IITA partners with both international and national organizations to transform African agriculture. National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT) is one of the national institutes that has been in partnership with IITA for years, as both institutions have the mandate to improve livelihoods through agricultural research. Hence, on 1 April, the new NIHORT Director and CEO, Dr Lawal Attanda, visited IITA to strengthen the existing
The USAID-funded Feed-the-Future Nigeria Integrated Activity has flagged off a nutrition campaign focused on improving food diversity and nutrition for families of military personnel in Yola, Adamawa State. Military men of the 23 Armored Brigade and their wives attended the event, jointly organized with the Nigeria Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA) at the Gibson Jalo Cantonment. At the flag-off ceremony,
IITA received a delegation from Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Mali on 4 April. The visit’s objective was to understand better the different activities financed by the Norwegian government and executed by IITA in Mali and Niger for the Climate Smart Agricultural Technologies (CSAT) project and Ghana, Niger, and Mali, for the Black Soldier
The Ghana cluster of the AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa) project recently hosted a workshop to unlock the potential for inclusive, climate-smart innovations and finance for healthier crops, environment, and humans. Discussions highlighted the challenges Ghanaian farmers face in agriculture concerning the climate and proposed climate-smart solutions to improve farmers’ livelihoods in Ghana and other African
Experts from the Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed System, Phase 2 (BASICS-II) have shared insights encouraging cassava farmers to access and benefit from improved cassava planting materials for the 2022 planting season. They highlighted these during a recent webinar for experts and farmers, organized with the GIZ Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIAE) and IITA Cassava
IITA and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), through the Muhogo Bora (Better Cassava) program, recently organized an intensive training for extension officers, district agricultural officers, and regional agricultural advisors working in the Western Zone of Tanzania. The training is part of efforts to support the development and expansion of seed systems in the cassava subsector. The five-day-long training was held from 14 to 18 March
Scientists and communication specialists from various Kenyan organizations participated in a four-day training workshop to improve gene editing communication. Thirty-five participants graduated from the workshop and received certificates. Participants, all of whom are from Kenya, included scientists conducting gene editing research, science writers, representatives from academia, MSc and PhD students in biotechnology and breeding, and a representative of a farmers’ consortium. The
His Excellency, Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation at the African Union Commission (AUC), Addis Ababa, visited IITA Headquarters on 5 April. He was accompanied by the Pan African University Institute of Life and Earth Sciences Ibadan (PAULESI) staff and other dignitaries. The purpose of the visit was to discuss partnership opportunities with the Institute’s management team and meet