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The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Hajia Amina J. Mohammed, visited IITA headquarters in Ibadan as part of a series of tours to national and international partners working to alleviate climate change challenges.
NAQS honors IITA with “Service Support Award” for phytosanitary capacity development Share Share 27 April 2021 A long-time collaborator and partner, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Services (NAQS), honored IITA with the “Service Support Award” for excellent support and collaboration towards the achievements of its mandate. The plaque was given during the passing out ceremony of new NAQS staff on 16 April 2021, at the Regional Post Entry and Diagnostics Centre, Moor Plantation, Ibadan. Dr Vincent Isegbe, NAQS Director General, gave the award in the presence of the Head of Post-e...
Incoming BoT member commends IITA’s work in upscaling research for impact Share Share 23 April 2021 On 21 April, Professor Felix Kolawole Salako, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), visited IITA to reacquaint himself with the Institute and find areas of collaboration between IITA and FUNAAB. Prof. Salako is an incoming member of the IITA Board of Trustees (BoT). Prof. Salako was a researcher at IITA from 1989 to 2000. “I am an IITA investment in FUNAAB because IITA sharpened my research acumen. I learned a lot about research and publication during my 1...
IITA partners with Nigerian Breweries for Olokemeji Reforestation Every year, the world loses 10 million hectares of forest to indiscriminate poaching activities and the felling of trees. The depletion of our natural resources and increased emission of greenhouse gases contribute to climate change. The IITA Forest Center, the Nigerian Breweries, and the Ogun State Ministry of Forestry are undertaking a 10-year project to reforest the Olokemeji Forest Reserve in Ogun State. The Forest Reserve is one of the largest in southwest Africa, covering 618 hectares of land. Community members have encro...