IITA News

ENABLE Youth: Ensuring the success of youth in agribusiness

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with IITA organized the ENABLE (Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment) Youth Program Design Workshop on 21-22 April in Abuja, Nigeria. The workshop featured key speakers including IITA Director General Nteranya Sanginga; Mme. Abimbola Adebakin, Tony Elumelu Foundation; Mark Kofi Fynn, African Union Commission, and Ministers/State Ministers of Agriculture/Youth and…

IITA-Kalambo conducts training on nutrition for women

As part of gender activities and partly in celebration of International Women’s Month, IITA-Kalambo conducted a series of training for local partners working with women in the community. IITA scientists Renee Bullock and Patchimaporn Udomkun coordinated and facilitated a two-part training to build the capacity of trainers and sensitize Panzi hospital residents on basic principles…

Making large scale-cassava drying technologies work for small-scale processors

One of the greatest challenges facing smallholder farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs in processing cassava is drying. Many of them rely on sun-drying which limits processing during the rainy season as well as affects the overall quality. As a result they are not able to supply their produce to industries which need regular, all-year-round supply and…

Picture of L-R: Dare Odusanya, Winifred Akinpelu, Patrick Boyle, H.E. Ambassador Seán Hoy, DDG Kenton Dashiell, Katherine Lopez, David Butler, and Layi Olatunji.

Irish Ambassador visits IITA

The Ambassador of Ireland, H.E. Seán Hoy, accompanied by David Butler, Director of Sustainable Food Systems Ireland, and Patrick Boyle, Consultant, were in IITA on 13 April to explore potential collaboration between Ireland and the Institute. The visit included a brief meeting with Kenton Dashiell, Deputy Director General for Partnerships and Capacity Development, and a…

Picture of Media briefing with (L-R): J Wadsworth (Fund Council), N Sanginga (IITA), C Ojukwu, and J Chianu (AfDB).

International and national partners convene at IITA to discuss AfDB’s initiative to transform African agriculture

More than 200 leading research and development partners and experts met at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, 12-14 April, to discuss a new initiative known as “Africa Feeding Africa”, or the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program. The TAAT program is a critical strategy for transforming agriculture on the continent that would ensure that Africa is…

Picture of Farmers during the field day.

Farmers’ field day demonstrates use of fertilizer and AflasafeTM technologies to revive groundnut production

IITA and the Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)-Makutupora organized a farmers’ field day in Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania to create awareness on improved farming methods to increase groundnut production in the region. Kongwa District is among the top producers of groundnut in the country; however, its production is being threatened by climate change and aflatoxin…

Picture of DG Nteranya Sanginga (left) welcomes IITA host, Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

Oyo state government holds consultation with key agric stakeholders at IITA

The Oyo state government held a consultative forum with major stakeholders in the agricultural sector yesterday at IITA. The meeting explored opportunities in the agriculture sector available to the state for implementation of the Oyo State Agricultural Initiative Programme (OYSAI). The government seeks to use the state’s comparative advantages notably land, knowledge, and human resources…

Picture of AgResults implementers visit the aflasafe plant in IITA, Ibadan

AgResults conducts induction workshop for new implementers

To provide safe crops, better health, and higher income, the Agresult Aflasafe™pilot project recently held its third annual induction workshop for 16 new implementers that will facilitate the adoption of Aflasafe and work with smallholder farmers to increase the productivity and profitability of their aflasafe-treated maize. The workshop was held 16-18 March at the Conference…

IITA research fellow participates in science forum

IITA Research Fellow ‘Dapo Adediji participated in the recently held Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering 2016 with the theme “Connecting Science to Humanity”. The invitation-only event was held in Dakar, Senegal, and was organized by the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). It brought together Africa’s top young scientists to connect them with stakeholders from…

Picture of TAAT is focused on ensuring that Africa ia able to feed itself through agricultural transformation

International and national partners convene to discuss AfDB’s initiative to transform African agriculture

More than 200 research and development partners and experts will meet at IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria, in a three-day workshop to discuss a new initiative known as “Africa Feeding Africa”, or the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) program. The TAAT program is a critical strategy for transforming agriculture on the continent that would ensure that…