{"id":34980,"date":"2026-09-18T10:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T10:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iita.org\/?page_id=34980"},"modified":"2026-09-25T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:14:27","slug":"farming-systems-agronomy-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/farming-systems-agronomy-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Farming Systems Agronomy Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"34980\" class=\"elementor elementor-34980\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5354c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5354c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319cc8c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"319cc8c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3fc3b9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c3fc3b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43644f6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43644f6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farming Systems Agronomy Program<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec0584d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4ec0584d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"why-it-matters\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732d126a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"732d126a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53662223 menu-wrapper-parent e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53662223\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1368f86b left-menu-arrow elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1368f86b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M34.52 239.03L228.87 44.69c9.37-9.37 24.57-9.37 33.94 0l22.67 22.67c9.36 9.36 9.37 24.52.04 33.9L131.49 256l154.02 154.75c9.34 9.38 9.32 24.54-.04 33.9l-22.67 22.67c-9.37 9.37-24.57 9.37-33.94 0L34.52 272.97c-9.37-9.37-9.37-24.57 0-33.94z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa92f65 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-none elementor-nav-menu__align-center scrolling-menu-container elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"4fa92f65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot; 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FSA applies Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) principles within site-specific contexts, combining evidence from cropping-system design, long-term experiments, seed systems, field data, and advanced modelling including machine learning and AI.<\/p><p>These inputs are translated into localized agronomic recommendations (agro-advisories) that respond to differences in soils, climate, crops, management practices, and farmer circumstances. 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/siyabusa-mkuhlani\/\">Siyabusa Mkuhlani<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5588ca51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5588ca51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Program Lead<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ddcf929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ddcf929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a 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300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55654d24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55654d24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geographic Reach <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150e234d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"150e234d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>West Africa Hub<\/strong> (Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Togo, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Mali, Sierra Leone),<br>\n<strong>Central Africa Hub<\/strong> (DRC, Burundi, Rwanda),<br>\n<strong>East Africa Hub<\/strong> (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Comoros),<br>\n<strong>Southern Africa Hub<\/strong> (Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Madagascar)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f493fa3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f493fa3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730286a1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"730286a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311c859b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311c859b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14fe52d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14fe52d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Close yield gaps and enhance agronomic gain through the development and validation of locally adapted agronomic practices that increase crop productivity, profitability, resource-use efficiency, and resilience.<\/li><li>Design and improve productive, diverse and resilient cropping systems by optimizing crop combinations, rotations, intercropping, planting arrangements, crop and variety choices, and management practices suited to different farming environments.<\/li><li>Improve soil fertility, soil health and nutrient-use efficiency through Integrated Soil Fertility Management, combining inorganic and organic nutrient sources, improved germplasm, biological inputs, and site-specific management.<\/li><li>Advance data-driven and site-specific agronomy by integrating field experiments, long-term trials, environmental and socioeconomic data, crop modelling, machine learning and AI to understand yield gaps and generate localized agronomic recommendations.<\/li><li>Co-develop, validate and scale agronomic innovations and agro-advisories with farmers, national research systems, private-sector actors, NGOs and digital advisory platforms, translating agronomic science into actionable decisions that improve farming-system performance.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f60d620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2f60d620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"focus-areas\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eab9d91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3eab9d91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43824d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43824d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d4de26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51d4de26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IITA\u2019s Farming Systems Agronomy (FSA) Program combines integrated soil fertility management, cropping systems design, climate-resilient practices, and data-driven agronomy to close yield gaps and improve farming-system performance. The broader goal is to translate agronomic science into locally adapted solutions that support farmer decision-making, increase productivity and profitability, and enhance resource-use efficiency and resilience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img \" data-interaction-id=\"a7a47b6\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-id=\"a7a47b6\" id=\"35140\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FSA-Overview.png\" width=\"903\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FSA-Overview.png 903w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FSA-Overview-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FSA-Overview-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/FSA-Overview-18x10.png 18w\" alt=\"\"\/>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c13027e e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c13027e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70cd2424 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70cd2424\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584de610 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"584de610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Plant.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb54c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebb54c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM)<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c3f982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60c3f982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Develop and adapt integrated approaches that combine inorganic and organic nutrient sources&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3773f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"3773f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-5810\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-5810\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> See more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5810\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d67465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d67465\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-5810\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89b27d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e89b27d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd27630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd27630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>improved germplasm, soil health management and locally adapted agronomic practices to improve soil fertility, nutrient-use efficiency, crop productivity and profitability within site-specific contexts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba66f73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ba66f73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c0c486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c0c486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Plant.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b27e1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14b27e1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cropping Systems Design and Diversification<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2886da26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2886da26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Design and optimize productive and diverse cropping systems through rotations, intercropping&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a089a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"5a089a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-9440\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-9440\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> See more <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9440\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc639e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc639e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-9440\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4aede e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb4aede\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd6ea0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fd6ea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>crop associations, planting arrangements and input combinations. This includes integration of legumes, roots and tubers, indigenous and alternative crops to improve productivity, resource-use efficiency and overall system performance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18079847 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18079847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ea481d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ea481d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Plant.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e09ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25e09ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yield Gap Analysis and Agronomic Gain<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c01842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c01842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identify and quantify the biophysical, management and socioeconomic factors driving yield gaps&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01df9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"01df9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>and develop agronomic interventions that sustainably narrow the difference between current and attainable yields while increasing agronomic gain, profitability and resource-use efficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78249606 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78249606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccf4c1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ccf4c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673fefe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"673fefe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"49\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Plant.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1641\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-225b7d86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"225b7d86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate-Resilient Agronomy<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2906705e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2906705e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Develop and evaluate agronomic strategies that improve the resilience of crops and farming systems to climate variability and change<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b916d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"b916d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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systems in Kenya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2600e3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2600e3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c60e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c60e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6,000+ Agronomic field experiments<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cf1d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82cf1d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Field experiments 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Research datasets<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dccfe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dccfe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aggregated from 3,000+ IITA, CGIAR wide and datasets (agronomy, socio-economic and breeding) supporting agronomic research, modelling, targeting and decision support.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768ab34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"768ab34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f4c76b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f4c76b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cassava-Farmer-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cassava-Farmer-2.png 680w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cassava-Farmer-2-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cassava-Farmer-2-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dad051c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2dad051c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Farmers recount the benefits of AKILIMO in cassava production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e7bedeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e7bedeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The outgrower farmers of Psaltry International Limited (PIL) have started experiencing the positive impact of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akilimo.org\/\">AKILIMO<\/a>\u00a0tools from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/acai-project.org\/\">African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)<\/a>. Multiple success stories have emerged in relation to the use of the tools. <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-ocp-africa-target-increased-agriculture-research-impact-in-africa\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e5c4445 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e5c4445\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5841d287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5841d287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Smart farming of cassava with focus on integrated soil fertility management increases yield by 60% in Tanzania<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56abf403 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56abf403\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Preliminary results from an ongoing study by IITA in Tanzania have shown an increase of nearly 60% in cassava yield which translates to a 30% increase in income for farmers. <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/news-item\/smart-farming-of-cassava-with-focus-on-integrated-soil-fertility-management-increases-yield-by-60-in-tanzania\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" 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tag-bulletin-no-2351cassavaintegrated-soil-fertility-managementsard-scsoil tag-fsa-featured location-tanzania hub-eastern-africa crop-cassava item-year-194\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/smart-farming-of-cassava-with-focus-on-integrated-soil-fertility-management-increases-yield-by-60-in-tanzania\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/998_Picture4-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17125\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/998_Picture4-2.jpg 998w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/998_Picture4-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/998_Picture4-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/998_Picture4-2-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/smart-farming-of-cassava-with-focus-on-integrated-soil-fertility-management-increases-yield-by-60-in-tanzania\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSmart farming of cassava with focus on integrated soil fertility management increases yield by 60% in Tanzania\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Preliminary results from an ongoing study by IITA in Tanzania have shown an increase of nearly 60% in cassava yield which translates to a 30% increase in income for farmers.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/smart-farming-of-cassava-with-focus-on-integrated-soil-fertility-management-increases-yield-by-60-in-tanzania\/\" aria-label=\"En savoir plus sur Smart farming of cassava with focus on 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agricultural transformation on the continent.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CGIAR-2.png 820w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CGIAR-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CGIAR-2-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/CGIAR-2-18x9.png 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/cgiar-council-chair-explores-iita-innovations-driving-agricultural-transformation-across-africa\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tCGIAR Council Chair explores IITA innovations driving agricultural transformation across Africa\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Chair of the CGIAR Council, Renaud Seligmann, paid his first learning visit to IITA\u2013CGIAR&nbsp;on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a 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width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siyabusa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siyabusa.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Siyabusa-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cde2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cde2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/siyabusa-mkuhlani\/\">Siyabusa Mkuhlani<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d160a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d160a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssociate Scientist &#8211; <br>Data Science\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41c438 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e41c438\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4c8178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c8178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/ampadu-boakye-theresa\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Passport-Photograph-Theresa-Ampadu-Boakye_200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Passport-Photograph-Theresa-Ampadu-Boakye_200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Passport-Photograph-Theresa-Ampadu-Boakye_200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Passport-Photograph-Theresa-Ampadu-Boakye_200-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba63b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba63b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/ampadu-boakye-theresa\/\">Ampadu-Boakye, Theresa<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc76fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc76fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b7af3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9b7af3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef2811 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef2811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/asare-richard\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Richard-Asare.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4997\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bc525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97bc525\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/asare-richard\/\">Asare, Richard<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af9d0d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af9d0d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cocoa Scientist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a4b338 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a4b338\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10c74f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c10c74f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/michael-batte\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Batte.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12302\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Batte.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Batte-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Batte-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7725c7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7725c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/michael-batte\/\">Batte, Michael<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9903c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d9903c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Postdoctoral Fellow, Banana Breeder<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8ab0a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8ab0a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f68eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17f68eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/tony-gathungu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tony-Gathungu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12354\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tony-Gathungu.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tony-Gathungu-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Tony-Gathungu-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a08a92a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a08a92a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/tony-gathungu\/\">Gathungu, Tony<\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e5e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8e5e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chief Growth Officer, Excellence-in-Agronomy (EiA)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93fd69c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93fd69c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df2bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3df2bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/subramaniam-gopalakrishnan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subramaniam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subramaniam.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subramaniam-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49d0ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49d0ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/subramaniam-gopalakrishnan\/\">Gopalakrishnan, Subramaniam\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf54845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf54845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soil Microbiologist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210509c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"210509c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6675062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6675062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kamara-alpha\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_A-Kamara2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11001\" alt=\"Alpha Kamara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_A-Kamara2.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_A-Kamara2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_A-Kamara2-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d98fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18d98fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kamara-alpha\/\">Kamara, Alpha<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe51fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebe51fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Savannah Systems Agronomist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fd818 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27fd818\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17484a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17484a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kintche-kokou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male.png 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb2f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cb2f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kintche-kokou\/\">Kintche, Kokou<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c143869 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c143869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Systems Agronomist (CIALCA)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"9\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9993d82 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9993d82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2db95c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2db95c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/yao-adjiguita-kolombia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kolombia.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12317\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kolombia.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kolombia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Kolombia-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450e77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"450e77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/yao-adjiguita-kolombia\/\">Kolombia, Yao<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ca84b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ca84b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Plant Pathologist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"10\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e00eac4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e00eac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ddac03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ddac03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/sehou-romaric-kouiho\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sehou.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12348\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sehou.png 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sehou-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Sehou-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf842c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcf842c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/sehou-romaric-kouiho\/\">Kouiho, Sehou Romaric<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6961ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6961ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data Specialist, Agronomic Decision Support Systems- Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"11\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e362c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e362c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-055eee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"055eee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kreye-christine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_Kreye.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11017\" alt=\"Kreye, Christine\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_Kreye.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_Kreye-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/200_Kreye-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-170097c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"170097c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/kreye-christine\/\">Kreye, Christine<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c67857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c67857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agronomist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"12\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4222b61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4222b61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d89df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d89df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/manda-julius\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"223\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Julius-Manda.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33098\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Julius-Manda.png 223w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Julius-Manda-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c68289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c68289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/manda-julius\/\">Manda, Julius<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5618d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5618d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Economist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"13\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d006d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d006d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0aa2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1b0aa2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/muthoni-francis\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male.png 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Placeholder-male-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974a94f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"974a94f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/muthoni-francis\/\">Muthoni, Francis<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c538586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c538586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GIS Specialist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"14\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4757a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df4757a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da872d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da872d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/babra-sehlule-muzata\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Barbra-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Barbra-1.png 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Barbra-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Barbra-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e8b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2e8b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/babra-sehlule-muzata\/\">Muzata, Babra Sehlule<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c03fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c03fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Communication Specialist<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"15\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68ba56 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68ba56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddec5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddec5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/ogunsanmithompson\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thompson-Ogunsanmi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thompson-Ogunsanmi.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thompson-Ogunsanmi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thompson-Ogunsanmi-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d6f126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d6f126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/ogunsanmithompson\/\">\nOgunsanmi, Thompson<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3523355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3523355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scaling Specialist &#8211; Nigeria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"16\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4046250 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4046250\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571f67f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"571f67f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/staff\/john-okoth-omondi\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Okoth-O-mondi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11044\" alt=\"John Okoth Omondi\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Okoth-O-mondi.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/John-Okoth-O-mondi-150x150.jpg 150w, 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Collaboration spans national agricultural research and extension systems, universities and advanced research institutes, government and climate-service institutions, CGIAR and international research organizations, development and delivery partners, and private-sector actors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49dadd2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49dadd2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1868c0a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1868c0a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>National agricultural research systems (NARS)<\/strong><br \/>Examples include KALRO (Kenya), ZARI (Zambia), DARS (Malawi), IIAM (Mozambique), CSIR-SRI 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