{"id":14925,"date":"2026-06-20T12:39:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/establishing-a-fertilizer-and-soil-health-center-to-advance-regional-agricultural-research\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:19:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:19:47","slug":"establishing-a-fertilizer-and-soil-health-center-to-advance-regional-agricultural-research","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/establishing-a-fertilizer-and-soil-health-center-to-advance-regional-agricultural-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing a fertilizer and soil health center to advance regional agricultural research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a>&#8216;s ongoing research activities, a team comprising members from various research organizations convened at the Institute&#8217;s headquarters for a workshop on 1-2 November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_27093\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27093\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27093\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-scientists-discussing-purpose-of-the-workshop.-Copy-1.gif\" alt=\"The scientists discussing purpose of the workshop. \" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The scientists discussing purpose of the workshop.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team consisting of scientists from IITA, the African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI), the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), the <em>Universit<\/em><em>\u00e9<\/em><em> Mohammed VI Polytechnique<\/em> (UM6P), and the <em>Office Ch\u00e9rifien des Phosphates<\/em> (OCP), focused on collaboratively developing a concept paper on the establishment of a Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health for West Africa and the Sahel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_27083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27083\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27083\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-team-at-IITA-Analytical-Services-Laboratory-ASLAB.gif\" alt=\"The team at IITA Analytical Services Laboratory (ASLAB). \" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team at IITA Analytical Services Laboratory (ASLAB).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IITA is bringing decades of research expertise and experience to this partnership. 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The team explored some of IITA&#8217;s facilities to leverage existing infrastructure, thus accelerating the establishment of the Hub.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>C<\/em><em>ontributed by Anita Akinyomade<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of IITA-CGIAR&#8217;s ongoing research activities, a team comprising members from various research organizations convened at the Institute&#8217;s headquarters for a workshop on 1-2 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