{"id":17665,"date":"2026-06-20T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/still-flying-high\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:59:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:59:12","slug":"still-flying-high","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/still-flying-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Still flying high"},"content":{"rendered":"A short narrative highlighting the background, impression, and achievements of Charity Mutegi,\nIITA\u2019s East Africa Aflasafe Project Coordinator, is currently being featured on the\u00a0<em>Featured profile of the week<\/em>\u00a0section of the modernizing African food systems\u2019\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mafs-africa.org\/african_role_models\/featured_role_model\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a><\/u>.\n<div id=\"attachment_123\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-123\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/aflasafe-charity_1024-450x300.jpg 450w\" alt=\"Picture of Charity Mutegi, IITA\u2019s East Africa Aflasafe Project Coordinator with farmers.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charity Mutegi, IITA\u2019s East Africa Aflasafe Project Coordinator with farmers.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nMutegi was 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