{"id":16546,"date":"2026-06-20T12:51:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/australian-high-commission-representative-visits-iita\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:22:19","slug":"australian-high-commission-representative-visits-iita","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/australian-high-commission-representative-visits-iita\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian High Commission representative visits IITA"},"content":{"rendered":"On 26 October, Adaora Ikenze, Head of Development Cooperation, Australian High Commission, Abuja, visited IITA to participate in the Forest Open Day and assess the Project\u2019s programs and progress over the year.\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2950\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_1655.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2950\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_1655.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Ikenze of the Australian High Commission visit the IITA labs.\" width=\"300\" height=\"384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2950\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ikenze of the Australian High Commission visit the IITA labs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nKenton Dashiell, Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery, who received Ikenze, gave an overview of IITA and its activities before she was taken on a tour of the Institute\u2019s facilities. Ikenze expressed her delight on the tour, saying, \u201cI am quite impressed by what I see around here. It is good to know that Africa at large has an institute like this to rely on.\u201d\n\nIkenze conveyed her interest in the activities of the Youth Agripreneurs saying: \u201cI would like to come back on another visit to see the youth in agriculture. I have heard about their programs.\u201d The Australian High Commission is one of the donors of the Forest Project. 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