FAO: Food Safety of Gene-Editing “Not Much Different” than Traditional Breeding Techniques food-safety.com/articles/8522-…

Grant Trains African Scientists to Improve Regionally Important Crops foundationfar.org/news/grant-tra… CGIAR IITA

A new review article from our group. Advances in Somatic Embryogenesis of Banana mdpi.com/2370242 #mdpiijms via IJMS MDPI

We in partnership with Demeetra AgBio have established a new genome-editing tool for banana using Cas-CLOVER. IITA CGIAR doi.org/10.1111/pbi.14…

Very productive meeting with the Former President of Nigeria Hon. Obasanjo and the DG of IITA. IITA Simeon Ehui

IITA was honored to have presidential audience by Her Excellency Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, president of United Republic of Tanzania at State House. IITA delegation was led by the Former President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and IITA Ambassador, Chief Obasanjo. IITA

IITA team led by DG, Dr. Simeon Ehui had a meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Hussein Bashe on 8th September to discuss the cooperation of IITA with Government of Republic of Tanzania. IITA Simeon Ehui

IITA DG, Dr. Simeon Ehui, visited IITA Eastern Africa Hub office in Dar es Salaam and addressed the staff IITA

Join Leena Tripathi, Dr Ihuoma Okwuonu NRCRI UMUDIKE and other seasoned scientists around the globe to discuss the Successes, Challenges, and Opportunities of Plant Transformation Research in Africa. #plantgene Gates Foundation Chiedozie Egesi Sahel Consulting NARO Uganda Fed Min of Agric & Food Security

Study unveils Cas-CLOVER as a highly efficient genome editing technology in banana. iita.org/news-item/stud…

Tanzanian President and IITA to strengthen cooperation in agriculture and other sectors iita.org/?p=25996 via IITA

Interesting article published with our collaborator, Yiping Qi from the University of Maryland. Genome editing can transform agriculture and shape the future of food. doi.org/10.1038/s44222… IITA CGIAR

Today we celebrated the graduation of African Breeders Academy CRISPR class1. Ten student from 6 countries graduated. We were honored to get blessings from Nobel laureate Prof Jennifer Doudna and Dr. Howard-Yana Shapiro. #iita_cgiar #crispr

We held a highly productive annual meeting of Plant B+B members in Ghent. The subsequent day provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with many friends and colleagues at the symposium commemorating Prof. Marc Van Montagu's 90th birthday. IITA Patricia Nanteza Plant Biotechnology & Breeding Network

IITA suucessfuly finished ETS audit for second cycle. excellencethroughstewardship.org/post/congratul…

I am looking for a postdoctoral fellow, Yam Gene Editing, to join our team! This is a fantastic chance to work on cutting-edge research that can make a real impact on agriculture and food security in Africa. lnkd.in/d-uUE_mu

Today, we celebrate the incredible women at the heart of driving innovation, sustainability, and resilience in agriculture, research and food & nutrition security. . #IWD2025 #WomenInAgriculture #GenderEquality #IITAWomen #WomenInAgriculture

ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Sylvester Duckson Baguma today (April 23) met the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture Hub Director, Dr Leena Tripathi at ASARECA Offices in Entebbe, Uganda. Dr. Tripathi, accompanied by IITA Country Representative-Uganda, George

🚨 New publication! CRISPR knockout of MusaPUB22/23 boosts banana resistance to bacterial wilt (Xanthomonas). No growth penalties, strong immune response. A game-changer for BXW control in East Africa. 🍌🧬 🔗 nature.com/articles/s4200… #CRISPR #BXW #BananaResearch #IITA #CGIAR

Great opportunity for young researcher who wants to create impact on people’s livelihood. apply.workable.com/j/286D012856/?…