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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
TrustedLast activity: 20.10.2026
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We are an Africa-based international non-profit research-for-development organization founded in 1967 that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. IITA is a member of CGIAR System Organization, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
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Location
Nigeria, Oyo, Ibadan
Employees
1001-5000
Phone
+234 2 751 7472
Founded date
1967
Mentions in press and media 16
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| Aug 18, 2026 | Pairwise sees ‘dramatic uptick’ in CRISPR licensing as gene editing moves beyond row crops | Gene editing is rapidly expanding beyond row crops into specialty crops, animals, and microbes, says Pairwise, which has seen a “dramatic uptick” in licensing deals for its Fulcrum platform over the past 12-18 months and now has 25 licensee... |
| May 22, 2025 | Africa: How Computational Biology Is Zoning in On the Future of Agriculture | Champaign, Illinois — When pioneering agronomist and father of the "Green Revolution" Norman Borlaug set out to breed a disease-resistant, high-yielding variety of wheat, he spent years laboriously planting and pollinating differe... |
| Mar 18, 2025 | AfDB committed over $8b to water, sanitation projects across Africa | The African Development Bank (AfDB) has invested more than $8 billion in water infrastructure projects across 40 African nations since 2000, impacting the lives of over 92 million individuals. This announcement was made by the Director of t... |
| Nov 15, 2024 | For Nzatu, regenerative agriculture is about building ‘a sustainable, long-term economy’ for Africa’s farmers | A new model for regenerative agriculture is brewing in Africa. What started “in a very informal manner,” with two sisters from rural Zambia teaching smallholder farmers how to keep bees and grow different crops together, is now a globally d... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Africa: Cultivating Change - The Imperative of Partnerships in Upscaling Transformative Agricultural Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa for Enhanced Food Security | In the heart of sub-Saharan Africa, amidst the fields of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Nigeria, I bore witness to something truly remarkable: the pioneering work being done to elevate agricultural productivit... |
| Mar 28, 2024 | CAST Releases Paper Exploring the Future of Agriculture with Genome Edited Crops | Sarah Evanega presenting the paper in St, Louis, MO (photo by Carlos Back Vianna/CAST) On Wednesday, March 20, the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) hosted a successful rollout event for its latest issue paper, "Ap... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Africa needs more ag biotech investment. Here’s why | Editor’s note: Dr. Jonathan Gressel is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Plant Sciences at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and owner at Hi-Cap Formulations, which has developed a novel method for cultivating single-cell mi... |
| Dec 22, 2021 | Tricot approach: Cassava and potato trials show promising results in Rwanda | IITA and partners-the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), the International Potato Center (CIP), One Acre Fund (OAF), and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (the Alliance)-are implementing the tri... |
| Dec 3, 2021 | ILRI showcases feed production technology as IITA delegates tour facilities | An IITA delegation consisting of the Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, Kenton Dashiell; Director of the Development and Delivery Office, Alfred Dixon; and Coordinator of the TAAT Program Management Unit, Chrys Akem, held a... |
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FAQ about International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
When was International Institute of Tropical Agriculture founded?
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture was founded in 1967.
What has the press written about International Institute of Tropical Agriculture?
Parsers VC has collected 16 articles mentioning International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, among them “Pairwise sees ‘dramatic uptick’ in CRISPR licensing as gene editing moves beyond row crops” (Aug 18, 2026) and “Africa: How Computational Biology Is Zoning in On the Future of Agriculture” (May 22, 2025).
Is International Institute of Tropical Agriculture still active?
Yes, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 20, 2026.