𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐀’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

In response to the escalating challenges posed by climate change, food insecurity, and conflict in Africa, leaders, organizations, and global partners are intensifying efforts to address the continent’s growing food and nutrition crisis. A recent collaboration between the World Bank and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) underscores a…

𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬

On June 16th, the world annually celebrates International Day for the African Child. This momentous day serves as a reminder of the unique challenges faced by children across the African continent and an opportunity to recognize their resilience, celebrate their achievements, and advocate for their rights. IITA, in unification with…

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…

𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝

The Managers Staff Association, MSA of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA paid a visit to the Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled at Moniya, Ibadan, Nigeria, on 14 Dec. 2022, to distribute some food items in celebration of the Christmas festivity as part of their activities to mark the…

𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤!

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…

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,…