𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬: 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐢

  28 March 2024, Ibadan, Nigeria – In a recent interview, RadioIITA had the privilege of speaking with Prof. Chiedozie Egesi, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) and the crop lead for cassava in the RTB Breeding project. Here are some highlights from our…

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐞 𝐄𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐢 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐑𝐂𝐑𝐈

In a significant stride towards enhancing agricultural sustainability, Prof. Chiedozie Egesi, a Senior Scientist at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and recently appointed Executive Director of the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), unveils plans for a groundbreaking crop breeding initiative. This initiative, part of the OneCGIAR-led project,…