{"id":14437,"date":"2026-06-20T12:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/burkina-faso-proposes-partnership-with-iita-for-youth-and-womens-engagement-in-agribusiness\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:26:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:26:58","slug":"burkina-faso-proposes-partnership-with-iita-for-youth-and-womens-engagement-in-agribusiness","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/burkina-faso-proposes-partnership-with-iita-for-youth-and-womens-engagement-in-agribusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso proposes partnership with IITA for youth and women\u2019s engagement in agribusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"

A delegation from the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Nigeria, led by the country\u2019s Ambassador to Nigeria, HE Pascal Gouba, accompanied by Second Counsellor Desire Sawadogo and Head of Protocol, Zakaria Sambare, visited IITA<\/a> to discuss their country\u2019s interest in partnering with the Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pascal Gouba, Burkina Faso Ambassador to Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal for a collaborative partnership with IITA follows IITA\u2019s mission trip to some government ministries in Burkina Faso two years ago for potential resource mobilization. \u201cThis visit to IITA has been on our priority list for a long time, and we are excited it finally happened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IITA Deputy Director General, Corporate Services, Hilde Koper<\/a>, gave a welcome remark as IITA West Africa Hub Director Prof Michael Abberton gave an overview of IITA research activities in West Africa. Head of IITA Capacity Development Office, Za\u00efnatou Sor\u00e9<\/a>, who represented IITA-Sahel Hub R4D Director Tahirou Abdoulaye<\/a>, spoke about the Institute\u2019s research activities in the Sahel region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burkina Faso delegation in a meeting with Senior Management<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ambassador Gouba, who went on a two-day tour of IITA facilities, expressed his pleasure at the robust and diverse research going on at the Institute. \u201cYou have to visit IITA to appreciate what this institute is doing in agricultural research,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A group photo of IITA staff, and Senior Management, with the delegation from Burkina Faso.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIITA has given a wholesome view to the value-addition approach in agriculture, and it has given us ideas of projects to suggest to the government of Burkina Faso,\u201d he added. He also noted that they would consider both youth and women\u2019s engagement in agribusiness by suggesting a trainer\u2019s training for participants from Burkina Faso by the IITA Youth in Agribusiness Office to enable them to replicate the knowledge and skills in Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ambassador appreciated IITA\u2019s hospitality and congratulated the Institute\u2019s management for its leadership model expressed in their professionalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed by Dajie Odok<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A delegation from the Embassy of Burkina Faso in Nigeria, led by the country\u2019s Ambassador to Nigeria, HE Pascal Gouba, accompanied by Second Counsellor Desire Sawadogo and Head of Protocol, Zakaria Sambare, visited 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