{"id":15731,"date":"2026-06-20T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-facilities-impress-permanent-secretary-federal-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:30:00","slug":"iita-facilities-impress-permanent-secretary-federal-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-facilities-impress-permanent-secretary-federal-ministry-of-agriculture-and-rural-development\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA facilities impress Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development"},"content":{"rendered":"Dr Mohammed Bello Umar, Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, paid a courtesy visit to\u00a0IITA<\/a>\u00a0Ibadan with some top officials on 12 July. Although, his presence in Ibadan was purposely for an engagement at the University of Ibadan, he decided to visit to get first-hand experience of IITA after hearing a lot about the Institute.\n
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The Permanent Secretary and other national officials with IITA Management Staff.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nHowever, going on a tour, he was impressed by the facilities of IITA, especially the artificial lake, recreational centers and staff residence. \u201cIITA is an integrated settlement with everything required for human habitation,\u201d he said. He also referred to the farming areas, including research demonstration farms, and advised that IITA maintain the structure that is in place as it is a good agricultural learning center for those outside the Institute.\n

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\"Permanent
Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development with Michael Abberton, Head of Genetic Resources Center (GRC), IITA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\u201cWe want more of IITA farms and settlements to be replicated in all the states of Nigeria and the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa.\u201d Dr Umar noted this while pointing out that the Federal Government is not merely in partnership with IITA but a board member of the Institute. As a result, a number of IITA centers are been set up in various parts of the country.\n\nFurthermore, he started that being a part of the government has made him part of IITA but noted that this visit is his first physical visit to the institute. \u201cI had passed by the gate of the IITA for well over 30 years without entering, being a former resident of Ibadan,\u201d he said. He therefore saw his coming to Ibadan as an opportunity to visit the Institute, and \u201cmy encounter beat my imagination\u201d, he added.\n\nDr Umar noted that coming to IITA is like coming home, being the Permanent Secretary of agriculture which is IITA\u2019s main business.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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