Seed systems play an important role in food security and agricultural productivity. However, the subsector faces several challenges, including limited access to quality seeds, seed market monopolization, a lack of seed diversity, and climate change. As part of efforts to solve the challenges
IITA PROSSIVA-Yam project Launch Farmers Association at Irepodun, Jarija Branch, Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA), Oyo State. IITA PROSSIVA project, a key player in promoting seed delivery to rural communities, recently launch, Irepodun Farmers’ Association, Jarija Branch, within the Akinyele Local Government
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