IITA-led soybean project empowers field agents on Tricot experiment implementation in Nigeria

As part of efforts to advance farmer-centred research and data-driven agricultural development, the IITA-led project, “Strengthening Soybean Improvement for Africa,” funded by the Gates Foundation, organized a training workshop for field agents and experts on the implementation and management of Triadic Comparison of Technologies (Tricot) experiments in Nigeria.

The four-day training, themed “High-quality socioeconomic and tricot-specific data collection,” was held at IITA headquarters in Ibadan from 22 to 25 June. The objective was to strengthen the capacity of field agents to generate reliable and high-quality data essential for the success of soybean research and breeding efforts.

Soybean Breeding Research Associate, Adeyinka Adewumi, commenced the workshop with practical sessions on soybean germination tests and the application of Rhizobium inoculants in the field. The participants also received hands-on training on the Tricot methodology, designed to evaluate agricultural technologies directly with farmers and along the value chain.

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