{"id":12800,"date":"2026-06-20T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-board-meets-in-zambia-deliberates-on-strengthening-institute-in-midst-of-cgiar-crises\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:46:46","slug":"iita-board-meets-in-zambia-deliberates-on-strengthening-institute-in-midst-of-cgiar-crises","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-board-meets-in-zambia-deliberates-on-strengthening-institute-in-midst-of-cgiar-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA Board meets in Zambia – deliberates on strengthening institute in midst of CGIAR crises"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 4 to 6 May, the IITA Board of Trustees (BoT) as well as members of the Institute\u2019s Management and Directorate were in the picturesque town of Livingstone in southern Zambia for the first of their two annual meetings for 2015. Figuring prominently in their agenda were the current financial and governance crises within CGIAR<\/a>; these were outlined in the mid-term report submitted by the Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, to the Board and circulated to IITA staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IITA BoT members with IITA management and directorate<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor this meeting, we (the Board) mainly deliberated on strategies to strengthen IITA\u2019s position in the context of the finance and governance crises within CGIAR,\u201d said Dr Bruce Coulman<\/a>, BoT Chair. \u201cResults of our discussions will be communicated to the general IITA community by DG Sanginga in due time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Dr Ken Dashiell, Deputy Director General for Partnerships & Capacity Development, pointed to communication as a specific area that the BoT highlighted with regard to these strategies. \u201cTime and again, during the course of discussions, the role of communication came out as a common salient point,\u201d Dr Dashiell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Board agrees that we need to trumpet our R4D successes more actively despite the crises in CGIAR. We need to enforce our image and credibility as the lead international agricultural research institution in Africa that plods on, despite these challenges. This, then, would make our supporters see that investing in us is well worth it,\u201d he added. Dr Dashiell mentioned IITA Youth Agripreneurs<\/a> et le Plateforme d'incubation d'entreprises<\/a> as examples of the many successes upon which the Institute must build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcoming the IITA Board to Livingstone, Dr David Chikoye, Regional Director for Southern Africa, said, \u201cIt is good to have the Board here (again) in Zambia. This is also a good opportunity to showcase Zambia \u2013 Livingstone in particular \u2013 as a prime destination, especially in the light of the conference that we will be holding here in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am formally inviting the Board members and IITA Management to attend this event.\u201d Dr Chikoye was referring to the Global Cowpea and Legume Conference that IITA will be co-hosting in February-March 2016 in Livingstone. This will be an African signature event to mark 2016 as International Year of Pulses<\/a>, as declared by the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey Oliver, Corporate Communications Manager (Southern Africa), j.oliver@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrea Gros, Head of Communication, IITA HQ, a.gros@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 propos de l'IITA<\/strong>, www.iita.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IITA is one of the world\u2019s 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 nonprofit organization founded in 1967 and governed by a Board of Trustees. IITA works on the following crops: cowpea, soybean, banana\/plantain, yam, cassava, and maize. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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