{"id":13744,"date":"2026-06-20T12:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/investing-in-cassava-research-and-development-to-improve-productivity-and-reduce-poverty\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:30:04","slug":"investing-in-cassava-research-and-development-to-improve-productivity-and-reduce-poverty","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/investing-in-cassava-research-and-development-to-improve-productivity-and-reduce-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in cassava research and development to improve productivity and reduce poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technological change such as the development and dissemination of improved crop varieties is understood to be\u00a0the\u00a0major\u00a0pathway\u00a0through which agricultural research brings benefits to society. Recognizing this fact, IITA, in collaboration with national and international research and development partners, have made substantial investments in developing and disseminating improved cassava varieties and complementary agronomic practices in Nigeria. However, despite these major efforts and the importance of cassava for rural livelihood, there is a lack of comprehensive and rigorous evidence on adoption rates and impacts of improved cassava varieties on productivity and poverty related outcomes to justify investment on research for crop genetic improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/annualreport18.iita.org\/2020\/04\/20\/investing-in-cassava-research-and-development-to-improve-productivity-and-reduce-poverty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lire la suite<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technological change such as the development and dissemination of improved crop varieties is understood to be\u00a0the\u00a0major\u00a0pathway\u00a0through which agricultural research brings benefits to 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