The Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI) has signified interest to work with IITA on manioc. KAFACI plans to work with IITA in 10 of their member countries in Africa with a focus on training and the testing and dissemination of agricultural practices that will boost yield and improve food security in Africa.
These intentions were disclosed by Cho Gyoung-Rae, Secretary General, KAFACI, during a courtesy visit to IITA last week.
The team was received by Director for Western Africa, Robert Asiedu; and Alfred Dixon, Head of Partnerships Coordination Office.
Asiedu welcomed the proposed collaboration, and promised that the Institute would support KAFACI in its mission to fight hunger and poverty.
He talked to the visitors about some of IITA’s work on cowpea, banana and plantain, yam, maize, et soybean.
Dixon, meanwhile, assured the team that IITA will share its expertise on cassava. According to him, the proposed partnership can capitalize on existing IITA varieties developed and distributed by partners across the continent.
The KAFACI team included Kw andal Ko, Director General, National Institute for Horticultural and Herbal Science, Rural Development Administration, Korea; Babasola Ayodele Adelaja, KAFACI Scientific and Technology Advisory Council and Adviser on Horticulture; and Mayowa Olubiyi, National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnolgy and KAFACI project investigator (Development of Technology on Conservation of Genetic Resources in Nigeria).
KAFACI is an intergovernmental and multilateral cooperation body aiming to improve food production, achieve sustainable agriculture, and enhance the extension services of African countries through knowledge and information sharing on agricultural technologies. It was inaugurated in 2010 in Seoul, Korea, with the participation of government representatives from 17 member countries.
Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :
Katherine Lopez, responsable de la communication au siège de l'IITA, K.Lopez@cgiar.org
À propos de l'IITA www.iita.org
L'IITA est l'un des principaux partenaires de recherche au monde pour trouver des solutions à la faim, à la malnutrition et à la pauvreté. Son approche primée de recherche pour le développement (R4D) répond aux besoins de développement des pays tropicaux. L'IITA travaille avec des partenaires pour améliorer la qualité et la productivité des cultures, réduire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, et générer de la richesse à partir de l'agriculture. L'IITA est une organisation à but non lucratif fondée en 1967 au Nigéria et régie par un Conseil d'administration. L'IITA travaille sur les cultures suivantes : le niébé, le soja, la banane/banane plantain, l'igname, le manioc et le maïs. Il est membre du CGIAR, un partenariat mondial de recherche agricole pour un avenir sûr sur le plan alimentaire.
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