As governments in many African nations make efforts to grow their economies through agriculture, IITA is repositioning its science to meet this increasing dem and. To fully exploit this potential, scientists working in the east, west, central, and southern Africa Hubs of IITA are in the Institute’s headquarters in Ibadan, discussing new findings and progress in agricultural research and how IITA’s science can be better packaged to meet the needs of millions of Africans. The meetings also detail opportunities for sustainability.
The annual meeting, tagged “Research for Development (R4D) Week”, featured a presentation by Nteranya Sanginga, IITA Director General. Sanginga highlighted IITA’s progress in developing an index for measuring the impact of its projects and poverty reduction. He also gave a thorough analysis of the Institute’s financial status as well as directions for action in 2016.
There were also back-to-back presentations by scientists on the different research themes: plant production and plant health, natural resource management, social science crop breeding and biotechnology; lunch seminar on Open Access, intellectual property, and capacity development; poster presentation sessions; a panel debate on seed systems; as well as CGIAR Research Program (CRP) planning focusing on CRP Phase 2 by Ylva Hillbur, DDG Research.
Guest presentations were also delivered by Keith Wiebe, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI and Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa at IFPRI.
The week-long R4D week commenced on 23 November and concluded with a town hall meeting led by the CGIAR Board of Trustees Chair Bruce Coulman and a dinner organized by the IITA’s Women’s Group.
For more information please contact:
Katherine Lopez, Head of Communication, IITA HQ, K.Lopez@cgiar.org
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IITA is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. Its award-winning research-for-development (R4D) approach addresses the development needs of tropical countries. IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture. IITA is a non-profit organization founded in 1967 in Nigeria and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. It is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
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