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10 Feb
University of Ibadan (UI) Professor Oshiotse Andrew Okwilagwe has founded that it is possible to teach unborn children how to read.
11 Oct
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has launched a Good Agronomic Practices (GAP) training programme aimed at enhancing the skills of cassava farmers and processors in the Southwest.
26 Aug 2024
Plant breeders, bio -statisticians and breeding data managers across Africa (DR Congo, Kenya, Niger and Nigeria) have identified effective cost management in breeding programmes as antidotes to achieving targeted genetic gain
4 Jun 2024
Staff Accountants at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike, Abia State have called on the government to provide more funds for their training and re-training to position them to keep abreast with current trends in the practice of the profession.
19 May 2024
The National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, says it has been motivated to provide solutions to the agric sector through the price data innovation for decision support in the food system.
10 May 2024
Scientists in the Root and Tuber Crops (RTC) research have intensify efforts on ways to improve and modernise root and tuber crops breeding to produce varieties that would be most suitable for food and industrial purposes.
26 Apr 2024
The Gender and Social Science Sub-Division of the RTB Breeding Project, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, has concluded the TRICOT inception workshop, under the 1000farms Catalytic Grant, to promote root and tuber crops in the country.
29 Mar 2024
In its drive to simplify the processing of Cassava in the country, the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has acquired a new technology for cassava processing into High Quality Flour without peeling.
24 Mar 2024
For two days, researchers, farmers, traditional rulers, businessmen and women stakeholders converged at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State, for the 2024 Annual Research review and planning workshop...
11 Mar 2024
The International Women’s Day celebration in Umuahia presented researchers at the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, an opportunity to rededicate themselves to be change agents, champions of equality and advocates of a more inclusive and equitable society.
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