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30.09.24
During a brief stay in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which hosts IITA–CGIAR, Dr Simeon Ehui, Director General of IITA and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, met with Provincial Governor Jean-Jacques Mpurusi Sadiki on 9 September.
The agenda of the meeting revolved around sustaining and furthering collaboration between IITA and the provincial government in particular and with DR Congo’s government in general, as well as assessing the implications of IITA’s mission in strengthening food security in South Kivu.
The Provincial Minister of Agriculture, His Excellency Didier Kabi, IITA Central Africa Hub Director and Country Representative for DRC Zoumana Bamba, IITA-Kalambo Station Head Jan A. Helsen, and several executives from both IITA and the provincial government attended the meeting.
Governor Sadiki and DG Ehui reviewed the impact of previous projects and the inputs made by various technical partners as part of endeavors meant to reduce imports of basic commodities. These reviews were important because the said projects are designed and implemented to develop and revamp the agricultural sector in the country and, subsequently, improve the socio-economic conditions of the country’s inhabitants.