News Overview

A delegation from the United Kingdom Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) recently paid a four-day visit to IITA headquarters in Ibadan to review the existing partnership between the two organizations. The FCDO Food and Agriculture Advisor Nicholas Baynham and Deputy Program Manager Naanchin Muhammad were received by IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (DDG-P4D), Kenton Dashiell and other members of the Institute’s

Ghana is on the path to overcoming issues related to aflatoxin contamination in food and feed—maize, groundnut, sorghum, and derived products—by launching a landmark National Policy for Aflatoxin Control in Food and Feed. The Aflatoxin Policy, launched in Accra on 12 October, provides a coordinated approach among institutions and stakeholders to control aflatoxin in foods and feeds to reduce foodborne

With the world doing everything to save people and the planet from human activities contributing to environmental degradation and climate change, IITA organized its first-ever Green IITA Week (#GreenIITAWeek) with activities and lectures propelling people to “think and live green.” The event, which took place from 26 to 30 September, was anchored and driven by IITA Corporate Services, including the Forest Center,

IITA Tanzania recently provided a power generator to the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Mikocheni center, to increase the efficiency of seed multiplication for smallholder farmers in Tanzania. A brief handover ceremony took place at the TARI office, a close neighbor of the IITA Eastern Africa hub office in Dar es Salaam. The provision is part of a supportive solution to

The CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) employee-led resource group recently had a virtual engagement to discuss the progress and new happenings in the group. The meeting, themed “Connecting and Mentoring, What’s new with WIRES!” was held on 24 October. Giving the opening remarks, The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) Knowledge Sharing Specialist Arwen Bailey stated that the group was launched in July

During its annual general meeting in IITA, Ibadan, from 11 to 15 October, the CGIAR Genebank Initiative agreed to engage more with farmers, understand their needs, and prioritize their preferences instead of imposing collections on them. The meeting, attended by CGIAR genebank managers, CGIAR partner initiatives, and partners from the National Agricultural Research systems (NARS), focused on strengthening cohesion among CGIAR

The prestigious International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) has awarded IITA–CGIAR Scientist Titilayo Falade a Travel Award for Food Safety Professionals working full-time in the field of food safety in a country with a developing economy. Falade, a recipient of the 2021 award, received the award at the 2022 IAFP conference in Pittsburgh, USA, after missing the 2021 event due to logistical challenges caused

Collaboration across institutions has become standard, leading to geometric success in many organizations. The Africa Project Development Centre (APDC), a training institution handling projects designed to build the innovative capacity of potential entrepreneurs across Africa, enjoyed such partnership as the organization’s staff participated in a training exercise anchored by IITA–CGIAR. As a leading agricultural project delivery and development organization, IITA-CGIAR prioritizes capacity