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Very LIVE 👏👏 GREAT work IITA Communication I have been following discussion and presentations from Arusha, Tanzania from morning and afternoon session, very clear and interesting #R4D2019week youtube.com/watch?v=v7Fptg… Catherine

Bela Teeken presents findings of a study on the prefered traits/ characteristics of #cassava by men & women in #Nigeria and implications for breeding. Study was published in the paper ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… #IITAR4D19 #R4Dweek19 IITA RootsTubersBananas Breeding James Legg

Boosting investment in #technologies to boost #cassava production is important in inreasing smallholder #farmers access to credit says Boland Awotide from her study in #Nigeria on socioeconomic factors that affect access to credit. cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/1… #IITAR4D19 #R4Dweek19

Presentation on 'promising #soybean #innovation for sub-Saharan Africa' by Sika Gbegbelegbe. "#Nigeria produces about 70% of #Africa's soybean which is planted for #foodsecurity & #economic growth." #IITAR4D #R4Dweek19 #RadioIITA

#Biofortification is a cost-effective way to tackle #malnutrition. Delphine Amah presents on succeses in conventional breeding of vitamin A enhanced banana & Wende Mengesha on identification of markers to asssist breeding of vitamin A enhanced #maize #R4Dweek19 #IITAR4D19

Did you know using waste cassava peels alone has potential to generate 500,000 new jobs feeding small-scale industries worth US$2 billion annually?! #r4dweek19 IITA Youth Agrip

🇳🇬🌿 Invasive Pests 🌿🇳🇬 Lava Kumar explains the challenge we face in Africa from invasive Pests & Disease. The Germplasm Health Unit of #IITA comes to the rescue by minimising risks of pathogen/pest spread & supporting the healthy exchange of vital improved varieties #IITAR4D19

Day 2 (part 2) #R4D2019week click link 👉youtu.be/jI4sF8vuoN0 Massoud amour khamis A, Issa Gloria Ceasar M. Jonathan Odhong' Catherine

Now we've shifted to Natural Resources Management IITA. First is Fred Kizito working with USAID funded AfricaRISING project to sustainability intensify #agriculture production without compromising environmental & social aspects. #r4dweek19 #IITAR4D

🇳🇬🌿 Akili Kilimo 🇳🇬🌿 Akili - Intelligence Kilimo - Agriculture Swahili words combined give AKILIMO Chernet Meklit presents a ground-breaking tech set to transform e-agronomy in Africa, starting with #cassava & providing the basis for CG-wide Excellence in Agronomy #IITAR4D19

Day 3 of #IITAR4D19 week. This morning we'll hear from Research Support Services. Allan Liavoga, Head of IITA Project Development and Administration unit. #projectmanagement #R4Dweek19 #IITAR4D

This is a useful tool for any big project, Well done 👏@IITAPDAU for developing the Standard Operative manual that details all steps and process of the PDAU #R4DWeek2019 Catherine Jonathan Odhong'

BigData initiatives datasets have increased to 438 in 18 months!👏, Great work Communication team Katherine Lopez Catherine IITA Communication. Katherine Lopez presenting about Status, achievements and future of Communications #R4D2019week

IITA is among the number one leading institution leading in complying with the CGIAR rules and guidelines to the open access in term of FAIR (findability, Accessibility, Interpretability, and Usability) Katherine Lopez discussing achievements of communication #R4Dweek

🇳🇬🌿 Scaling Akilimo 🌿🇳🇬 🌍 Smart Ag advice 4 Africa 🌍 IITA has partnered with CIP & public / private sector players to win a scaling grant from RootsTubersBananas Breeding. This will see the Akilimo set of Agronomy tools extended from cassava to potato & with increased coverage across Africa

Congratulations our pecha kucha presentation winners: NemaChap & @CortadaLaura 🥇🥇for their work on tackling #nematodes. Microscopic but deadly worms that attack roots of major staples drastically affecting #yield. Good work guys! #IITAR4D19 #R4Dweek19

Congratulations to two these two superb scientist PAT Udomkun 🌸 & Delphine Amah for coming in number 4 and 5 respectively for their outstanding Pecha Kucha presentation at #IITAR4D19. Good work ladies! Super proud of you!

Ninayo furaha kubwa na ya kipekee kutangaza ujio wa kitabu changu cha pili cha watoto! Kitabu hiki, kinachoenda Kwa Jina la Haki, ni hadithi iliyotungwa kutokana na sheria ya haki za mtoto ya mwaka 2009, ili kuweza kuwasaidia watoto wa Tanzania kuzijua na kuzilinda haki zao.

Principal Scientist Leena Tripathi of IITA, Deputy Director of IITA’s Eastern Africa hub, was elected as fellow to American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Congratulations, Leena! Proud of you!

Watch IITA documentary on🍌#banana breeding in the East and Central Africa. bit.ly/2TxRFXH #BBetterBanana #Matooke Breeding Better Bananas RootsTubersBananas Breeding @SwennenRony @CortadaLaura Delphine Amah