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Finding the right partner institution to implement a project is crucial. This will result in a successful project, significant profit, increased efficiency, and enhanced visibility for both institutions. The OOK Group Nigeria Limited visited IITA–CGIAR on 17 November to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute. IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (DDG-P4D) Kenton Dashiell received the team. He mentioned that MoUs serve

IITA–CGIAR is set to commence a five-year project—Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively-propagated crops in Africa (PROSSIVA)—alongside other implementing partners. The PROSSIVA project aims to enhance the efficiency, productivity, and profitability of vegetatively-propagated crop (VPC) seed systems in Africa through research and delivery of innovations that will overcome seed system bottlenecks. The project has five major components: banana, cassava, sweet

As part of efforts to curb the spread of the invasive Banana Bunchy Top disease (BBTD) in Tanzania, IITA–CGIAR, in partnership with the Tanzanian Plant Health and Pesticide Authority (TPHPA) and Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI), convened a three-day workshop in November to train targeted key officials in the ministry of agriculture tasked with responding to emerging threats, farmers, and private

The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) recently held its 25th annual symposium to discuss ways to address changing climate conditions by adopting climate-smart agricultural solutions. Renowned scientists and senior leaders at IITA–CGIAR attended the seminar, themed “The Role of Climate Smart Agriculture in Ensuring Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems”. IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (DDG-P4D), Kenton Dashiell, briefed participants

The first International Plantain Festival, organized by the National Association for Actors of the Plantain Sector in Cameroon (FBPC), was held from 30 November to 2 December in Ebolowa and Mvangan in the South Cameroon Region. The ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Gabriel Mbairobe, in the presence of the Governor and all four

Fifteen extension Agents, food processors, and food entrepreneurs in Ogun State have been trained as trainers on nutrition and agripreneurship, with particular emphasis on the vitamin A cassava variety. IITA’s Zero Hunger Initiative (IITA-ZHI) project conducted the 5-day intensive training in partnership with the Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB)) and the International Fund for

In a ceremony held on 29 November at IITA-Abuja, IITA Associate Scientist Titilayo Falade and Acting Head of Abuja Station Prakash Kant Silwal handed over mycotoxin testing equipment (Neogen® Raptor) and accessories worth $13,000 to private and public sector partners: Coopetition Forum for Aflatoxin Reduced Agricultural Products (CFARAP) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The equipment donation

The Value Chain Development Firm (VCDF) of IITA–CGIAR hosted the Ogun State Economic Transformation Project’s (OGSTEP) inception workshop on 15 November at the Ijebu Ode Local Government Area Secretariat in Nigeria’s Ogun State. The workshop aimed to strengthen private sector-led agri-food value chains by ensuring farmers in production clusters have off-taker agreements with agribusiness that are gender and youth-disaggregated, particularly in the