{"id":13063,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/international-agric-chiefs-commend-high-quality-of-research-at-iita\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","slug":"international-agric-chiefs-commend-high-quality-of-research-at-iita","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/international-agric-chiefs-commend-high-quality-of-research-at-iita\/","title":{"rendered":"International agric chiefs commend high quality of research at IITA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image_gallery-2-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9774\" src=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image_gallery-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a>The Chair of the Consortium Board of CGIAR, Dr Carlos P\u00e9rez del Castillo has commended the high quality of research work being undertaken by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), emphasizing that this is needed now more than ever to tackle the challenges to food security of tropical nations not only in Africa but also the rest of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr P\u00e9rez del Castillo was at the Ibadan campus of IITA last week for an official visit. He was accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the CGIAR Consortium, Dr Frank Rijsberman; IITA Board Chair, Dr Bruce Coulman;  and the Directors General of two other CGIAR Consortium Centers: Dr Papa Seck of AfricaRice,  and Dr Jimmy Smith of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr P\u00e9rez del Castillo said, \u201cWe are very impressed with our interactions with IITA scientists  and the high quality of science they are doing in various fields. Their degree of commitment  and passion to IITA\u2019s mission of eradicating hunger  and poverty through their science is nothing short of amazing. We are extremely happy with what we\u2019ve seen during this visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He particularly cited IITA\u2019s \u201cfood production systems\u201d approach to addressing agricultural constraints, stressing that such a strategy would greatly benefit farmers  and help feed the world\u2019s growing population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than addressing agricultural development bottlenecks on an individual commodity basis, the \u201cproduction system\u201d approach integrates the diverse options available such as crop improvement, markets,  and natural resource management, among others. It is a holistic way of thinking that seeks to improve livelihoods, increase incomes,  and promote sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the past, most of the research was centered around either commodities or natural resource management, but the production system approach\u2014which brings together all the components from different centers\u2014will deliver better impact on the livelihoods of the poor in different ecosystems. This different way of doing things will certainly bring about solutions that couldn\u2019t be achieved on an individual m andate,\u201d Dr P\u00e9rez del Castillo explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CGIAR chief said that he sees IITA playing a vital role in leading holistic global research initiatives to find workable solutions to the challenges of agricultural underdevelopment, food insecurity,  and natural resource degradation, given its impressive track record of research-based achievements in sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A CGIAR-commissioned study showed that IITA research is responsible for 70 percent of the CGIAR\u2019s impact in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProbably not the whole solution, but I am sure that agricultural research is very much needed to meet these challenges whether it is climate change, food price volatility, energy\u2014food crops being diverted to biofuels\u2014 and feeding the growing population,\u201d Dr P\u00e9rez del Castillo added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IITA Board Chair, Dr Bruce Coulman explained that under its new Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, the institute is embarking on a comprehensive 10-year strategy that outlines its bold plans of raising 20 million people out of poverty  and also reclaiming 25 million hectares of degraded l and in the tropics including Africa, Asia,  and the Latin America by 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last decade, the CGIAR has been undergoing a wide-ranging reform process to make it more responsive to the changing agricultural development l andscape, positioning itself to offer greater impact  and improve the livelihoods of millions of people. One important outcome of the reform is the agreement by international agricultural research centers to work closer together using a common strategy to ensure a food secure future for all while sustaining the natural resource base. Dr Rijsberman said the reforms would ensure that centers offer \u201cgood value for money\u201d, referring to investments by donors to agricultural research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>CGIAR (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.cgiar.org<\/a>) is a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers who are members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. IITA is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>IITA (<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">www.iita.org<\/a>) is an international non-profit research-for-development organization established in 1967  and governed by a Board of Trustees. We work with partners in Africa  and beyond to enhance crop quality  and productivity, reduce producer  and consumer risks,  and generate wealth from agriculture. Our award-winning research for development is anchored on the development needs of tropical countries.<br>IITA is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour toute information, veuillez contacter :<br>Godwin Atser, <a>g.atser@cgiar.org<\/a><br>Oliver Jeffrey, <a>o.jeffrey@cgiar.org<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chair of the Consortium Board of CGIAR, Dr Carlos P\u00e9rez del Castillo has commended the high quality of research work being undertaken by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), emphasizing that this is needed now more than ever to tackle the challenges to food security of tropical nations not only in Africa but also the rest of the world&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[190],"class_list":["post-13063","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","hentry","location-nigeria","item-year-190"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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