will allow Nigerian farmers to have access to

IITA Board meets in Zambia deliberates on strengthening

May 08 2015working under the Cassava Weed Management Project met at IITA Ibadan 29-30 April to review achievements made by the project in 2014 and to plan for 2015 The meeting had 11 presentations covering the activities of the project in 2014 and provided a platform for stakeholders to compare notes and share lessons learnt

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project and

Apr 06 2018The training which was held in Makurdi was part of efforts to extend the knowledge generated by the IITA-CWMP to farmers especially beneficiaries of the BASICS project and address the challenge of weeds in cassava farming systems in Nigeria

Zero Hunger: IITA to offer solution to problem of weed

Feb 17 2018A team of researchers working on the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture-managed Cassava Weed Management Project (IITA-CWMP) have said findings from the 5-year project will respond and address the problems of weeds especially in cassava farming systems The challenge of weeds on Nigeria's agricultural productivity was brought to

IITA: 8 digital tools for smart cassava farmers in 2020

Africa is a major producer of cassava in the world but many farmers are recording low yield per hectare (less than 10 tons per ha) due to poor weed management wrong application of fertilizers low knowledge of cassava agronomy and the cultivation of poor quality seeds with low genetic potential

Why Nigeria is missing out in $5bn per annum cassava

Efforts by the Nigerian government to tap the $5billion per annum cassava market demand investments in weed science research agronomy and cassava seeds system with a view to raising the productivity frontier of the root crop says the Dr Alfred Dixon Project Leader Cassava Weed Management Project

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project Engages Nigerian

Jul 17 2015Professor AbdulganiyuOlayinkaRaji of the University of Ibadan commended the IITA Cassava Weed Management Project for involving national partners in the program He recalled that the Nigerian made cassava flash dryer which has become a success story today also started with a similar invitation/convocation of experts by IITA

Project Team

Elohor Mercy Diebiru-Ojo Organization: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Title: International Trials Manager Elohor Mercy Diebiru-Ojo the International Trials Manager of the BASICS project IITA is a plant breeder who gained her PhD degree in Plant breeding and Genetics (2017) from the University of Ghana under the WACCI scholarship while her Masters

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project

Sep 04 2014Commending IITA for its renewed attention to weed science Project Leader Cassava Weed Management Dr Alfred Dixon reiterated the project's goal of increasing cassava productivity for at least 125 000 Nigerian farm families through the provision of labor-saving solutions for cassava weeding which is usually done by women and children

Nigeria declares weeds as major drawback in cassava

Mar 23 2018Consequently Nigerian cassava farmers can't compete with their counterparts in Asia and Latin America The commissioners noted that to change the cassava narrative there was the urgent need for collaborative efforts with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Cassava Weed Management project Federal Government State

Enugu: Extension workers trained on improved agronomic

Following the meeting with commissioners of agriculture last year the Enugu state government has demonstrated its commitment to investing in weed control by organizing the first-ever training for extension workers on weed management in cassava and maize farming systems in the state

Nigerian farmers record 27tons/ha yield from IITA on

Oct 04 2017On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) managed Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have produced average yields of 27 tons per hectare surpassing the national average of about 8 tons/ha The demos were conducted in 2016 in the three senatorial districts of Ogun states

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project And CRS Train 35

The training which was organized by the IITA-managed Cassava Weed Management Project in collaboration with the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Seed System for Cassava (BASICS) and Catholic Relief Services presented the change agents new information on integrated weed management in cassava farming systems

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KATSINA state Office of Local Empowerment Enrolmental Management Project (LEEMP) has completeD over 13 micro-projects in the state From Mu'awuya B Idris Katsina The project coordinator Alhaji Salisu Musa Yar'adua told newsmen that the completed projects consist of provision of drinking water healthcare services and education

IITA IFAD High Quality Cassava Value Chain project

One of the youth and a project beneficiary who spoke on behalf of the other youths appreciated the effort of the Project for the training they acquired on mechanical planting farm management and weed control Kehinde Adegbola a non-project farmer expressed his surprise at the cassava varieties the project introduced and the bountiful yield

BNW News Blog: Biafra Nigeria World News Index and Digest

KATSINA state Office of Local Empowerment Enrolmental Management Project (LEEMP) has completeD over 13 micro-projects in the state From Mu'awuya B Idris Katsina The project coordinator Alhaji Salisu Musa Yar'adua told newsmen that the completed projects consist of provision of drinking water healthcare services and education

Nigerian engineers join forces with IITA to halt

Aug 22 2014Project Leader Cassava Weed Management Dr Alfred Dixon with an imported motorized weeding machine flanked by IITA staff and Nigerian Engineers The battle to control weeds on cassava farms received support from Nigerian engineers who are joining forces with experts from IITA to seek sustainable solutions to the menace

Nigerian farmers can now obtain free advisory services on

Nigerian farmers can now access extension and advisory services related to weed control best planting practices and other aspects of cassava production on their cell phone free of charge thanks to the African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) The mobile telephony service is powered by Airtel using the 3-2-1 Service of Viamo

IITA Cassava Weed Management Project

Sep 04 2014Commending IITA for its renewed attention to weed science Project Leader Cassava Weed Management Dr Alfred Dixon reiterated the project's goal of increasing cassava productivity for at least 125 000 Nigerian farm families through the provision of labor-saving solutions for cassava weeding which is usually done by women and children

Assessment of Weeds of Cassava and Farmers' Management

I ntroduction 1 Cassava is a major staple crop that feeds the majority of Nigerians as well as providing a source of income to many resource-poor farmers Nigeria is a global leader in cassava with about 54 million t produced on 3 8 million ha (10) Abia Benue Ogun and Oyo States within Nigeria are among the major cassava growers with an estimated 9 3 million t

IITA Develops Cassava Weed Management Kit

May 01 2020The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) says it has worked with researchers to develop an integrated weed control package in a kit known as the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management Mr Godwin Atser the Digital Extension Advisory Services Specialist of the organisation made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja "In []

Improved weed control help Nigerian farmers to record

Oct 10 2017Improved weed control help Nigerian farmers to record 27tons/ha from on-farm demonstration farms On-farm demonstrations in Ogun state Nigeria under the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) managed Cassava Weed Management Project (CWMP) have produced average yields of 27 tons per hectare surpassing the national