In: IITA50-LookingBack
Dual-purpose cowpea
December 1, 2017In the late 1980s, there was an increase in the production of cowpea by around US$650 million annually in Nigeria alone….
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New soybean for Africa
December 1, 2017Before IITA was set up in Ibadan, high-yielding soybean cultivars from the USA could not be grown in Africa without what…
Read MoreLooking back: Battling the Cassava Mosaic Virus
November 22, 2017In 1971, Dr S.K. Hahn arrived in the IITA campus in Ibadan to establish a Root and Tuber Improvement Program. However,…
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The first achievement of the Biological Control Center for Africa
August 25, 2017In the 1980s, the Biological Control Center for Africa was set up by IITA in Cotonou. Beforehand, in the late 1970s,…
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IITA’s first collaborative projects
July 16, 2017IITA’s first project involving research cooperation was established in 1971 with the Overseas Development Administration in the UK. The project focused…
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The Consultative Group on International Agricutural Research*
July 16, 2017IITA is part of the 15 international research centers scattered across the world under the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research…
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The two principal founders of IITA
July 8, 2017The idea of a research institute in sub-Saharan Africa was first discussed by Forrest Hill and George Harrar of the Ford…
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The start of IITA’s Training Program, and progress to date
July 7, 2017A. Hugh Bunting, Chairman of IITA’s Board of Trustees from 1978 to 1979, wrote a report on training for staff of…
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IITA50-LookingBack: PPS and the IITA Campus
June 26, 2017The IITA Campus we know today owes its history to the institute’s Physical Plant Services (PPS). Plans for the first phase…
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