IITA, PIND, NRCRI, sign MoU to promote Nigeria’s cassava seed system in the Niger Delta region
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16 Nov 2020
Ibadan, 16 November: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of improved varieties to boost the productivity of cassava farmers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
According to the 5-year tripartite agreement signed under the IITA Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed Systems, Phase 2 (BASICS-II), the three institutions will leverage each other’s capabilities and strength in advancing the development of an economically sustainable cassava seed sector in Nigeria by collaborating to organize advocacy programs, training of farmers and the prom