{"id":16814,"date":"2026-06-20T12:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-participates-in-nigerias-biggest-technology-and-innovation-expo\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:39:11","slug":"iita-participates-in-nigerias-biggest-technology-and-innovation-expo","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-participates-in-nigerias-biggest-technology-and-innovation-expo\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA participates in Nigeria\u2019s biggest Technology and Innovation Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"IITA had a strong presence at the recently concluded week-long \u201cTechnology and Innovation Expo 2017\u201d in Abuja.\n\nAt the IITA stand, visitors thronged to see IITA\u2019s innovations and technologies. From the first to the last day of the event, visitors were keen to know more about the use of NoduMax,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aflasafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aflasafe<\/a>, et\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/web\/yiifswa\/about-yiifswa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aeropronics<\/a>. They also tasted several cassava and yam-based confectionery including the\u00a0popular \u201cAfrican salad\u201d, also known as,\u00a0Abacha.\n<div id=\"attachment_2240\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1020157.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2240\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_P1020157.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of visitors thronged to the IITA exhibition stand\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2240\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors thronged to the IITA exhibition stand<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nSeveral high-profile visitors toured the IITA exhibition stand, including ministers, senators, diplomats, and a high-powered delegation from the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).\n\nThe Expo is organized by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology every year. The theme of this year\u2019s Expo was \u201cScience, Technology and Innovation for Nigeria\u2019s Economic Diversification\u201d. This is the first time that\u00a0the Abuja station has represented IITA in a national exhibition, providing an opportunity to advertise the Station.\u00a0\u201cNow we know IITA is in Abuja; we will visit you soon\u201d, was a recurring comment from visitors.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA had a strong presence at the recently concluded week-long \u201cTechnology and Innovation Expo 2017\u201d in Abuja.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":16815,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[1961],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[195],"class_list":["post-16814","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-iita-news-no-2375","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-195"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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