On 14 June, Dr Adeola Odedina, Commissioner for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria, accompanied by the ARISE Integrated Industrial Platform (Arise IIP) Vice President, Suren Abeywickrema, and the OgunInvest group visited IITA headquarters.
A new Regional Integrated Initiative in West and Central Africa entitled âTransforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africaâ(TAFS-WCA) that focuses on nutritious, safe, climate-adapted and market-driven food systems is being unveiled at the Stakeholders Engagement and Launch Workshop in West Africa, 21-22 June 2022, in Abidjan, CĂŽte dâIvoire.
Their Majesties, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium, with the representatives of the Belgian community in the Democratic Republic of Congo, visited the President Olusegun Obasanjo, IITA Research Campus, during their visit to South Kivu on the recommendation of the President of the Republic, His Excellency, FĂ©lix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo.
The IITA-developed aflatoxin biocontrol technology, Aflasafe, has won the Best Innovative Research Project at the World BioProtection Awards 2022.
IITA Tanzania, researchers, farmers, and agricultural stakeholders in Coastal and Dar es Salaam regions convened at Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) Kibaha campus for a farmer field day event organized by TARI Kibaha in May. The campus was in a festive mood with different exhibitions for more than 100 attendees.
Some beneficiaries of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded Zero Hunger Project in Nigeriaâs Ogun State have commended IITA for empowering them through training on wet hammer mill fabrication.
IITA and partners organized an annual CocoaSoils forum themed âLooking back and moving forward: Overview of results, achievements, and key learningsâ on 12 May. The conference highlighted the progress achieved and defined priorities for the programâs next phase.
