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A virtual keynote address by IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, during the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW9) and 10th FARA General Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria.
4 August 2026
CGIAR Africa director calls for African-led innovation to transform agrifood systems at AASW9
A virtual keynote address by IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui, during the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW9) and 10th FARA General...
The Honorable Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, the Honorable Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha; FARA Board Chairperson Ms. Bongiwe Njobe, FARA Board members, and delegates from across Africa at the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW9) and the 10th FARA General Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria. 
4 August 2026
Africa’s agricultural future hinges on scaling proven innovations, leaders say at AASW9
Africa is not short of agricultural innovations. From climate-smart technologies and improved crop varieties to digital advisory services and livestock innovations, the continent has developed solutions that can transform its...
24 July 2026
OAU students explore global development diplomacy at IITA
IITA Deputy Director General, Partnership for Delivery/Scaling Dr Tahirou Abdoulaye with one of the students during an award presentation to IITA. Students of the Department of International Relations, Obafemi Awolowo...
FUAEB delegates tour IITA's Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) screenhouse learning about innovative cassava seed multiplication technologies that support rapid production of clean planting materials.
24 July 2026
The Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship, explores partnership to build future agricultural entrepreneurs
FUAEB delegates tour IITA's Semi-Autotrophic Hydroponics (SAH) screenhouse learning about innovative cassava seed multiplication technologies that support rapid production of clean planting materials. Delegates from the newly established Federal University...
Professor-Rony-Swennen-with-another-colleague-during-inspection-of-a-banana-research-field.
24 July 2026
Belgium honors IITA scientist with noble title of Baron
Professor-Rony-Swennen-in-a-banana-field. IITA-CGIAR celebrates one of its distinguished scientists, Professor Rony Swennen, following his conferment of the noble title of Baron by His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium in recognition of his outstanding...
IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui with H.E. Muhindo Nzagi Butondo, Minister of Agriculture of the Democratic Republic of Congo after the signing of the MoU.
24 July 2026
IITA, Democratic Republic of the Congo strengthen agricultural partnership with new MoU
IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui with H.E. Muhindo Nzagi Butondo, Minister of Agriculture of the Democratic Republic of Congo during the signing of the MoU. As part of efforts...
Participants during the seed production workshop.
10 July 2026
Seed production and agronomy training strengthens quality seed delivery to farmers
Participants during the seed production workshop. As part of efforts to reinforce commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s seed systems, IITA-CGIAR, Kano station organizing a two-day Seed Production and Field Agronomy Training...
(L-R) The CEO, IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA), Ms Aline Mugisho, and the Minister of Youth Development, His Excellency Ayodele Olawande, at the national launch of the Youth in Agribusiness Land Trust Fund in Abuja recently.
10 July 2026
FG launches Land Trust Fund, partners with IITA on training, support for youths
(L-R) The CEO, IITA Youth in Agribusiness Unit (IYA), Ms Aline Mugisho, and the Minister of Youth Development, His Excellency Ayodele Olawande, at the national launch of the Youth in...
10 July 2026
IITA achieves third consecutive Global Stewardship Audit milestone
IITA’s Certification for 2026. Scientific breakthroughs deliver lasting impact when they are developed responsibly and supported by robust systems that ensure quality, transparency, and accountability. At IITA-CGIAR, stewardship of ‘Biotechnology...
Participants planting vine segments during the practical session.
3 July 2026
PROSSIVA strengthens Nigeria’s seed yam industry through capacity-building for seed enterprises
Dr Beatrice Aighewi facilitating a session on quality seed yam production using LBCs. Access to quality seed remains one of the biggest constraints to yam productivity in Africa. Addressing this...
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Olaosebikan, Olamide

Olamide Deborah Nwanze is a Senior Research Associate specializing in gender mainstreaming research to inform participatory and inclusive breeding, variety development, and seed systems policies regarding root, tuber, and banana (RTB) crops in the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Headquarters, Ibadan, Nigeria. She is a PhD candidate at the University of Ibadan and holds an MSc and B. Agric in Agricultural Extension and Rural Development. Olamide is a fellow of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development – Gender Responsive Agricultural Systems Policy (AWARD-GRASP) and the Gender Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT). She seeks to apply her gender-mainstreaming learnings, gender-responsive research, and policy development, and review expertise to facilitate women, youth, children, and vulnerable social group’s access to and adoption of agricultural Innovations that guarantee food, nutrition, income, and livelihood security in Africa. Her current roles include mentoring research fellows, development of guides and training manuals, implementation and adaptation of gender frameworks and tools, value chain actors’ engagement as citizen science partners, policy review and redesign, data management, and analysis. Her current research explores mixed methods and participatory and interdisciplinary approaches to capture and highlight gender dynamics, needs, preferences, and challenges stakeholders face within the agricultural livelihood value chain to prioritize gender-inclusive strategies in breeding programs, policy design, and implementation.

At IITA, she contributes to the implementation of the CGIAR Accelerated Breeding Initiative and Genetic Innovation Programs; participatory and gender research within the NextGen Cassava, HarvestPlus, RTBFoods, and Tricot-ClimMob 1000Farms Projects; and gender knowledge communication via the G-LENS webinar series, video documentary, policy briefs, publications, and blogs.

 

Recent publications

de Sousa, K., van Etten, J., Manners, R. Bello, A., Teeken, B., Olaosebikan, O., et al. 2024. The tricot approach: an agile framework for decentralized on-farm testing supported by citizen science. A retrospective. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 44, 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-023-00937-1

Madu, T., Onwuka, S., Nwafor, S., Onyemauwa, N., Ejechi, M., Ofoeze, M., Ukeje, B., Eluagu, C., Olaosebikan, O., Okoye, B., 2024. Gender-Inclusive Consumer Studies Improve Cassava Breeding in Nigeria in: Frontiers in Sociology, volume 9, number: 1224504, doi: 10.3389/fsoc.2024.1224504

Olaosebikan, O.; Bello, A.; Utoblo, O.; Okoye, B.; Olutegbe, N.; Garner, E.; Teeken, B.; Bryan, E.; Forsythe, L.; Cole, S.; Madu, T. 2023.  Stressors and Resilience within the Cassava Value Chain in Nigeria: Preferred Cassava Variety Traits and Response Strategies of Men and Women to Inform Breeding. Sustainability 15, 7837. https://doi.org/10.3390/su15107837

Okoye, B., Ofoeze, M., Ejechi, M., Onwuka, S., Nwafor, S., Onyemauwa, N., Ukeje, B., Eluagu, C., Obidiegwu, J.*, Olaosebikan, O., Madu, T.* 2023. Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis in: Frontiers in Sociology, volume 8, number: 1232626, pages 1 – 9, ISSN 2297-7775, 2023. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1232626/full

Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A. A., de Sousa, K., Ndjouenkeu, R., Adesokan, M., Alamu, E. O., Agbona, A., van Etten, J., Kegah, F. N.*, Dufour, D., Bouniol, A., Teeken, B. 2023. Consumer acceptability of cassava gari-eba food products across cultural and environmental settings using the triadic comparison of technologies approach (tricot) in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture,

Teeken, B., Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A. A., Madu, T.*, Cole, S. M. 2023. Qualitative assessment on the positionality and preferences of dyads in relation to cassava-related activities: working with tricot trial citizen scientists https://hdl.handle.net/10568/138326 Type: Manual

Bouniol, A., Ceballos, H., Bello, A. A., Teeken, B., Olaosebikan, O., Owoade, D., Agbona, A., Fotso Kuate, A., Madu, T.*, Okoye, B.*, Ofoeze, M.*, Nwafor, S.*, Onyemauwa, N.*, Adinsi, L.*, Forsythe, L., Dufour, D. 2023. Varietal impact on women’s labour, workload and related drudgery in processing root, tuber and banana crops: focus on cassava in sub-Saharan Africa in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pages 1 – 25, ISSN 0022-5142,

Bello, A. A., Agbona, A., Olaosebikan, O., Edughaen, G., Dufour, D., Bouniol, A., Iluebbey, P., Ndjouenkeu, R.*, Rabbi, I. Y., Teeken, B. 2023. Genetic and environmental effects on processing productivity and food product yield: drudgery of women’s work in: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, pages 1 – 32, ISSN 0022-5142, 5

Cavicchioli, M., Zimbiti, T., Teeken, B., Nwanze, D.O., Liani, M., Parkes, E. & Bello, A. 2023. IITA-Gender Responsive Breeding Training Report. Genetic Resources Center, IITA-HQ, Ibadan, 21-23 September, 2022. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA, (34 p.).https://hdl.handle.net/10568/131368

Agbona, A. Peteti P., Teeken B., Olaosebikan O. Bello, A. A., Parkes, E., Rabbi, I. Y., Mueller, L., Egesi, C., Kulakow, P. 2022. Data Management in Multi-disciplinary African RTB Crop Breeding Programs. In: Williamson, H.F., Leonelli, S. (eds) Towards Responsible Plant Data Linkage: Data Challenges for Agricultural Research and Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13276-6_5

Lora Forsythe, Pricilla Marimo, Sarah Mayanja, Olamide D. Olaosebikan, Esme Stuart, Bela Teeken, Benjamin Okoye, Tessy Madu, (2021). Cross-product Gender Analysis of RTBfoods Step 2 Gendered Food Mapping on RTB Products. Understanding the Drivers of Trait Preferences and the Development of Multi-user RTB Product Profiles, WP1. London, UK: RTBfoods Field Scientific Report, 30 p.

Teeken, B., Garner, E., Agbona, A., Balogun, I., Olaosebikan, O., Bello, A., Madu, T., Okoye, B., Egesi, C., Kulakow, P. and Tufan, H.A. 2021. Beyond “Women’s Traits”: Exploring How Gender, Social Difference, and Household Characteristics Influence Trait Preferences. Frontiers Sustainable Food Systems 5:740926. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.740926

Teeken, B., Agbona, A., Bello, A., Olaosebikan, O., Alamu, E., Adesokan, M., Awoyale, W., Madu, T., Okoye, B., Chijioke, U., Owoade, D., Okoro, M., Bouniol, A., Dufour, D., Hershey, C., Rabbi, I., Maziya‐Dixon, B., Egesi, C., Tufan, H. and Kulakow, P. (020. Understanding cassava varietal preferences through pairwise ranking of gari‐eba and fufu prepared by local farmer–processors. Int J Food Sci Technol. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.14862

Bela Teeken, Olamide Olaosebikan, Ireti Balogun, Benjamin Okoye, Tessy Madu, Steven Cole, Abolore Bello, Elizabeth Parkes. (2020). Piloting the G+ customer and product profile tools for gender-responsive cassava breeding in Nigeria. Nigeria: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/13000