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 dayโs significance, and acknowledging the…
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 yearโs theme for the International Day of Zero Waste aims to raise awareness of the importance of zero waste and responsible consumption and…
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…
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…
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) reignited its annual open-day ceremony on 26 November 2022; it was last held in 2017. The ceremony commemorated the sending-off of the Director General of the Institute, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, who has been steering the leadership wheel of the Institute since 2011. The…
IITA Business Incubation Platform (BIP) in partnership Futuristic Specifications (FUTSPEC) is harvesting youthful talents to solve Nigeriaโs economic problem with the launch of a new project, Scinovate, developed by FUTSPEC to engage, nurture, and showcase innovative ideas in science and technology and turn research developmental process into commercially viable consumables.…
Over 50 Scientists and Science Communicators Trained to Communicate Genome Editing The Alliance for Science (AFS) in conjunction with the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria, Boyce Thomson Institute, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has organized a 3-day training for scientists and science…
Mozambique, 23 March 2022 โ Dajie Odok announced โBest Radio Reporterโ on the continent at the Open Forum for Agricultural Biotechnology, OFAB-Africa Media Awards 2021, themed โBringing Prosperity through Biotechnology.โ The announcement comes after Odok was named โBest Radio Reporter 2021โ in the radio category at the 5th edition of…
Ibadan, Nigeria, 15 March 2022 – The IITA Womenโs Group organized a scholarship award ceremony with the theme, โYouth Empowerment through Educationโ, to celebrate and recognize 12 children of staff who emerged winners of the 2021 scholarship award out of the 74 students who participated in the scholarship interview which…
International Women’s Day – Staff and pupils from the International School of the International Institute of tropical agriculture IITA joined the rest of the world to celebrate women on March 8, 2022, with a commemoration walk on campus from the institute’s wellness center to the conference center. The theme for…
