{"id":17054,"date":"2026-06-20T12:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/yiifswa-scientist-honored-by-research-community\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:15:51","slug":"yiifswa-scientist-honored-by-research-community","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/yiifswa-scientist-honored-by-research-community\/","title":{"rendered":"YIIFSWA scientist honored by research community"},"content":{"rendered":"Morufat Balogun<\/a>, Tissue Culture Specialist with IITA\u2019s Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA<\/a>) project has won the 2016 edition of the International Institute for Training, Research and Economic Development (IITRED<\/a>) prize. The award recognizes her study on\u00a0Absorbent kenaf materials and method of making and using\u00a0same; development of high yield kenaf varieties<\/em>\u00a0as an outstanding agricultural research.\n
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Morufat Balogun.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nBalogun<\/a>\u2019s paper went through a rigorous selection process and was adjudged the best for the year.\n\nThe award was officially conferred on 1 December at the NICON Luxury hotel in Abuja with the DG,\u00a0Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>, ably represented by\u00a0Gbassey Tarawali<\/a>, giving the keynote paper on \u201cCreating youth employment in Nigeria through agriculture\u201d.\n\nDuring the conferment ceremony, Balogun made a presentation on\u00a0Status and prospects for regreening the Niger Delta using home-grown kenaf<\/em>.\n\n\u201cThe research work is timely to the continent as it would assist in addressing environmental remediation, specifically the cleaning of oil spills, and improving seed systems in agricultural production. This is in addition to the economic impact this research would create,\u201d Sani Dawop, IITRED President\/CEO, said.\n\nBalogun\u2019s collaborative mutation breeding efforts have led to the registration and release of the high-yielding, photoinsensitive variety IKEKEN DI 400, adapted to Nigeria\u2019s agroecology. Stems of kenaf grown in Nigeria were processed into absorbents that will absorb eight times its weight of oil and related liquids and can be used for cleaning oil spills efficiently. All these highlight genetic resource conservation and improvement, biotechnology applications, networking and partnerships, patenting, and mentoring.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Morufat Balogun, Tissue Culture Specialist with IITA\u2019s Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa (YIIFSWA) project has won the 2016 edition of the International Institute for 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