{"id":17142,"date":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/big-brothers-come-back-to-iita-for-commercialization\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:08:26","slug":"big-brothers-come-back-to-iita-for-commercialization","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/big-brothers-come-back-to-iita-for-commercialization\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBig brothers\u201d come back to IITA for commercialization"},"content":{"rendered":"Reconnection and commercialization met on 18-20 October when Dr Moctar Tour\u00e9 from Senegal, and Mr Birama Sidib\u00e9 from Mali, long-time friends of IITA DG\u00a0<a title=\"Visit Nteranya Sanginga&apos;s profile page on the IITA website\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/sanginga-nteranya-e\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>, visited Ibadan to initiate a partnership-support relationship with the Institute that would benefit many start-up businesses in Africa.\n<div id=\"attachment_1496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_BigBrothers.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1496\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_BigBrothers.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of DG Sanginga welcoming his old friends.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1496\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DG Sanginga welcoming his old friends.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nThe duo were warmly received by DG Sanginga, who gleefully welcomed his old friend Tour\u00e9, with whom he had interacted in the past around African agricultural research for development.\n\n\u201cI am very pleased to see you again after a long time, and knowing that you want to partner with IITA as a private sector actor is delightful news. Your interest is clearly in line with IITA\u2019s vision in terms of engaging the private sector and extending the products of IITA research to the end users,\u201d said DG Sanginga.\n\nCorroborating DG Sanginga\u2019s stance, Mr Sidib\u00e9 said IITA has helped many private sector organizations grow.\n\n\u201cThere is only one door to knock on for opportunities, technical excellence, and high technology: IITA\u2019s door. We are pleased with the leadership vision here and seek a strategic partnership, mentorship, and training from IITA,\u201d he said.\n\nDr Tour\u00e9 expressed his aspiration for a win-win partnership with IITA. \u201cIt is important to note that we are looking for a win-win partnership with IITA, the sort of partnership that will open new doors and opportunities for many start-up businesses, similar to the one we are initiating back home,\u201d he disclosed.\n\nThe duo went on a tour around IITA that showcased various interventions and technologies. They described the tour as impressive and fascinating, and applauded DG Sanginga for the rapid growth of the Institute.\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1497\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 276px\">\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bulletin.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1024_DSC0218.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1497\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_DSC0218-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of From (Left - Right ) Mr Sidib\u00e9 and Dr Tour\u00e9 at the Cassava processing unit.\" width=\"276\" height=\"183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1497\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From (L-R ) Mr Sidib\u00e9 and Dr Tour\u00e9 at the Cassava processing unit.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDr Tour\u00e9 is currently a member of the Senegalese National Academy of Sciences, the African Academy of Sciences, and the Global Science Academy. He was a former World Bank Executive and chair of the Africa Harvest\u2019s Board of Directors. Mr Sidib\u00e9, on the other hand, is an executive of AGROBIOTECH (Bamako, Mali) and was a former Director of Shelter Africa, and former VP of the Islamic Development Bank. They are both engaged in setting up a commercial propagation tissue culture lab with the capacity to supply commercial farmers in the ECOWAS region with certified drought- and disease-resistant planting materials.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reconnection and commercialization met on 18-20 October when Dr Moctar Tour\u00e9 from Senegal, and Mr Birama Sidib\u00e9 from Mali, long-time friends of IITA DG Nteranya Sanginga, visited Ibadan<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17143,"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":[2130],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[194],"class_list":["post-17142","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bulletin-no-2350nteranya-sanginga","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-194"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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