Yam seed system faces challenges, from limited access to quality planting materials to disease and inefficient #propagation
Watch Prof. Morufat Balogun, #Yam Component Lead, #PROSSIVA, explain how the project is addressing these gaps.
#IITA
Watch here:🎦
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oNc...
📢Do you know? With Science we can!📢
💥"OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT 4 OUTSTANDING CELEBRATION" Yes this is well deserved!!!💥
🎉 Congratulations to Dr James Legg on receiving the ISTRC Lifetime Achievement Award!
💥We @cgiar.org & #IITA worldwide are really CELEBRATING YOU!!!💥
🎉 Exciting news from #AFSForum2025! Dr. Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, #IITA, named a 2025 #AfricaFoodPrize Laureate.
Her work on cassava and yam is boosting food security & creating opportunities for farmers across Africa. @cgiar.org is proud of you!
🔗 https://t.co/uUTZklINW5
That’s a wrap for the 5th project meeting!
Over 60 CANALLS partners gathered in Yaoundé for the 5th project meeting!
Thank you to all partners for your participation, and to #IRAD & #IITA for hosting us in Cameroon!
#CANALLS #Agroecology #SustainableFarming
💥Exciting updates for Yam growers in Nigeria!
In 2024, #IITA & partners (under #PROSSIVA) tested certified #yam #seeds in Benue, Nigeria—and the results?
✅ Healthier crops
✅ Higher yields
✅ Bigger harvests
Check flyer for certified seed yam producers in your area.
👁 Who is who at #NEMEMERGE❓
👨🏻 Danny Coyne from #IITA will provide tropical races, species of the #nematodes they are working with and to do in situ testing in #Africa which is where these pests reside 🌍
Meet our team👉🏿🎞 bit.ly/4hZC6jd #sustainability #HorizonEU @w-u-r.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
Join us on this journey as we reshape seed systems across Africa!
#PROSSIVA #seedsystem #foodsecurity #seedquality #seedresearch #IITA #seedenterprises #seedproduction #cassava #banana #sustainablefarming #africafoodsecurity
ICYMI: 🌱🧊 Three CGIAR genebanks were among the 21 institutions that recently delivered seeds to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, including samples from #AfricaRice, #IITA, and @cifor-icraf.bsky.social
➡️ Learn more about CGIAR genebanks: genebanks.cgiar.org
