{"id":16660,"date":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/federal-ministry-of-environment-establishes-ties-anew\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:02:03","slug":"federal-ministry-of-environment-establishes-ties-anew","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/federal-ministry-of-environment-establishes-ties-anew\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Ministry of Environment establishes ties anew"},"content":{"rendered":"The new Hon. Minister of State for Environment, His Excellency Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibril, visited IITA this week to familiarize himself with IITA and seek future collaboration.\n<div id=\"attachment_2615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 768px\">\n\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2615\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC_8955.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of the Minister of State for Environment and his officials in a group photo with IITA staff.\" width=\"768\" height=\"367\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2615\" \/>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Minister of State for Environment and his officials in a group photo with IITA staff.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe minister was accompanied by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Dr Shehu Ahmed, a former IITA board member and immediate past Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Executive Director of the Forest Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN), Dr Adepoju Adeshola, and a host of other officials.\n\nDeputy Director General for Partnerships for Delivery Kenton Dashiell welcomed the minister and his party to IITA, after which Robert Asiedu, Director, West Africa, explained about some of IITA\u2019s ongoing efforts and activities in Nigeria.\n\nThe Minister congratulated IITA on its 50th anniversary celebration and its many groundbreaking activities, saying \u201cIITA has been quietly working and touching the lives of Nigerians\u2026We are proud of that\u2026\u201d\n\nHe said, \u201cWe are here because we believe we are partners and can keep on collaborating on sustainable agricultural practices\u2026agriculture needs to be sustainable since there are many (environmental) problems associated with agricultural activities.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe are visiting research-related institutions, and in our own national interest, we are taking care of key international donors and partners,\u201d he said. \u201cWe will continue to collaborate and find new areas of collaboration with IITA.\u201d\n\nThe Minister also brought up the issue of biotechnology and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). He said the Ministry is neutral and looking at things objectively and scientifically. He said there is a need to let people know what is happening.\n\nIn response, Dashiell said \u201cIITA has the capacity and resources to talk about these breakthroughs. We should and will continue to work with both the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to creatre jobs and increase the productivity of farmers while protecting the environment.\u201d","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Hon. 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