The IITA–CGIAR led BSF for Bio Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability BBEST Project, engaged farmers at the maiden Edition of Channel One TV’s AgriFair, held from 20 to 22 June at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park in Accra. During the three-day event, the project exhibited a live display of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) life cycle, attracting livestock and aquaculture producers, vegetable
In a visit aimed at forging a strategic partnership, a team from Lagos Business School (LBS) met with the IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, alongside members of the Institute’s senior management and scientists at IITA headquarters in Ibadan. The collaboration seeks to integrate LBS’s strengths in executive education, leadership development, and agribusiness strategy with IITA’s robust agricultural research and
A high-level delegation from Côte d’Ivoire conducted an immersion at the IITA headquarters in Ibadan from 16 to 18 June. The visit was part of the ‘Programme de Développement des Chaînes de Valeur’ (PDC2V), a national initiative aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, value chain development, and rural livelihoods. The delegation comprised representatives from key Ivorian institutions, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development
The IITA’s Research and Delivery leadership team held a quarterly meeting from 24 to 26 June 2025 at the IITA Southern Africa Research and Administration Hub in Lusaka, Zambia. This strategic gathering provided a critical platform for reflection, realignment, and planning around the institute’s research and delivery agenda, especially in light of CGIAR‘s evolving agenda. The meeting brought together Directors and Program
IITA–CGIAR and the Nigerian Army Farms and Ranches Limited (NAFARL) have signed a memorandum of understanding towards bolstering food security, which the army describes as one of the pathways to peace in the country. The signing of the MoU came after the NAFARL delegation’s previous visits to the IITA headquarters to explore available agricultural innovations. At the event, held at the
As part of efforts to advance farmer-centred research and data-driven agricultural development, the IITA-led project, “Strengthening Soybean Improvement for Africa,” funded by the Gates Foundation, organized a training workshop for field agents and experts on the implementation and management of Triadic Comparison of Technologies (Tricot) experiments in Nigeria. The four-day training, themed “High-quality socioeconomic and tricot-specific data collection,” was held at
As part of efforts to build strategic partnerships that will advance Togo’s agricultural transformation agenda, IITA-CGIAR recently welcomed a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Togo, the Institut Togolais de Recherche Agricole (ITRA), and the Agence de Transformation Agricole (ATA) to the institute’s headquarters in Ibadan. The visit focused on exploring concrete opportunities to scale up innovation, enhance sustainability,
Since 2015, Nigeria’s public cassava breeding program, led by IITA in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI), has focused on developing new cassava varieties to cater to the diverse needs of cassava users across the value chain. A key aspect of this initiative has been identifying gender-specific traits preferences, ensuring that breeding decisions optimally align with the unique priorities of