{"id":13291,"date":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita50-ago-owu-research-farm-inaugurated\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:26:52","slug":"iita50-ago-owu-research-farm-inaugurated","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita50-ago-owu-research-farm-inaugurated\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA50: Ago-Owu research farm inaugurated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it turns 50, IITA inaugurated a new research station in Ago-Owu in Osun state, Nigeria, this week with about 2,000 farmers, students, research  and development partners, government officials,  and media in attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_13030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13030\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1024_L-R-Titilayo-Aregbesola- and-Sanginga.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1024_L-R-Titilayo-Aregbesola- and-Sanginga-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Deputy Governor, Osun State, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola;  and Director General of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga at the commissioning of IITA Research  and Training Farm in Ago Owu, Osun State\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Governor, Osun State, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola;  and Director General of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga at the commissioning of IITA Research  and Training Farm in Ago Owu, Osun State,  and donation of seeds to Osun State Government on 1 June 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is part of efforts to exp and its research agenda  and create impact at the farm level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ago Owu research station is located in Ayedade Local Government Area,  and will primarily serve as a research  and training facility that will backstop the state\u2019s agricultural programs  and offer training support to the youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help transform the agricultural sector in Osun state, Governor Rauf Aregbesola had donated 205.5 hectares to IITA in 2015. IITA  and Osun state signed a memor andum of underst anding  and IITA began investment on the l and with the development of roads  and other infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the launch program, Governor Aregbesola commended IITA for its research efforts in the last 50 years, adding that the research facility will advance research in Osun state with a spin-off effect on other parts of the country.<br><blockquote><strong>\u201cWe believe that this research facility will train  and empower our youth in modern agriculture,\u201d Governor Aregbesola said.<\/strong><\/blockquote><br>At the inauguration researchers made presentations on new findings from cassava weed management, yam seed multiplication, banana breeding  and multiplication, cassava processing,  and Aflasafe\u2014a technology for controlling aflatoxins, among others. IITA also presented improved seeds of maize, cowpea, soybean, yam, plantain seedlings,  and cassava stems for distribution to farmers,  and some Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) bags to the governor. The bag provides a simple, low-cost method of reducing postharvest losses in crops due to insect infestations. Hundreds of farmers were provided training on use of these new technologies  and improved planting materials.<br><blockquote><strong>\u201cThis research facility is part of our strategy to take research closer to the people. Our plan is to make this station a one-stop shop where farmers\u2019 needs will be addressed,\u201d IITA Director General <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a> said.<\/strong><\/blockquote><br>Sanginga said the Ago-Owu research facility would primarily conduct research on cassava, maize, yam, soybean, banana\/plantain  and cowpea. \u201cWe will also be using the facility to train Nigerian youths in agribusiness,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The inauguration of Ago-Owo research station brings to six the number of such facilities in Nigeria. Others are located in Onne (Rivers State), Abuja, Mokwa (Niger state), Minjibir (Kano),  and Ikene (Ogun State).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/dixon-alfred\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfred Dixon<\/a>, Director for Development  and Delivery, IITA, said the inauguration of the research facility would assist the state in accelerating its agricultural reform agenda with a focus on increasing agricultural productivity  and job creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Alfred Dixon, Director for Development  and Delivery, IITA, said the inauguration of the research facility was a step in the right direction with the potential of bringing many benefits to the people of the state in particular,  and the country in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ow.ly\/zLPO30cfGz3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View press release<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TvwnWyNUnT0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch video on &#8220;Farmers Field Day H anding over of improved seeds&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As it turns 50, IITA inaugurated a new research station in Ago-Owu in Osun state, Nigeria, this week with about 2,000 farmers, students, research and development partners, government officials, and media in attendance.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":13292,"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":[195],"class_list":["post-13291","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-nigeria","item-year-195"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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