IITA Board of Trustees spring meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania
The Board of Trustees of IITA convened in Arusha, Tanzania, from 6 to 10 May, for their annual spring meeting. This was to enable them to familiarize themselves with the Institute’s research activities in that part of the country as well as conducting their usual business of keeping abreast of developments at the Institute and guiding its future.
During the meeting, the Board members dedicated one and a half days of their program to tour IITA’s research sites and meet partners and the hub management and staff, led by Victor Manyong, Director for IITA Eastern Africa hub, who went all out to prepare for the field visits.