IITA Bulletin

Issue No. 2337, 01 - 05 August 2016
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Sadanobu Kusaoke (center) flanked by DG Nteranya Sanginga (left), DDG Kenton Dashiell (right), DDG Kwame Akuffo-Akoto, Japanese scientists at IITA, members of staff and representatives of theIITA Youth Agripreneurs.

Japan, IITA to foster closer ties to benefit farmers through research

His Excellency Sadanobu Kusaoke, the new Japanese ambassador to Nigeria who assumed duty in 2015, has enjoined IITA management to work out more avenues through which the Japanese government and the Institute can collaborate. More

African horticultural experts to meet on improving livelihoods through horticulture

The Nigerian Society for Horticultural Sciences, under the aegis of the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) is hosting the 3rd All Africa Horticultural Congress (AAHC) on 7-12 August. More

IYA concludes training for Borno State youth

The “Putting nitrogen fixation to work for smallholder farmers in Africa” (N2Africa) project, in collaboration with the IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA), has concluded training for the fifth batch of selected youth in the north of Nigeria. More

DG Sanginga lauds IITA-Kano staff during visit

DG Nteranya Sanginga paid a courtesy visit to IITA Kano station on 27 July to monitor ongoing projects and research activities. More

IITA R4D to get better, stronger support with institutional restructuring – Sholola

IITA has experienced rapid growth in the last five years under the current leadership of DG Nteranya Sanginga―tripling its annual budget and nearly doubling numbers of staff and partnerships. More

Upcoming Events

3rd All Africa Horticultural Congress, IITA Conference Center, Ibadan, Nigeria. 07 - 12 Aug. 2016. Website

Regional Symposium: Next Generation Cocoa Research for West and Central Africa, Ibadan, Nigeria. 08 - 10 Nov. 2016. Website

7th International Nitrogen Conference (INI 2016) , Victoria, Australia. 04 – 08 Dec. 2016. Website

The 13th International Symposium Of The International Society For Tropical Root Crops - Africa Branch, White Sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 01 - 05 Mar. 2017. View announcement

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