{"id":16099,"date":"2026-06-20T12:48:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-abuja-hosts-delegates-from-chinese-tropical-research-institute\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:00:57","slug":"iita-abuja-hosts-delegates-from-chinese-tropical-research-institute","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-abuja-hosts-delegates-from-chinese-tropical-research-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA Abuja hosts delegates from Chinese tropical research institute"},"content":{"rendered":"Under the framework of the memorandum of understanding between the<a href=\"http:\/\/en.catas.cn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0(CATAS) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IITA<\/a>, Prof Liu Haiqing, a CATAS Director, with 12 other delegates visited IITA Abuja Station on 5 September.\n<div id=\"attachment_3955\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CATAS-delegates-on-a-guided-tour-around-the-IITA-Abuja-Station.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3955\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/CATAS-delegates-on-a-guided-tour-around-the-IITA-Abuja-Station.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of CATAS delegates on a guided tour around the IITA-Abuja Station\" width=\"1024\" height=\"588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3955\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CATAS delegates on a guided tour around the IITA-Abuja Station.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nReceiving the CATAS delegation on behalf of the Head of IITA Abuja Station, Yam Seed System Specialist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/aighewi-beatrice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beatrice Aighewi<\/a>\u00a0 welcomed the delegates and apprised them of the research and development work being undertaken in IITA as well as the evolution of the IITA Abuja Station.\n\nHaiqing gave a brief background on the work of CATAS describing it as the Institute that \u201cresearches tropical crops in China just as IITA in Africa.\u201d He thanked IITA for the relationship built over the years: \u201cWe are in collaboration with the Changshu Institute of Technology (CIT) where grants are given and we would like to strengthen our partnership with IITA so that IITA will benefit from the grant next year for the development of research laboratories.\u201d\n\nHe further elaborated on the exchange program, noting that six slots are available to Africans every year. \u201cIITA research students can also benefit from this program,\u201d he concluded.\n\nResponding, Aighewi thanked CATAS for the offer of the exchange program. 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