Plateau State delegation explores deeper agricultural collaboration with IITA
The Plateau State Government has taken a strategic step toward vitalizing its agricultural sector with a two-day working visit to IITA–CGIAR on 2–3 March. The seven-member delegation, led by the Technical Adviser to the State Government, Dr Haggai Gutap, explored cutting-edge agricultural innovations to boost productivity across the stat
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The Plateau State Government has taken a strategic step toward vitalizing its agricultural sector with a two-day working visit to IITA–CGIAR on 2–3 March. The seven-member delegation, led by the Technical Adviser to the State Government, Dr Haggai Gutap, explored cutting-edge agricultural innovations to boost productivity across the stat
The mission focused on strengthening partnerships for large-scale agricultural transformation across key value chains, including potato, cassava, and maize, while also exploring collaboration in soil health, seed systems, plant diagnostics, and youth agribusiness development. The delegation included representatives from the Plateau State Potato Value Chain initiative, the National Agricultural Seed Council, the Plateau-CARES project, and academia, including Julius Bulus of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.