Event Details
Objectives To inspire corps members in taking up roles as leaders and enhance their advocacy skills to move forward in and post service. To imbibe a deeper
Event Details
Objectives
To inspire corps members in taking up roles as leaders and enhance their advocacy skills to move forward in and post service.
To imbibe a deeper understanding and appreciation of the agricultural world.
To introduce digital delivery tools in agriculture that showcase digital and technological innovations for young entrepreneurs.
To motivate and empower youth corps members on engagement in productive research and business opportunities in agriculture.
Speakers
Agric stakeholders push for national adoption of IITA “Six Steps” toolkit and improved varieties for cassava transformation
DEC 31, 2020
Agricultural stakeholders and policymakers in Nigeria are calling for the adoption of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management &Best Planting Practices toolkit that was developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); and the use of improved cassava varieties, to increase cassava productivity in the country.
The stakeholders reached the agreement at a one-day meeting tagged, “Addressing the yield gap in cassava during COVID-19 era: The role of Cassava Seed System and the Six Steps to Weed Management & Best Planting Practices of AKILIMO”, held on Tuesday at the Conference Centre of IITA in Ibadan.