GODWIN OBASEKI

Edo govt, IITA partners for development of 50,000 hectare farm project

The Edo State Government and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have agreed to join forces to bring about transformation-al change in cassava production, with a proposal for development of a 50,000 hectare farm project in the state. Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki revealed his administration’s plan to work with IITA after he gave […]

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Obasanjo’s OOPL partners with AfDB, IITA, to launch ‘Zero Hunger Forum’

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo is partnering with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to launch a new agricultural production initiative known as the Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum (NZHF). The forum targets boosting food production and ending hunger in the country by 2030. A […]

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African Development Bank (AfDB) Headquarters Source: Reuters

Agripreneurs: AfDB, IITA, others educate young entrepreneurs on agribusiness

African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Africa Agribusiness Incubation Network (AAIN), and Africa 2.0, recently hosted youth from all over Africa for the first-ever African Youth Agripreneurs (AYA) Forum in Ibadan. Africa 2.0 is a Pan-African Civil Society Organisation made […]

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Boko Haram fuelling hunger in North East, says Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on the international community to help tackle the humanitarian crisis in the North East, ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency “We call on the international community for help. Yes, the Boko Haram terrorists are on the run, but their menace has not been completely solved,” he said at the donation […]

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