{"id":18165,"date":"2026-06-20T13:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/lagos-business-school-explores-partnership-with-iita-to-advance-agribusiness-leadership-and-innovation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:52:49","slug":"lagos-business-school-explores-partnership-with-iita-to-advance-agribusiness-leadership-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/lagos-business-school-explores-partnership-with-iita-to-advance-agribusiness-leadership-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Business School explores partnership with IITA to advance agribusiness leadership and innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32967\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32967\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32967 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Director-General.png\" alt=\"IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui welcoming the Lagos Business School delegation at IITA headquarters.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui welcoming the Lagos Business School delegation at IITA headquarters.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a visit aimed at forging a strategic partnership, a team from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbs.edu.ng\/\">Lagos Business School (LBS)<\/a> met with the <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a> Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> Regional Director for Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, alongside members of the Institute\u2019s senior management and scientists at IITA headquarters in Ibadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collaboration seeks to integrate LBS\u2019s strengths in executive education, leadership development, and agribusiness strategy with IITA\u2019s robust agricultural research and innovation expertise across Africa\u2019s food systems value chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the meeting, Victor Banjo, Director of Executive Education at LBS, provided an overview of the school\u2019s agribusiness program, emphasizing hands-on learning through practical field experiences. Highlighting the potential for synergy, Banjo proposed that collaboration with IITA would offer cohorts direct exposure to research-based innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32966\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Lagos-Business-School-delegation-led-by-Victor-Banjo.png\" alt=\"The Lagos Business School delegation led by Victor Banjo, Director for Executive Education with the IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui and IITA team.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lagos Business School delegation led by Victor Banjo, Director for Executive Education with the IITA Director General Dr Simeon Ehui and IITA team.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are certain that when our cohorts see the impactful work happening at IITA, they will be eager to adopt and champion these technologies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcoming the delegation, Dr Ehui noted that the visit was timely and strategic, emphasizing that IITA is prioritizing the scaling of innovations developed over nearly six decades of agricultural research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLBS\u2019s focus on leadership and capacity development aligns well with our mission to move research to impact,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32968\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32968\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-tour-of-the-IITA-Cassava-Processing-Unit.png\" alt=\"The Lagos Business School delegation during a tour of the IITA Cassava Processing Unit.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Lagos Business School delegation during a tour of the IITA Cassava Processing Unit.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LBS team was given an interactive tour of IITA\u2019s laboratories and research facilities. Discussions centered on identifying mutual interest areas, research commercialization, peer-to-peer and experiential learning, and youth engagement. Plans are underway for a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to solidify the collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reflecting on the tour, Banjo commended IITA\u2019s contributions to agricultural transformation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIITA\u2019s commitment to tackling hunger, malnutrition, and resource degradation aligns with our vision of developing responsible leaders and influencing policy for sustainable impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both institutions expressed a shared vision to work together in the future to promote sustainable development and scale agricultural innovations for greater impact across Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par \u2019Timilehin Osunde<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a visit aimed at forging a strategic partnership, a team from Lagos Business School (LBS) met with the IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional 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