{"id":16668,"date":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/new-ddg-r4d-visits-southern-africa-hub\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:03:07","slug":"new-ddg-r4d-visits-southern-africa-hub","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/new-ddg-r4d-visits-southern-africa-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"New DDG-R4D visits southern Africa Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"From 6 to 7 July, the new IITA Deputy Director General for R4D,\u00a0May-Guri Saethre<\/a>, was at the Southern Africa Research and Administration Hub (SARAH) campus in Lusaka, Zambia, as part of her familiarization tour of the different IITA stations and offices across Africa.\n
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IITA-Zambia staff with the DDG-R4D.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nDuring her sortie of the SARAH campus, she toured the station\u2019s research facilities and experimental fields. She also met with scientists and staff, who briefed her on the different research activities and projects happening within the country and the\nregion.\n\nDavid Chikoye<\/a>, Regional Director for Southern Africa, led Zambia-based staff in welcoming the new DDG to SARAH. Saethre was particularly interested in IITA-Zambia\u2019s modern mechanized irrigation system, which is currently being tested on-campus, stating that this could serve as a model for other IITA stations to emulate.\n\n\u201cI am very impressed by this irrigation system that you have set up here,\u201d the DDG pointed out. \u201cAt Ibadan, we are looking at ways to modernize and make more efficient the irrigation system that we have in place there, which has been there for decades.\u201d\n\n\u201cWhat you have here could serve as a model of a modern and fully automated irrigation system in our experimental fields in different IITA stations across Africa,\u201d she added. \u201cBut more than the irrigation system itself, we need to realize that IITA exists to show farmers that things could be done better and more efficiently in the farm. And this system is a good example,\u201d she emphasized.\n\n\u201cWhat we want to do here at SARAH is to showcase automation and mechanization of agricultural processes,\u201d explained Chikoye. \u201cIn addition to this modern irrigation system, we also have a well-equipped cassava processing center and an agricultural machinery fabrication building. Together, these facilities highlight what African farmers in southern Africa could potentially adopt to make their lives better.\u201d\n\nApart from touring the campus and facilities, the DDG also held meetings with IITA staff based at SARAH as well as those from Malawi and Mozambique, who participated via online conferencing. Here, the DDG briefed the staff on her plans, and also answered questions asked by staff.\n

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DDG Saethre being briefed by Chikoye and other scientists on activities at the experimental field at SARAH.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\u201cI am pleased to be here at SARAH,\u201d Saethre said, \u201cand I can clearly see that the Hub is doing very well in terms of research and related activities. With my interactions with all of you, I have also sensed the deep dedication and belief of everyone in what IITA is trying to accomplish here in this region.\u201d\n\n\u201cRest assured that I and the R4D directorate will do our best to support your initiatives in southern Africa. And thank you very much for welcoming and having me here. I am very sure that I will be back soon,\u201d she\u00a0 concluded.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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