{"id":12754,"date":"2026-06-20T12:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/korean-agency-and-iita-explore-areas-of-collaboration\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:47:07","slug":"korean-agency-and-iita-explore-areas-of-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/korean-agency-and-iita-explore-areas-of-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean agency and IITA explore areas of collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI<\/a>) has signified interest to work with IITA on manioc<\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visitors from KAFACI with IITA staff members.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These intentions were disclosed by Cho Gyoung-Rae, Secretary General, KAFACI, during a courtesy visit to IITA last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team was received by Director for Western Africa, Robert Asiedu<\/a>; and Alfred Dixon<\/a>, Head of Partnerships Coordination Office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asiedu welcomed the proposed collaboration, and promised that the Institute would support KAFACI in its mission to fight hunger and poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He talked to the visitors about some of IITA\u2019s work on cowpea<\/a>, banana and plantain<\/a>, yam<\/a>, maize<\/a>, et soybean<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katherine Lopez, responsable de la communication au si\u00e8ge de l'IITA, K.Lopez@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L'IITA est l'un des principaux partenaires de recherche au monde pour trouver des solutions \u00e0 la faim, \u00e0 la malnutrition et \u00e0 la pauvret\u00e9. Son approche prim\u00e9e de recherche pour le d\u00e9veloppement (R4D) r\u00e9pond aux besoins de d\u00e9veloppement des pays tropicaux. L'IITA travaille avec des partenaires pour am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 et la productivit\u00e9 des cultures, r\u00e9duire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer de la richesse \u00e0 partir de l'agriculture. L'IITA est une organisation \u00e0 but non lucratif fond\u00e9e en 1967 au Nig\u00e9ria et r\u00e9gie par un Conseil d'administration. L'IITA travaille sur les cultures suivantes : le ni\u00e9b\u00e9, le soja, la banane\/banane plantain, l'igname, le manioc et le ma\u00efs. Il est membre du CGIAR, un partenariat mondial de recherche agricole pour un avenir s\u00fbr sur le plan alimentaire.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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