Maize is the third most important food crop in Nigeria in terms of production after cassava and yam, with 31% used for feed and 12% for processing. The demand for maize increases annually due to urbanization and population growth (FAO, 2013).
Sougrynoma Zaïnatou Soré (Zaïna) is from Burkina Faso. She is Head of Capacity Development Office based in Ibadan, Nigeria. She holds a Master of Science in Agricultural and Food Economics with a specialization in Agribusiness from the University of Bonn, Germany, since 2017. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and International Studies … Continue reading Sore Sougrynoma
Thompson Ogunsanmi, a Nigerian, is an agribusiness specialist, Partnership Facilitator and Value Chain Development expert. He is currently the Scaling Specialist of ACAI Project at IITA-Ibadan. He studied Crop, Soil & Pest Management from Federal University of Technology, Akure (Nigeria), holds Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Entrepreneurship and PhD in Agricultural Management from ITTL … Continue reading Ogunsanmi Thompson
Sabra Lewis, US citizen, is the IITA TAAT Program Administrator based in Nairobi, Kenya. She brings over 15 years of experience working at the World Bank in Washington DC. Throughout her tenure with the Bank, Sabra has built a reputation for developing strategies and incubating partnerships working in country operations, policy & governance and procurement. … Continue reading Lewis Sabra
Komi Fiaboe, a Togolese Entomologist and IPM Specialist, has been appointed as Entomologist at IITA Cameroon. A true product and twice Alumnus of IITA, Komi conducted his MSc in Agricultural Sciences’ research at IITA-Benin (2000-2001) and his first postdoctoral experience in IITA-Ug anda where he served as APO, Banana Entomologist (2006-2009) covering Ug anda and … Continue reading Fiaboe Komi
On 18 June, implementation partners on the Integrated Project for Agricultural Growth in the Great Lakes [Projet Intégré de Croissance Agricole dans les Grands Lacs (PICAGL)] were received in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the office of the Honorable Minister of Agriculture for South-Kivu Province, his Excellency Marcelin Amani Bahaya.
