Collaborative Effort Targets Yam Viruses in Nigeria: CSIR Crops Research Institute and IITA PROSSIVA Join Forces In a pioneering move aimed at bolstering Nigeria’s agricultural landscape, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI) has partnered with IITA–CGIAR PROSSIVA project to
IITA and its partner, the National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC), are advocating the application of cutting-edge high-ratio propagation technology to establish profitable and long-term seed yam production. This initiative under the Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively-Propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA) supports the regional objectives
In rural Nigeria, where yam farming is a way of life, a group of women are driving a revolution. The PROSSIVA Method is changing how yam seeds are propagated and enhancing farming productivity and sustainability. This innovative approach boosts agricultural production and empowers
To advance agriculture and improve food security in Nigeria, IITA–CGIAR continues its field demonstration trials of the PROSSIVA Method in two local governments in the southwestern Oyo State. Prof Balogun and Segun Ibitoye from NASC explain to farmers the different between the varieties. The events