DG Nteranya Sanginga and Chiji Chinedum Ojukwu from the African Development Bank (AfDB) recently met with His Excellency, Hon. Augustin Matata Mpoyo, the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, for a briefing on the Youth Agripreneurship Program…
August 2015
18 August was United Nation’s Youth day to create awareness on the importance of engaging youth politically, economically and socially which is essential for the achievement of sustainable human development. We speak to a few of the young people…
Director General Nteranya Sanginga has called on southern African countries to tap the youth population in the region to address food insecurity and end unemployment. Addressing policymakers and the youth in the region at a conference organized by the…
Notwithstanding the 19% budget cut announced by the CGIAR earlier this year, Director General Nteranya Sanginga has assured members of the IITA community of the strong financial standing of the Institute. He also reminded staff of the need for…
Top seed production companies from across Nigeria convened at IITA on 6 August to explore novel technologies for high-ratio propagation of seed yam tubers. IITA scientists working on the Yam Improvement for Income and Food Security in West Africa…
While climate and development policies in Uganda are becoming more gender sensitive, there is still a lot to be done in their formulation, regulatory framework, and implementation to ensure that they adequately cater to women and men´s needs in…
Hidehiko Kikuno, a former IITA scientist, visited the Institute recently and gave an overview on yam research and development by the yam research team led by Prof Hironobu Shiwachi at the Tokyo University of Agriculture (TUA) Miyako-subtropical farm in…
IITA and AGROBIOTEC Lab in Bujumbura, Burundi, organized a hands-on training for field technicians in DR Congo on post-flask management of tissue culture banana on 22-26 June. The training was organized in the framework of the partnership project with…