IITA-CGIAR continues to open doors to increasing partnerships and collaboration for agricultural growth and development. On 19 August, we welcomed the Second Secretary of the Australian High Commission, Calum Walker, to the Institute’s headquarters in Ibadan. His visit was to foster collaboration between IITA and the Australian government for specific interventions geared towards capacity development, research solution commercialization, and scaling.
The IITA Western Africa Director and Head of Genetic Resources Center, Michael Abberton, welcomed Calum Walker on behalf of the IITA Senior Management Team and introduced him to IITA’s research focus areas, facilities, hubs, and stations. The brief meeting was followed by a familiarization tour of IITA-CGIAR’s research offices, laboratories, and facilities: Genetic Resources Center (GRC), Germplasm Health, Virology & Diagnostic (GHVD) Laboratory, Cassava Processing Unit, and the Youth-In-Agribusiness Center.