{"id":16944,"date":"2026-06-20T12:53:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/agra-regional-head-visits-iita-abuja-explores-areas-of-mutual-collaboration\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:20","slug":"agra-regional-head-visits-iita-abuja-explores-areas-of-mutual-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/agra-regional-head-visits-iita-abuja-explores-areas-of-mutual-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRA Regional Head visits IITA-Abuja, explores areas of mutual collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"A 3-member delegation from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), led by its West Africa Regional Head, Fadel Ndiame, visited IITA in Abuja on 23 February. The aim of the visit was to explore the possibility of situating AGRA\u2019s operational office within the premises of IITA-Abuja. 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