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The International Day for Biological Diversity is an occasion that highlights the invaluable treasures that the earth holds. The 2023 celebration is themed “From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity” to inspire people to take steps towards preserving and restoring the planet’s biodiversity, exploring the dayโ€™s significance, and acknowledging the…

NAQS Newly Recruited Staff Receive Induction Training at IITA Headquarters, Nigeria

Management of Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service, NAQS, expanding thethe base of its workforce identified IITA as a resource base for building theknowledge and surveillance capacity of its newly recruited staff. NAQS led aone-hundred-member team of newly recruited staff to be trained by IITA GHU on17 April as part of a…

A Zero-Waste Future for Sustainable Agriculture

Waste production has increased with a significant impact on the environment as the world population continues to grow, contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. This yearโ€™s theme for the International Day of Zero Waste aims to raise awareness of the importance of zero waste and responsible consumption and…

Geographic Information System at IITA: Mapping the Path to a Sustainable Future

World Meteorological Day is celebrated yearly to raise awareness about the importance of weather, climate, and water resources for our planet. This year’s theme, “The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across Generations,” emphasizes the need to take a long-term approach to managing our planet’s resources. It is essential to…

Improved Agricultural Innovations: Key to a Food-Secured Africa

As climate change and the pandemic intensify food insecurity and add to food shortages and high prices across sub-Saharan Africa, Simeon Ehui, the 8th Director General of IITA and 1st CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa has expressed his commitment towards building on some of the agricultural technologies developed by…

Women and Girls in Science: Toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals

  In celebration of the International Day of Women 2023, theme I.D.E.A.S โ€“ Innovate, demonstrate, elevate, advance, and sustain IITA-CGIAR organized virtual and physical events on 13 February 2023 to celebrate and encourage the girl child aspiring for a career in science. This 2023 theme, adopted to break existing stereotypes…