In Muguga, on the outskirts of Nairobi in Kenya, stands a group of greenhouses, nestled in the middle of a forest of century-old trees. This is home to a Plant Quarantine and Biosecurity station run by KEPHIS, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service. As we enter the botanical enclave, Ephraim Wachira, the deputy director overseeing the station, welcomes us warmly and
Crops to End Hunger (CtEH) is a global initiative modernizing CGIAR-national crop breeding programs by upgrading research stations, building staff capacity, and deploying tools to improve breeding efficiency.
The CGIAR AI Hub brings together CGIAR and partners to turn AI innovation into practical tools/products that accelerate agricultural research for Food, Land and Water systems and support real-world decisions.
A high-level delegation from IITA Kenya paid a courtesy visit to the newly appointed Director General of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), Dr Patrick Ketiem, at KALRO Headquarters, as part of efforts to reaffirm institutional collaboration and discuss new areas of strategic partnership.
The IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA) hosted a delegation from Light for the World, along with representatives of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), to deepen collaboration and strengthen the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the unit’s agribusiness and youth employment initiatives.
The Strengthening Nutrition in Priority Staples (SNiPS) Project, funded by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and implemented by IITA–CGIAR since inception has strengthened the OFSP value chain across production, vine multiplication, processing, marketing, and consumption. Evidence from implementation shows growing adoption of OFSP, with Mother’s Delight emerging as the preferred variety in both states due to its high yield and adaptability.
IITA-CGIAR has reinforced its leadership in Africa’s agricultural transformation with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Phase II Addendum. The MoU, signed in Kigali during a high-level Work Planning Meeting held from 23–24 March 2026, marks a significant step toward accelerating the delivery of climate-smart agricultural technologies across six African countries.
The second edition of the DG’s Talk, hosted by IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, brought together a global audience for a timely and thought-provoking conversation on Africa’s development trajectory, anchored in agriculture, but extending far beyond it. At the center of the dialogue was Dr Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, whose global economic perspective helped frame the continent’s most pressing challenge: how to simultaneously drive food security, create jobs at scale, and achieve structural economic transformation.