June 2, 2025

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IITA joins Plant Breeding Innovation Management Program to advance responsible genome editing

May 16, 2025

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Fighting an invisible threat: How IITA’s Aflasafe protects food from aflatoxins

May 2, 2025

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Strengthening Rwanda’s seed traceability and certification processes: IITA and partners build seed inspectors’ capacities

First multi-stress resilient maize hybrid combating tolerance to fall armyworm and drought, with resistance to Striga hermonthica released in Nigeria

April 17, 2025

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Unlocking the future of crop improvement: IITA champions genome editing for African agriculture

April 15, 2025

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Unlocking the future of hybrid maize seed production: Rwandan seed companies visit IITA maize breeding research and Nigerian seed companies

March 24, 2025

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Bridging the gender gap in maize breeding: A call for inclusive agricultural research in Nigeria

March 17, 2025

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Understanding cowpea anthracnose in Nigeria: new findings on its causal agents

March 11, 2025

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IITA donates seeds and inputs to deepen agricultural partnership with Sierra Leone

February 24, 2025

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Scaling Aflasafe: From lab-based innovation to large-scale aflatoxin mitigation across Africa

February 17, 2025

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Harnessing cowpea and Bambara groundnut for a resilient future

February 11, 2025

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IITA and partners launch African Plant Breeding Academy (AfPBA) CRISPR Class III training to empower Africa’s crop improvement scientists

December 23, 2024

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IITA reinforces collaboration with new Director General of the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

December 13, 2024

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Enhancing access to quality seed for farmers in Burundi

November 11, 2024

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Bridging science and regulation: Genome editing workshop advances agricultural innovation in Africa

October 30, 2024

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Strengthening agricultural mechanization and breeding programs for sustainable agriculture

October 18, 2024

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IITA empowers 35 seed certification officers to boost crop quality and strengthen food security in Togo

October 11, 2024

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7th World Cowpea Research Conference highlights climate-resilient technologies and food security

October 9, 2024

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IITA and Pairwise secure $3.8M to boost yam production through gene editing

September 16, 2024

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Strengthening Rwanda’s seed sector: Company leaders participate in seed business management training

September 5, 2024

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Improving soybean yield through good seed and varieties: Insights from Radio IITA Farmers Outreach 

August 30, 2024

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How CGIAR’s preferred data management platform advances IITA legume breeding

July 22, 2024

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Strengthening phytosanitary skills: detecting and controlling seed-borne pathogens

July 15, 2024

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Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity (NIAA) donates 17 tons of certified seeds to the Borno State Government 

July 12, 2024

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2Blades signs memorandum of understanding with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

July 9, 2024

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Strengthening the soybean variety development and testing network: IITA hosts collaborative training for West African breeders

The Collaborative Breeding Leadership Program: bridging the skills gap in plant breeding

June 26, 2024

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New genome editing research framework for Mozambique - Biotechnology workshop held on 5-7 June in Maputo, organized by IITA in collaboration with the University of California-Davis and AUDA-NEPAD

IITA and partners convene stakeholders for a seed roadmap in Benin

June 10, 2024

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A leap toward modern data management: IITA cowpea breeding program trains in the EBS, Enterprise Breeding System