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The 2025 IITA Southern Africa Hub (SAH) Retreat, held at Ciela Pleasure Resort in Lusaka, Zambia f…

A group photograph of the participants and the IYA team

YAS redistributes input equipment to young farmers in Oyo

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The IITA Youth in Agribusiness (YAS) project has supported trained participants in Oyo State with …

The IITA team with partners during the distribution exercise.

Seeds4Liberia: IITA boosts coffee revival in Liberia with massive seedling distribution

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

As part of ongoing efforts to revitalize Liberia’s coffee industry and strengthen agricultural div…

The SSA inquiring about the rice varieties during a tour of the AfricaRice fields at IITA, Ibadan.

IITA and Ondo State to partner on advancing agricultural agenda

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

On 6 May, the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) on Agriculture and Agribusiness to the Ondo…

IITA DG shares insight at NAM workshop on health-centered climate action

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently convened the first in a series of…

IITA distributing cassava stems to farmers in Malawi under the RTC-MARKETS project.

Harnessing roots and tubers to strengthen Malawi’s economy

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

At the dissemination workshop for Malawi’s roots and tuber crops markets, the Malawi government ha…

CGIAR Global Director of Digital and Data, Dr Khuloud Odeh.

Advocating for digital agriculture to transform African food systems in Foresight Africa report

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, has co-authored a …

The Honourable Minister of State for Agriculture Dr Aliyu Abdullahi with the Renewed hope cassava variety.

Nigeria’s Minister of State for Agriculture visits IITA to reinforce deeper collaboration

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

In a significant step to reinforce national agricultural institutions through deeper collaboration w…

Tijani visits the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) cassava greenhouse, as he tours IITA facilities

Minister of Communication, Innovation, and Digital Economy explores strategic partnership opportunities with IITA in agriculture

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

As an institute committed to partnerships with both government and the private sector, IITA–CGIAR…

Institute of Rural Economy (IER-Mali) official Mamadou Konate examines a pack of Aflasafe produced by Harvestfield Industries Limited (HIL), the licensed manufacturer and distributor of Aflasafe in Nigeria. During the visit, HIL staff underscored the importance of reliable biocontrol products with long shelf-life in effective aflatoxin mitigation.

Long-lasting biocontrol products empower Africans in the fight against aflatoxins

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Food safety and security threats from aflatoxins have hampered the health and livelihoods of many…

Nigeria’s first multiple-stress resilient maize hybrid combining tolerance to fall armyworm and drought, with resistance to Striga hermonthica

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

In collaboration with Nigeria’s Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), the International Insti…

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, in an engagement meeting with IITA Senior Management Team, Scientists and Unit Heads.

Bayelsa State Governor visits IITA, express commitment to youth and agricultural development

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

IITA–CGIAR welcomed Bayelsa State’s Executive Governor, His Excellency Douye Diri, to its hea…

Strengthening Rwanda’s seed traceability and certification processes: IITA and partners build seed inspectors’ capacities

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Delegates from Côte d’Ivoire’s Council of Coffee and Cocoa (CCC) and the Centre National de …

The Bread for the World Director Policy and Research Institute, Esq. Abiola Afolayan, encouraging the young scientists to leverage their research to address food insecurity challenges.

IITA and Bread for the World explore strategic partnership to tackle global food insecurity and malnutrition

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Esq. Abiola Afolayan, the Bread for the World Director Policy and Research Institute, embarked on…

Dr Solomon Gizaw giving a presentation on the TAAT program during the Side Event.

CGIAR and AARIEIs launch strategic partnership framework to drive agricultural transformation in Africa

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

At a pivotal side event titled “Strengthening CGIAR Engagement with African Agricultural Researc…

IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui with IITA Food Seciurity and Nutrition Lead, Dr Mercy Lungaho during the Side Event.

Advancing bio-fortification for global nutrition – A collaborative dialogue

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Poor-quality diets remain the leading cause of malnutrition and non-communicable diseases globally. …

Director General of the United Nations at Nairobi, Zainab Hawa Bangura with H.E. Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Former President of Nigeria and IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui in Nairobi, Kenya.

Research and partnership key to agricultural transformation: Highlights from CGIAR Science Week side event