Frederick Schreurs addressing the Dutch Trade Mission delegates in the Agriserve meeting room.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nAt the opening meeting,\u00a0Sylvia Oyinlola,<\/a>\u00a0Head of Administration, IITA Western Africa Hub, welcomed the delegates and gave a formal introduction of IITA. She said, \u201cIITA does a very important work that fits into what\u00a0CGIAR<\/a>\u00a0does. Our research translates to development; we then convert it to business through the Business Incubation Platform where it is scaled up.\u201d\n\nThe Dutch Trade Mission is made up of about a million members from universities, biofood companies, vocation institutes, entrepreneurs, and NGOs.\n\nThe mission has begun to have contacts with Nigerian companies for collaboration and is exploring opportunities for partnerships in agriculture, for Nigeria and Africa at large. Hermans said, \u201cIt\u2019s important for us to meet the Institute because they have the knowledge of African agriculture and economy which can be combined with our expertise.\u201d\n\nAccording to Schreurs, the Dutch Government is looking to spot sustainable businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel. Hermans also said, \u201cDiscussions are ongoing between the Dutch food and agricultural sector, which is very strong, and we want to give aid to the agricultural sector in Nigeria.\u201d\n\nThe delegation had visited Abuja where they met with some farmers and saw new seed that can provide better quality of vegetation.\n\nSchreurs said, \u201cThere has been a solid relationship between the Dutch Government and the BIP, and I can say that the Dutch Government is interested in deepening the existing relationships between the Netherlands and Nigeria, through establishment of new businesses and partnerships.\u201d\n\nAs part of the visit, the team toured the Institute\u2019s facilities, exploring technologies including Aflasafe, GoSeed, and Nodumax. This was to present areas in which collaborations can be made. Afterwards, there was a question and answer session as well as an exhibition of technologies.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A trade mission delegation from the Netherlands visited\u00a0IITA\u00a0on 11 July to discuss critical success factors for agricultural growth. 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