{"id":12933,"date":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/research-by-iita-is-improving-the-fortunes-of-nigerian-farmers-kano-governor\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","slug":"research-by-iita-is-improving-the-fortunes-of-nigerian-farmers-kano-governor","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/research-by-iita-is-improving-the-fortunes-of-nigerian-farmers-kano-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Research by IITA is improving the fortunes of Nigerian farmers – Kano Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research by IITA and local partners is reducing poverty and improving the livelihood of millions of poor farmers in Nigeria, says Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, during a Farmer’s Field Day held at the institute’s station in Minjibir on Wednesday, 9 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fortunes of many of our farmers have improved in terms of increased crop productivity as a result of the operations of IITA,\u201d adds Shekarau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Represented by the Director of Livestock in the Ministry of Agriculture, Salisu Ibrahim Gakata, the governor said the adoption of improved seeds was important for agricultural development of the state and called on farmers to tap the improved technologies offered by IITA scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He says the government will continue to support the institute towards agricultural development and will promote programmes that will enhance food security and generate wealth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Farmers\u2019 Field Day, which was organized by IITA-Kano, attracted experts from different fields of agriculture, policy makers, traditional rulers and farmers. It also provided a platform for exposing cutting edge farming technologies to stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Paula Bramel, DDG R4D, says the institute will continue to research into areas that will bring about development in the local communities in particular and Africa in general. According to her, the Institute will emphase not only on improving productivity but also creating market opportunities through the development of new and better products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis means listening to farmers and getting the kinds of constraints they face and how we can improve our research for them to get the greater impact,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Alpha Kamara, IITA Agronomist, says the technologies developed by the institute in the Sudan Savannah are aimed at tackling the challenges faced by farmers which include drought, low soil fertility and Striga. He lauded the adoption of improved varieties and the enthusiasm of farmers in the zone towards agricultural development in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Dr. Alpha Kamara, a.kamara@cgiar.org<\/a>
Agronome
IITA-Kano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Godwin Atser, g.atser@cgiar.org<\/a>
Charg\u00e9 de la communication d'entreprise (Afrique de l'Ouest)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeffrey T. Oliver, o.jeffrey@cgiar.org<\/a>
Charg\u00e9 de communication d'entreprise (international)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bureau de la communication
IITA \u2013 Si\u00e8ge
Ibadan, Nig\u00e9ria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

URL : www.iita.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00c0 propos de l'IITA<\/b>
L'Afrique est confront\u00e9e \u00e0 des probl\u00e8mes complexes qui minent l'agriculture et la vie des populations. Nous d\u00e9veloppons des solutions agricoles avec nos partenaires pour lutter contre la faim et la pauvret\u00e9. Nos recherches pour le d\u00e9veloppement (R4D), maintes fois r\u00e9compens\u00e9es, reposent sur une r\u00e9flexion cibl\u00e9e et autoris\u00e9e, ancr\u00e9e dans les besoins de d\u00e9veloppement de l'Afrique subsaharienne. Nous travaillons avec des partenaires en Afrique et au-del\u00e0 pour r\u00e9duire les risques pour les producteurs et les consommateurs, am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 et la productivit\u00e9 des cultures, et g\u00e9n\u00e9rer de la richesse gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'agriculture. L'IITA est une organisation internationale de R4D \u00e0 but non lucratif cr\u00e9\u00e9e en 1967, dirig\u00e9e par un Conseil d'administration et soutenue principalement par le CGIAR.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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