Support Agricultural Colleges to be able to train students on Climate Smart Agriculture as an approach to address Climate Change impacts

.IITA 's Nteranya Sanginga calls for more science and an integrated approach to addressing the problem of desert locusts; highlights the work of CGIAR centres. news.trust.org/item/202003091…

Reflecting #Equality: "When men & women are treated equally, they will work together to bring development to their society & a better life for all," Judith Peter, Laboratory Technician IITA #Tanzania #InternationalWomensDay2020 #GenerationEquality #IWD2020 CGIAR GENDER

"Equality means equal access to opportunities, resources, leadership, etc. I promote #Equality at my workplace by appreciating the contribution of every person regardless of #gender," Audifas Gaspar, Research Specialist IITA #Tanzania #InternationalWomensDay2020 #IWD2020

"#Equality is important for us to develop. I promote equality at my workplace by collaborating with both my female and male colleagues," Joseph Shayo, Driver/Field Assistant IITA #Tanzania #InternationalWomensDay2020 #IWD2020

Africa’s growing risk of diseases that spread from animals to people news.ilri.org/2020/04/08/afr…

🇹🇿🌱 Point-of-care 🌿🇰🇪 Portable LAMP units allow testing of damaging #sweetpotato & #cassava viruses to be done quickly & accurately in or near to field sites. This will help seed regulators improve their quality assurance work - giving farmers healthier crops & higher yields

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture invites applications for the internationally recruited position of Head of Breeding. Click the link for more details; jobs.iita.org/eRecruit/Home/… . #jobopening #breeding #iitajobs #opportunities

Our newly elected Director General, Simeon Ehui, is touring the IITA Ibadan campus facilities & meeting with management this week. Dr Ehui takes over the role from Nteranya Sanginga, who has retired after 11 years of outstanding leadership.

New project to provide finance and market opportunities to youth agripreneurs "...youth are encouraged to seize the opportunity to create sustainable jobs for themselves & ensure #food security & sustainability in #Africa." Read more... iita.org/news-item/new-… . #iitastories

Tanzania’s maize and groundnut farmers get respite from #aflatoxin poisoning "According to a study carried out in #Tanzania, aflatoxin producers are pervasive in warm agricultural areas where they occupy soil and colonize diverse organic matter." Read more iita.org/news-item/tanz…

Previlleged to be one of the beneficiaries of Building a Better Tommorow project #KilimoNiAjira Malembo Farms Hadija Jabiri CarolNdosi

Kilimo kinalipa na fursa ndo hii

💧Water for Food: Nutrition-sensitive water management is a major contributor to the sustainability of school meal provision hence fostering food system transformation “more food per drop”. FAO in Tanzania & #AGRICONNECT🇪🇺🇹🇿 irrigation scheme project in Iringa primary schools

Hongera sana Serikali Yetu #YouthinAgriculture

Vijana wa BBT wakiwa katika kituo atamizi cha Bihawana jijini Dodoma, wakiendelea na mafunzo ya uandaaji na uzalishaji wa miche! Kazi imeanza! #BBTKilimo Hussein M Bashe Anthony Mavunde Msemaji Mkuu wa Serikali MR BEN CarolNdosi

#YouthinAgribusiness

Building A Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative For Agribusiness (BBT-YIA) beneficiary Abella Munisi from Tanzania Golden Youth Agripreneur (TGYA) Team learning agricultural mechanisation.@tzagriculture CarolNdosi Malembo Farms

Agriculture & nutrition clubs at primary school are essential in nurturing the future of the food transformation system FAO in Tanzania & #AGRICONNECT🇪🇺🇹🇿 are imparting the adaptation of modern farming methods young minds through the school gardens project in southern highlands #BBT

IITA emerges as winner at the innovation week in Tanzania "The Institute also displayed the natural aflatoxin control product Aflasafe & the Afya soil rapid test kit." Read more... iita.org/news-item/iita… . #Tanzania #research #aginnovation #iitastories #Aflasafe #digitaltools