{"id":12938,"date":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/back-iita-holds-world-food-day-forum-in-zambia\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:52","slug":"back-iita-holds-world-food-day-forum-in-zambia","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/back-iita-holds-world-food-day-forum-in-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA organise le forum de la Journ\u00e9e mondiale de l'alimentation en Zambie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In observance of this year&#8217;s World Food Day, IITA, in cooperation with the University of Zambia (UNZA)  and other public  and private sector partners is holding an Open Forum on the theme &#8220;The role of research  and training in enhancing food security in Zambia&#8221; on 15 October at the Senate Chambers, UNZA, Lusaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum will be open to the 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