{"id":14191,"date":"2026-06-20T12:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/auc-commends-iitas-research-activities\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:30:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:30:36","slug":"auc-commends-iitas-research-activities","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/auc-commends-iitas-research-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"AUC commends IITA\u2019s research activities"},"content":{"rendered":"

His Excellency, Prof. Mohammed Belhocine, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation at the African Union Commission (AUC), Addis Ababa, visited IITA<\/a> Headquarters on 5 April. He was accompanied by the Pan African University Institute of Life and Earth Sciences Ibadan (PAULESI)<\/a> staff and other dignitaries. The purpose of the visit was to discuss partnership opportunities with the Institute\u2019s management team and meet with the researchers and scientists involved in training PAULESI students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenton Dashiell<\/a>, IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (P4D), welcomed the team and gave an overview of IITA\u2019s research activities. He said that the Institute ensures that research developments are extended to the farmers and other beneficiaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Mohammed Belhocine commending IITA on their research activities ensuring food security.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his speech, Prof. Belhocine spoke of his special ties with the Institute\u2019s focuses and goals. He commended the IITA\u2019s agronomists, who have researched and helped the users understand the part of the soil that is good for germination to ensure Africa is food secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am very excited to be here and want to commend what the Institute is doing to make Africa independent in food security to ensure a sustainable continent,\u201d Prof. Belhocine said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he appreciated the Institute for the support given to the students of PAULESI in terms of building their capacities to produce healthy crops and improve the livelihood of farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prof. Kenneth Matengu explaining the urge for multi-linkage activities to ensure precise agriculture.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prof. Kenneth Matengu, Pan African University President, said that hopes are high for both institutions to benefit from each other even though they currently have no Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in place. Therefore, he urged for a multi-linkage of activities around agricultural engineering, seed technologies, and entrepreneurship. \u201cWe are fully embracing this partnership, and we will support it to the best of our abilities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed by Anita Akinyomade<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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