🇰🇲🌿Cassava Leaves 🌿🇰🇲 #Cassava leaves are hugely nutritious if we'll prepared, have up to 40% protein by dry-weight & are rich in vitamins A, B1, B2, C & fibre. They are super-popular in #Comoros, making pest/disease surveillance a challenges as top leaves are often missing!!

🚨 @IITA_CGIAR Dr. Mercy Diebiru-Ojo has been named a 2025 #AfricaFoodPrize Laureate! Recognized for innovations speeding up production of clean cassava & yam seed, linking research with business & boosting Africa’s #foodsecurity as part of #InclusiveDelivery Congratulations 👏

Participants conducted a field test on disease identification, utilizing the Plantvillage Application along side visual assesment. It was truly an engaging and insightful experience.

The ongoing training at TARI Ukiriguru... it was a great session inviting extension officers, plantvillage team and farmers. The participants shared their experience on usage of the Application.

On the day 3 of the training, Participants were actively engaged in practical sessions using PlantVillage Application in the field.. guided by Neema from IITA.

Day 1 of the tradefair organised by @IITA_CGIAR and the Agricultural Value Chain Development Project. Dont miss the graduation of @EnableYouthCmr tomorrow 31st jan. @KomiMokfiaboe @jamesplegg @kslopez77

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💥🪲📡🛰️Poster Presentations under Great Team Spirit & Mentoring: Experience and knowledge sharing with our Senior Scientists & peers remain the pillar in Strengthening @IITA_CGIAR research projects and connected programs in our Quest of transforming African agriculture!🚜🧬🔬💥

🔴 Festival of Colour 🟡 It truly was a festival of 🟣colour, 🟤diversity & 🟠rich science content during the poster session of #IITAWPW2024 with the added 🌶️spice🌶️ of prizes for the most engaging posters. Winners to be revealed on Friday 🎊🎉🎋🎊🎉 @IITA_CGIAR @cgiar

🌍 Poster Squeeze 🌿 Hardly a spare space in the hectic, dynamic but highly educative Poster Session at #IITAWPW2024 More than 7️⃣0️⃣ posters on display highlighting a diverse range of exciting research, partnership & delivery work accomplished in 2024 by IITA's teams @IITA_CGIAR

💃💃🎉🎊✨✨ Excited to share sights at the IITA Forest Center stand during the #poster session of the #IITAwpw2024. We get to present the impact the @IITA Forest Center has made #propagating #nativetrees and #conserving #birds. #impact #sharing #scientists #iitaforestcenter

In line with IITA's efforts to impact beyond in-class training to utilization and adoption of knowledge gained for the transformation of African agriculture, we are very pleased to share this testimonial from our @NihortNG partners who were recently trained by IITA-@CGIAR's

🚴💥@IITA_CGIAR PWP2024 ONGOING DAY 3 NOW💥🚴 💥A PICTURE is Worthy Thousand Words since COMMUNICATION is POWER in our Quest to Transform African Agriculture for Sustainable Food Security for the good of our Communities💥

We are excited to welcome successful applicants to the I-Youth Agribusiness Park in Epe, #Lagos State!✨️ These #agripreneurs will receive hands-on #horticulture training, equipping them with #skills to build thriving ventures for sustainable #employment. #IYouthInAction

🌳The @IITA_CGIAR Forest Center is unlocking the potential of indigenous trees to fight #climatechange and improve #nutrition. Learn more:

An expert consultation on enhancing phytosanitary procedures for germplasm exchange in Africa '...emphasizing the significance of international collaboration between CGIAR and national partners. Dr Dashiell highlighted how access to germplasm is fundamental for research and

At IITA, our main priority is ensuring a food secure future for sub-Saharan Africa. We focus on key research themes that address staple food crops, including banana and plantain, cassava, cowpea, maize, soybean, yam. . #foodsecurity #WithScienceWeCan #research #agriculture

And our annual planning week starts with the opening remarks of our Director General and @CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa Dr @simeonehui. . #research #foodsystems #agriculture #nutrition #foodsecurity #IITAPlanningWeek24

Our 2024 annual work planning week starts on high notes!!! 🌱 🌾 🥔 🌽 This week, over 200 scientists from diverse disciplines are convened in Ibadan, Nigeria to map out sustainable solutions that promise to transform millions of lives and the livelihood of smallholder farmers

@IITA_CGIAR Annual Planning Week starts at the Headquarters today, bringing over 200 scientists from various locations across Africa. The week promises to be filled with research updates, learning opportunities, networking, brainstorming sessions, and lots of fun! #WPW2024

@IITA_CGIAR Work Planning Week. A week of reviewing progress and planning for the future. Key words for me: Research. Partnerships. Corporate Strategy. Transformation. Advancement...