Strengthening partnerships: NM-AIST and IITA collaborate on innovative research to boost food security

IITA and Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) have reaffirmed their commitment to a strong partnership, marking an important step in advancing collaborative research, innovation, and capacity-building initiatives. This partnership emphasizes their shared vision to address critical regional challenges, particularly in agriculture and food security.

Since the initial signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in 2014 and its renewal in May 2019, NM-AIST has served as an important host for IITA’s highland cooking banana breeding program. This program aims to develop improved, high-yielding varieties of the East African highland cooking banana and Mchare. NM-AIST provides essential support, including office space, access to laboratories, and trial fields for banana research.

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