{"id":14562,"date":"2026-06-20T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/obasanjo-farms-nigeria-adopts-iita-sah-technology\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:25:07","slug":"obasanjo-farms-nigeria-adopts-iita-sah-technology","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/obasanjo-farms-nigeria-adopts-iita-sah-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Obasanjo Farms Nigeria adopts IITA SAH Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obasanjo Farms Nigeria commissioned a screen house and laboratory-based cassava multiplication facility on 20 January in Ota, Ogun State. <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a> Director General Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a> chaired the commissioning, with the participation of the IITA Senior Management Team and Scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25685\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25685\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Goodwill-Ambassador-former-President-Olusegun-Obasanjo.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Goodwill Ambassador, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, cutting the ribbon to launch the IITA-implemented screenhouse at Obasanjo Farms Nigeria.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IITA Goodwill Ambassador, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, cutting the ribbon to launch the IITA-implemented screenhouse at Obasanjo Farms Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In August 2022, former Nigerian President and IITA Goodwill Ambassador, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, visited President Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with a Business group from Nigeria. As part of the agenda for his visit, Chief Obasanjo visited the Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) site for cassava multiplication at CERAGRU under the facilitation of IITA experts in the DRC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25683\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25683\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DG-Sanginga-and-Chief-Obasanjo-observing-cassava-multiplication-activities-in-the-screenhouse.jpg\" alt=\"DG Sanginga and Chief Obasanjo observing cassava multiplication activities in the screenhouse\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Sanginga and Chief Obasanjo observing cassava multiplication activities in the screenhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the visit, Chief Obasanjo took an interest in the rapid multiplication of cassava seed and its potential impact on food security in Africa. He requested a replication of the facility and the SAH technology at his agriculture enterprise\u2014Obasanjo Farms Nigeria (OFN), which has 2000 hectares reserved for cassava cultivation. The conventional cassava planting methods require a high proportion of resources, such as labor, time, and machinery. However, the new SAH facility can produce 1 million plantlets per time (3 months), with at least three productions per year. Thus, it is easier and faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25684\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25684\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25684\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-DDG-P4D-Kenton-Dashiell-IITA-Goodwill-Ambassador-Chief-Olusegun-Obasanjo.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: IITA DDG-P4D Kenton Dashiell, IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, DG Nteranya Sanginga, and DDG-CS Hilde Koper in front of the new SAH facility.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: IITA DDG-P4D Kenton Dashiell, IITA Goodwill Ambassador Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, DG Nteranya Sanginga, and DDG-CS Hilde Koper in front of the new SAH facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Obasanjo describes SAH as an important technology for African agricultural transformation. In addition to conducting business with the SAH facility, OFN has become an advocate of SAH technology. During the commissioning, President Obasanjo said, \u201cI think this is very important for us to showcase, considering that cassava is a major staple in Africa, and this technology also presents a great business opportunity for farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25686\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25686\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25686\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/This-screen-house-will-be-one-of-DG-Sanginga-legacies.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cThis screen house will be one of DG Sanginga\u2019s legacies.\u201d \u2013 Chief Obasanjo\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cThis screen house will be one of DG Sanginga\u2019s legacies.\u201d \u2013 Chief Obasanjo<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He commended Dr Sanginga as the brain and energy behind the implementation of the project. \u201cThis screen house will be one of DG Sanginga\u2019s legacies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, Dr Sanginga thanked the former Head of State and assured that the mission of IITA is to scale technologies for sustainable food systems and agribusiness prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by Dolapo Ogunsola<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obasanjo Farms Nigeria commissioned a screen house and laboratory-based cassava multiplication facility on 20 January in Ota, Ogun 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