A five-member delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by the newly appointed Country Director, Ekou Dede, paid a courtesy visit to IITA Abuja. The visit created an opportunity for the IFAD and IITA teams to discuss issues of mutual benefit. Head of IITA Abuja Station Professor Lateef Sanni briefed the delegation on IITA’s work, which spans over fifty
The official launch of the 2022 ̶2023 agricultural season A in South Kivu took place on 30 August, in the city of Sange, Ruzizi Plain, in the Territory of Uvira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. IITA–CGIAR participated in this initiative of the Uvira Territory Administrator as a strategic partner in DRC’s and South Kivu’s agricultural sector. IITA Researcher Isaac Balume
Twenty-nine farmers, extension agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs participated in a training of trainers workshop on nutrition and agripreneurship in Benue State, Nigeria. The IITA Zero Hunger Initiative (IITA-ZHI) project conducted the five-day intensive training from 15 to 19 August in partnership with the Center for Food Technology and Research of the Benue State University (CEFTER-BSU) and the International Fund for
IITA–CGIAR and the World Food Program (WFP), Kano, conducted grain management and hermetic storage training for WFP Kano third-party warehouse managers. The workshop took place on 29 and 30 August and aimed to build the participants’ capacity to manage food commodities effectively, preserve food quality and value, minimize damage and food waste, and safeguard the health and well-being of the consumers.
The IITA–CGIAR Projet Intégré des Grand Lacs (PICAGL) participated in the agricultural fair organized from 29 to 31 August in Luhwindja, Mwenga territory in South Kivu, by the Agro Pastoral Cooperative for the Self-Promotion of Women at the Base [la Coopérative Agro Pastorale à l’Autopromotion de la Femme à la base (CAPAFB)]. The fair, themed “Promotion and sale of improved products and seeds”,
Twenty-nine farmers, extension agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs participated in a training of trainers workshop on nutrition and agripreneurship in Benue State, Nigeria. The IITA Zero Hunger Initiative (IITA-ZHI) project conducted the five-day intensive training from 15 to 19 August in partnership with the Center for Food Technology and Research of the Benue State University (CEFTER-BSU) and the International Fund for
IITA–CGIAR in Rwanda contributes to agriculture technology through innovation generation in its work to improve crop varieties and strengthen the seed system of the country. In conjunction with other national partners in Rwanda, IITA-CGIAR has developed and released six improved cassava varieties that are resistant to two viral diseases—Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD). The Institute has also facilitated
“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” This quote from Carl R. Rogers gives meaning to the request presented to IITA–CGIAR by Kibaha Boys High School students during the farmers’ field day held recently in Kibaha. The students requested to be taught about cassava production following proper agronomy practices and digital tools like