In a targeted response to widespread misinformation about food security, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has concluded a comprehensive training program for 20 Nigerian media practitioners. The program demonstrated the critical role of bioscience and genebanks in preserving Africa’s agricultural heritage and securing its food future. Within IITA’s…
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 communicators on Communicating Gene Editing in Abuja, Nigeria. The training, which started on 19…

