{"id":17126,"date":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/the-world-bank-recognizes-iita-scientist\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:06:46","slug":"the-world-bank-recognizes-iita-scientist","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/the-world-bank-recognizes-iita-scientist\/","title":{"rendered":"The World Bank recognizes IITA scientist"},"content":{"rendered":"The World Bank has congratulated the efforts of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/njukwe-emmanuel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emmanuel Njukwe<\/a>, IITA\u2019s associate scientist in Central Africa, for his doggedness in promoting the cause of the Enabling the Business of Agriculture 2017 project in the region.\n<div id=\"attachment_1538\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bulletin.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/906_DSC0832.jpg\"><img 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