{"id":13099,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-welcomes-board-member-ibukun-odusote\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:24","slug":"iita-welcomes-board-member-ibukun-odusote","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-welcomes-board-member-ibukun-odusote\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA welcomes Board Member Ibukun Odusote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image_gallery-41.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9940\" src=\"http:\/\/newint.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/image_gallery-41.jpg\" alt=\"Image\" width=\"250\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a>IITA warmly welcomed Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, who visited IITA headquarters this week. Board Member Odusote, a Nigerian  and also the country\u2019s Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture  and Rural Development, thumbed up recent efforts at IITA, particularly the upgrade of infrastructure at the headquarters in Ibadan.<br>\u201cWhen I look back at the last time I was here  and now, there are lots of changes. For instance, the dormitories are now wearing a new look,\u201d Odusote said after a campus tour.<br>Prior to the tour, Board Member Odusote met with IITA Management led by IITA Director General, Dr Nteranya Sanginga,  and the Deputy Director General (Support), Mr Kwame Akuffo-Akoto;  and other members of staff of the Institute.<br>Board Member Odusote visited IITA with nostalgic memories of childhood visits to the campus in Ibadan.<br>\u201cI remember coming to IITA in those days as a secondary school student  and as an undergraduate\u2026Most of us only go to the market  and buy food. We don\u2019t know the effort that goes into producing those food. I feel excited coming here  and I thank you for laboring hard to make sure that we have food on our tables,\u201d she said.<br>While recognizing IITA\u2019s research efforts, she also thanked staff for their dedication to the mission  and goals of the Institute.<br>Permanent Secretary Odusote was the former Director of Information Technology at the Ministry of Information  and immediate past Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism  and National Orientation before she was redeployed to the Ministry of Agriculture  and Rural Development.<br>In welcoming the BoT Member, Dr Sanginga reiterated the Institute\u2019s commitment to fighting hunger  and poverty, noting that Nigeria is strategic for IITA\u2019s work.<br>\u201cOnce we work in Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, then we are sure we have done our work in Africa,\u201d Dr Sanginga said.<br>The Board Member visited the Genetic Resources Center, Bioscience Center, IITA International School, Crop Utilization Unit, Cassava Processing Unit, maize demonstration plot,  and I-House where she tasted the 40% cassava bread  and other products.<br>She also witnessed the opening of the 2013 Sports Fest\u2014a biannual sporting event organized for staff.<br>###<br>For information, please contact: Godwin Atser, g.atser@cgiar.org<br>Communication Officer (West &amp; Central Africa)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA warmly welcomed Board of Trustees (BoT) member, Mrs Ibukun Odusote, who visited IITA headquarters this week. 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