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14.10.24
A group of passionate African and Indian agricultural stakeholders, united in their commitment to agricultural development, visited IITA-CGIAR on 3 October as part of activities outlined for the Global Okra Round Table II (GORT II) and 5F Farming Conference organized by the Foundation for Advanced Training in Plant Breeding (ATPBR), India, and National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Nigeria.
The delegates were received at the IITA Genetic Resources Center (GRC) conference room by Kenton Dashiell, IITA Deputy Director General, Partnerships for Delivery (DDG-P4D), and Zaina Sore, Head of the Capacity Development Office. They then had the chance to visit some IITA laboratories and interact with scientists and staff.
In his opening remarks, Dashiell emphasized IITA’s role as a primary research organization with significant engagements in delivery and scaling. He stressed that IITA, as a member of One CGIAR, has a mandate for certain crops but offers links to research and outputs for other crops through other CGIAR centers. He continued, “We welcome new partnerships in our research and delivery work.”