The IITA Project Development and Administration Unit (PDAU), represented by ’Kayode Awobajo, co-facilitated a training program for senior academic staff of Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti on from 4 to 8 October. Participants at the “International Project Proposal Development and Management Training” cut across Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, Social and Management Studies, Law and Medicine, and Health Sciences.
ABUAD’s team of the Youth Employment in Agribusiness and Sustainable Agriculture (YEASA) project, led by Prof. Amos Onasanya, organized the training as a hybrid onsite and online workshop. The YEASA project is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and led by ABUAD, in partnership with IITA, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), and the University of Abomey-Calavi Benin Republic.