国際熱帯農業研究所

国際熱帯農業研究所（英: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA）は、アフリカでの飢餓、栄養失調、貧困、天然資源の枯渇といった問題に対し、農業面からの解決を目的として設立された非営利の研究開発機関である。本部は、ナイジェリアのオヨ州イバダン。国際農業研究協議グループに属している。
概要.
International Agricultural Research Institute
Established: 1967, Ibadan, Nigeria
Headquarters: Nigeria Ibadan
Related companies: International Agricultural Research Council Group
Founders: Forest F. Hill, J. George Harler
Purpose: Agriculture, research
Awards: Nigeria Customer Service Award for Agriculture
Parent agency: International Center for Tropical Agriculture
歴史.
IITA was established in 1967 in Ibadan, the idea of the institute came from Ford and Rockefeller foundations desire to establish a centre for the improvement in quality of tropical foods. The institute came to existence with the enactment of decree 32. of 1967. Part of the institute's initial goals were to develop a better productive farming system, the selection and breeding of high yielding crop varieties that are resistant to diseases and pest and strengthening agricultural research in the humid and tropic regions. The institute was initially situated on a 1000 hectare land. The institute focused on a cereal improvement program, grain and legumes improvement program, farming systems and root and tuber improvement program. The grain and legume improvement system consisted of soybean, cowpea and tuber program composed of yam and cassava. IITA joined CGIAR in 1971. It later added tree products such as plantain and banana.