IPM projects at IITA

 

IITA IPM project 01: Implementing pheromone traps and other new technologies for control of cowpea insect pests in West Africa through farmer field schools.

IITA IPM project 02: Combating the cowpea pod borer Maruca vitrata by integrating habitat management and biological control.

IITA IPM project 03: Combating the maize cob borer Mussidia nigrivenella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

IITA IPM project 04: Characterizing whiteflies and whitefly-associated symbionts associated with the pandemic of severe CMD in East and Central Africa

IITA IPM project 05: Control sweet potato virus disease in East Africa.

IITA IPM project 06: Expansion of the dissemination and utilization of mosaic resistant cassava in five selected districts in Uganda

IITA IPM project 07: Cassava mosaic disease pandemic mitigation in East and Central Africa.

IITA IPM project 08: Management of Bemisia tabaci on virus-resistant cassava plants utilizing natural enemies.

IITA IPM project 09: Regional programme for environmentally sound grasshopper control in the Sahel

IITA IPM project 10: Healthy vegetables through participatory integrated pest management in peri-urban gardens of Benin

IITA IPM project 11: Aflatoxin risk assessment, biological control options and intervention

IITA IPM project 12: Taxonomic capacity strengthening for biodiversity conservation in West Africa

IITA IPM project 13: Development of Dioscorea rotundata and D. alata varieties with high and stable yield of good quality tubers that contribute to a sustainable increase in productivity of yam-based systems

IITA IPM project 14: Evaluation and promotion of crop protection practices for "clean" seed yam production systems in Central Nigeria.

IITA IPM project 15: Challenges and opportunities for post-harvest maize in the Guinea Savanna: A case study in the Republic of Benin.

IITA IPM project 16: The ecology of the African root and tuber scale, Stictococcus vayssierei Richard and its attendant ant Anoplolepis tenella (Santchi).

IITA IPM project 17: Technical backstopping of activities of the Benin ‘Programme de développement des plantes a racines et tubercules

IITA IPM project 18: Biological control of the homopteran pests pineapple mealybug and the whitefly Paraleyrodes minei in West Africa.

IITA IPM project 19: Development and implementation of a biological control program for the coconut mite in sub-Saharan Africa

IITA IPM project 20: Programme for the development and application of sustainable integrated pest management technologies for cassava pests in sub-Saharan Africa

IITA IPM project 21: Integrated management of soils and soil-borne pests to enhance productivity and sustainability of banana-based cropping systems in Uganda.

IITA IPM project 22: Managing micro-organisms to enhance plant health for sustainable banana production in Eastern Africa.

IITA IPM project 23: Using biodiversity capacity for sustainable agricultural development and conservation of environmental resources in West and Central Africa

IITA IPM project 24: Indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: examination of their potential as an environmentally sensitive management option for yam nematodes in West Africa

IITA IPM project 25: Participatory technology development, diffusion and adoption of cowpea technology for poverty reduction and sustainable livelihoods in West Africa

IITA IPM project 26: Biological control of Imperata cylindrica in West Africa using fungal pathogens

IITA IPM project 27: Finger millet blast in East Africa: Pathogen diversity and disease management strategies

IITA IPM project 28: Diversity in Fusarium species causing stalk and ear rot of maize and sorghum in West Africa

CGIAR IPM project: CGIAR Systemwide Program on Integrated Pest Management (SP-IPM)