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To mark the United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation 2025, ICRISAT organized a high-level webinar on “Scalable Solutions for Crop Improvement and Production Technologies for the Global South” under the aegis of the ICRISAT Center of Excellence for South–South Cooperation in Agriculture (ISSCA) on 12 September 2025. Chaired by Dr Himanshu Pathak, Director General, ICRISAT, the inaugural session set the

By Suresh Babu and Kumara Charyulu Deevi September 15, 2025 South-South cooperation has been a key pillar of the development agenda for more than two decades, becoming an important tool for mutual action and technological advancement among countries of the Global South. As participants sought to include Northern countries in these efforts, the concept of triangular cooperation emerged. South-South triangular cooperation

Rooted in beans, a family in Goma turns a small idea into a thriving business. With support from B4WE, ABECHA is now boosting nutrition, creating jobs, and empowering women farmers across Eastern DRC. In a city where food insecurity shadows daily life and opportunity feels just out of reach, Sadiki and his wife Huguette dared to see something different

As part of IITA–CGIAR’s commitment to strengthening the capacity of national institutions and partners, the Project Development and Administration Unit (PDAU) held a webinar on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, with 54 participants from 12 partner institutions across locations hosting IITA hubs. The session focused on equipping partner staff with the knowledge and skills to manage development grants effectively, emphasizing donor compliance,

IITA–CGIAR has reaffirmed its commitment to global partnerships that support its mission of alleviating poverty and ensuring food security for millions of farm families across sub-Saharan Africa. On 26 August, IITA welcomed the Chief Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Nigeria Office, Yuzurio Susumu, to its headquarters in Ibadan. Danbaba Dogara, JICA Technical Staff for the CD Seed Project; Stephen Nwanya,

IITA–CGIAR hosted the close-out workshop of the Building an Economically Sustainable, Integrated Cassava Seed System (BASICS-II) project from 25 to 27 August at the headquarters in Ibadan. The three-day event brought together partners and delegates from Nigeria and Tanzania to reflect on five years of achievements and chart the way forward for cassava seed systems in Africa. Funded by the Gates Foundation,

IITA–CGIAR and its partners have achieved a historic milestone in Liberia’s agricultural sector through the Seed4Liberia Project. For the first time in the country’s history, breeder seeds of improved IITA cassava varieties were exported in large quantities, used to establish breeder seed fields, and distributed to 27 pioneering foundation seed producers. These seed entrepreneurs will play a pivotal role in developing

IITA–CGIAR, in conjunction with partners and the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), held a capacity-building workshop for Commercial Seed Yam entrepreneurs under the Program for Seed System Innovation for Vegetatively Propagated Crops in Africa (PROSSIVA) project, on 1 September at the Local Government training hall, Oyo State Secretariat. The PROSSIVA project started with six states in Nigeria and two