{"id":13069,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-jigawa-state-sign-agreement-to-accelerate-agricultural-development\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:18","slug":"iita-and-jigawa-state-sign-agreement-to-accelerate-agricultural-development","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-and-jigawa-state-sign-agreement-to-accelerate-agricultural-development\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA and Jigawa State sign agreement to accelerate agricultural development"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sule-Lamido-Governor-JIGAWA-STATE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9792\" src=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Sule-Lamido-Governor-JIGAWA-STATE.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a>The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)  and the Jigawa State government have formally signed a Memor andum of Underst anding, opening a fresh chapter of transfer of agricultural innovations from IITA to that state.\n\nThe agreement aims to facilitate collaboration between the Jigawa State government  and the Institute towards rapidly improving food production, food security,  and value addition  and marketing of agricultural products in that north eastern state.\n\n\u201cThe signing of this MoU further demonstrates our resolve to work with partners,\u201d said the Director General of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga today.\n\nThe deal to work with Jigawa State came after a visit by Governor Sule Lamido to IITA on 6 July 2012.\n\nGovernor Lamido who was impressed with innovations at IITA in Ibadan subsequently invited the Institute to come  and help his state boost agricultural production.\n\nDr Sanginga said IITA was impressed with the response by Jigawa State government, adding that the signing of the MoU was a \u2018clear message to governments across the world that IITA is willing to help.\u2019\n\nThe Jigawa State Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Rabiu Isah Taura said the agreement signpost \u2018the level of commitment on the part of the state to collaborate with IITA with the aim of uplifting the st andard of Jigawa State farmers.\n\nUnder the MoU, IITA will assist the state through the following:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Evaluate  and adapt best-bet agricultural technologies that address problems of drought, parasitic weeds  and soil fertility in cereals  and legumes using extra early maize,  and cowpea as test crops<\/li>\n \t<li>Diversify the cereal-based cropping systems through the introduction  and evaluation of adapted cassava varieties for both industrial uses  and food security<\/li>\n \t<li>Introduce, demonstrate  and disseminate farm gate post-harvest technologies for cassava, cereal,  and legume crops<\/li>\n \t<li>Explore the potential of the chaff by-product extruded from the Jigawa Starch Mill as livestock feed<\/li>\n \t<li>Strengthen the capacity of agricultural\/livestock production, processing,  and marketing stakeholders in the State<\/li>\n \t<li>Conduct a feasibility study to justify the introduction of farm gate processing facilities  and the development of a cluster model to support the cassava-starch processing factory at Kila, which at the moment is operating below capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Deputy Director-General, Partnerships  and Capacity Building, Dr Kenton Dashiell said IITA was excited working with the state government to improve the livelihoods of farmers.\n\nBefore the signing ceremony today, IITA had already deployed improved cassava, maize  and cowpea varieties to Jigawa State.\n\nWorking in Jigawa State is a boost for IITA, as the Institute aims to uplift 20 million people out of poverty,  and reclaim 25 million hectares of degraded l and across tropical countries. <strong>FIN<\/strong>\n\nFor information, please contact:\nGodwin Atser, <a>g.atser@cgiar.org<\/a>\n\nIITA (<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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. 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