We are gathered in the beautiful island of Zanzibar for our annual review meeting with all our partners from across the globe,

Our last of the Annual Review Meeting, is the Science Day, Facilitated by Prof Ekeleme;

Results indicate at least 80% of #cassava growers who followed and applied the #recommendations from the #AKILIMO tools experience a 2-3 times increase in cassava root yield

To cap off the project activities in 2019, our partners showcased some of their results from the field

To broaden the #IFAD-#IITA partnership, three new projects are in the pipeline with budget of USD 9.5 million. The focus is on policy engagement; rural youth #Employment and #innovative youth #agribusiness hubs; and #development of standard seed systems for smallholder #farmers.

Decided to uproot part of the cassava farm and mehn this tuber came up NaijaFarmer AKILIMO IITA Youth Agrip Akwa Ibom Hypeman Obong Ekpe says #EndSARS✊🏽 Fed Min of Agric & Food Security Rozay Akai

Our presentation on Excellence in Agronomy 2030 initiative of CGIAR on opportunities to collaborate with Food and Agriculture Organization. AKILIMO, AKILIMO was presented as proof of concept. bit.ly/30j9Q5k

Desperate times require desperate measures: CoVID disrupted IITA Rwanda's validation of digital disease surveillance tool among Rwanda farmers; We pivoted by initiating extensive remote (virtual) support; Now we see compelling results to guide our scaling strategy #ConquerCoVID

BNC News - In pictures: Europe swelters under near-sightedness you can temperatures bbc.com/news/world-eur…

Amazing results from our Fertilizer Recommendation validation trials in the Eastern zone, Mandera and Chalinze in Tanzania. visit our website: acai-project.org #Cassava #bestpractices

Additional safety gear on top of my routine lab.coat and gloves...yes, I wear a mask to keep safe IITA #WorldMaskWeek #iitaCovid19Contest

#FoodSystems encompass all people, including the whole range of actors involved in feeding 🌏 populations. That means anyone... 🌱 growing 🌾 harvesting 📦 packing 🏭 processing 🚛 distributing 💰 selling ✅ storing 🖥️ marketing 🍽️ consuming ♻️ disposing of ...food!

#NigeriaAt60: The best time to take #agriculture serious was 60 yrs ago. A better time is now. On Ep.1 of #CassavaMattersTV, we looked at importance of #cassava, #foodsecurity & industrial devt; factors hurting productivity & solutions. Watch here: youtu.be/0w9FHoLbWQ0

With the rains down in some parts of the country, #AKILIMO trials have started germinating 3 weeks after planting. We look forward to seeing the results from different fertilizer treatments we applied. Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board One Acre Fund Rwanda IITA Rwanda International Potato Center AKILIMO

Final version of #cassava agronomy advisory tool deployed for farmers in #Nigeria and #Tanzania. The African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) developed #AKILIMO - focusing on farmers' efforts to intensify their cassava-based cropping systems. ow.ly/iGvW50BMcH9 AKILIMO

Nine CGIAR centers come together to deliver agronomic solutions at scale blogs.iita.org/index.php/nine…

We have completed the establishment of 75 #AKILIMO trials, 25 in each of Rubavu, Burera and Rutsiro district in Rwanda. The second round of fertilizer application has started this week. Ministry of Agriculture & Animal Resources |Rwanda Rwanda Agriculture & Animal Resources Devpt Board International Potato Center One Acre Fund Rwanda IITA Rwanda AKILIMO RootsTubersBananas Breeding

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Would you choose bunch A, B or C? Learn how heterobeltiosis, along with new insights from molecular studies, promises more efficient banana breeding in future: on.cgiar.org/3nVKKDm #foodsecurity #genomics #OneCGIAR RootsTubersBananas Breeding IITA CGIAR

The completed and multi-platform version of the #AKILIMO advisory service will be expandable to provide agronomic recommendations for other crops and scalable to other locations across Africa and the rest of the world. Pieter Pypers. Read more bit.ly/3bPdpa9. #Cassava