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About IlTA
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is a non-profit research
and training institute established in 1967 under the laws of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. Like its other 12 sister institutions, IlTA is
principally financed through the Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research which is an informal group of donor countries,
development banks, foundations, and agencies.
The mandate
IlTA is responsible for developing viable alternatives to shifting cultivation
in the humit and sub-humit tropics. Also, the Institute has a
global mandate for research to improve cowpeas, yams, and sweet
potatoes as well as carrying out research in Africa on maize, rice,
cassava, and soybean. It organizes training, conferences, and workshops
to increase the number of well qualified persons to carry out
research and development.
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ANNUAL REPORTS AND PERIODICALS
IlTA Annual Report and Research Highlights
(French: Rapport annuel et Point de la recherche de I’lita)
150 p. (approx.). 17.5 x 22.5 cm. Paperback. ISSN 03314340.
Free.
Published annually for years 1985 to 1987/88. Includes summary
annual reports and highlights from IlTA research programs on biological
control, genetic resources, grain legume improvement, international
cooperation and training, maize research, resource and
crop management, rice research, root and tuber improvement;
virology.
IlTA Annual Report 1988/89
80 p. 21 x 29 cm. Paperback. ISBN 978-131-048-0. Free.
Descriptive report and policy perspectives on IlTA research in tropical
African agriculture. Includes the director general’s review of traditional
agricultural transformation; articles on interdisciplinary research
(alley farming, biotechnology, postharvest technology and
sweet potato research); and summary annual reports and highlights
from IITA research programs (biological control; genetic resources;
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