Through funding from the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD), IITA has empowered women processors in Ogun State by donating a wet hammer mill and a press on 31 May to the FGN/IFAD-VCDP Assisted Cassava Processing Center in Bara Obafemi Owode Local Government Area in the state. The women were thrilled when the IITA Postharvest Specialist Peter Kolawole informed them of the
Following the approval of the first phase of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Program, which is being implemented in seven states—Cross River, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Kwara, Ogun, and Oyo—and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), a delegation from the FCT Authority, Buhler AG, AFEX Commodities Exchange Ltd, and other partners visited the IITA-Abuja campus to explore ways of maximizing the facility
A brief official ceremony was held on 6 May at the Conference Room of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to hand over rapid aflatoxin test equipment to the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) to improve Aflatoxin Management and Control (AMC) in Ghana. The equipment consisted of three Aflatoxin test scanners (Raptor), 15 boxes of Reveal Q+ for
IITA and Mastercard Foundation have engaged the organized private sector to create profitable partnerships with youth-led agribusinesses to transform and revolutionize the agricultural sector and unlock its opportunities. Both organizations made this known at the ‘The Agribusiness Investment Forum” organized by Innovative Youth in Agriculture (I-Youth) held on 18 June. Speaking at the event, IITA Deputy Director-General, Corporate Services, Hilde Koper, explained
The USAID-funded Action to Control Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) hosted the ceremony to nominate newly released cassava varieties. They were selected using end users’ preferences, particularly resistance to CBSD, in a participatory variety selection (PVS) approach, completed by a sensory test. The naming ceremony took place in the Ruzizi Plain, South Kivu
The ECOWAS-Aviana Aviv West Africa Int’l Expo 2022 took place at the University of Ibadan Conference Center from 8 to 9 June. The international B2B exhibition is hosted annually in Nigeria with global participation from companies, farmers, institutions, associations, banks/insurance brokers, individual professionals, and other private sector stakeholders in agriculture. The conference and exhibition enabled business and personal networking, brand
The IITA Forest Center organized the third marathon tree planting (plantathon) at Olokemeji in June as part of the Olokemeji Reforestation Project. Representatives from project sponsor Nigerian Breweries Plc participated in the scheduled plantathon to reforest the degraded Olokemeji Forest reserve. They joined seasoned conservationists from the University of Ibadan, University of Ilorin, Emerald Forest, and Waste Museum, Ibadan, in the tree planting exercise.
The head of Ohunalumani Limited, Akintunde Boboye, and his team visited IITA on 9 June, seeking partnership and collaboration avenues with the Institute in crop production, export, and land maximization for improved food security in Nigeria. IITA Deputy Director General (DDG) Partnerships for Delivery Kenton Dashiell received the team with West Africa Hub Director Michael Abberton, Advocacy Promotion and Outreach Lead Godwin Atser, and Head of Capacity