IITA GRC

Today, Dr. Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, an alumna of the Genetic Resource Center at IITA, visited with the esteemed Africa Food Prize award. We are truly proud and delighted by her commitment and contributions to agricultural sustainability in Africa, as well as her role as a worthy ambassador of GRC. Our commitment remains firm in supporting and advancing food security across the continent.

We are glad to welcome Ana Luisa Garcia-Oliveira (CGIAR Genebank Management Information Coordinator) to the Genetic Resource Centre of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan.
The expectation was met on the use of GRIN GLOBAL Community Edition (GG-CE) in relation to the automation of IITA Genebank operations.

🔔 Just a Reminder

📢 The Society for Underutilized Legumes (SUL)
Warmly invites you to its 26th Academic Lecture Series

🗓 Lecture Topic:
Advancing Bambara Groundnut Production Through Improved Agronomic Techniques

🗣 Guest Speaker:
Dr. Faloye Benjamin
Fieldbank Manager, Genetic Resources Center
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria

📅 Date: Wednesday, 30th July 2025
🕓 Time: 2:00 PM (WAT)
📍 Venue: Google Meet
(https://meet.google.com/ukw-wmzk-rib)

📌 Register Here:
👉 https://forms.gle/pBJtM2NUztJUaVgd7

We eagerly anticipate your presence at this insightful session focused on realizing the potential of Bambara groundnut to enhance food security and strengthen climate resilience.

Dr. Kafilat Abiodun ODESOLA
PRO-SUL
📞 +234 802 345 8917

The cassava regeneration field, at one and two months of growth, contains various cassava species identified by their unique accession numbers.
The IITA Genebank carries out annual regeneration of the cassava field to ensure the proper maintenance of the different varieties of this important staple crop.
For request:
https://www.genesys-pgr.org
https://www.iita.org/research/genetic-resources/

📢 The Society for Underutilized Legumes (SUL)
Cordially Invites You to Its 26th Academic Lecture Series

🗓 Topic:
Enhancing Bambara Groundnut Production Through Improved Agronomic Practices

🗣 Guest Speaker:
Dr. Faloye Benjamin
Fieldbank Manager, Genetic Resources Center
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria

Date: Wednesday, 30th July 2025
🕓 Time: 2:00 PM (WAT)
📍 Venue: Google Meet
(https://meet.google.com/ukw-wmzk-rib)

Registration Link👉 https://forms.gle/pBJtM2NUztJUaVgd7

We look forward to your participation in this enlightening session on unlocking the potential of Bambara groundnut through best agronomic practices to boost food security and climate resilience.

Dr. Kafilat Abiodun ODESOLA
PRO-SUL
+234 802 345 8917

🌱 Grateful for today’s visit! We were thrilled to host Roy Gray, Tracy Gray, and Yasmina Sultanbara at the IITA Genebank. Together, we stand committed to building a future of sustainable agriculture and improved food security. 💪🌍 CGIAR Genebanks ILRI

H.E. Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone visit IITA Headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Conserving Treasures of African crops (IITA GENEBANK)
Global Food Security Starts Here...

Dr. Adeniyi Adedoyin, Director of Agricultural Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Abuja, paid a visit to the Genetic Resources Center at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, Nigeria. The visit highlighted the vital role of modern agricultural technologies in advancing food security across Africa. He also emphasized the Federal Government's commitment to collaborating on agricultural sustainability in Nigeria and across the continent. Dr. Adedoyin praised the Genetic Resources Center as a cornerstone of innovation and commended the staff for their outstanding presentations.

Seed cleaning and conformity is a section in the Genebank that specialized in elimination of broken seeds and ensured it’s true to type by matching the seed file with the harvested seeds from the field or screen house. Maintaining standard operation procedure to safeguard Genetic diversity is our priority.
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To strengthen research globally International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA Genebank) in partnership with International center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Understanding the operation of information systems, database management at the ABC and IITA centers and Understand how to operate Clonal operations (In-Vitro and Cryopreservation) in IITA to Coordinate and integrate activities to enhance operational efficiency to enhance food security.

We are honored to have hosted Dr. Shenggen Fan and his team from the Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy (AGFEP) at China agricultural university to IITA Genetic Resources Center.

During their visit, the team toured our units and left us with a simple yet powerful feedback: “Great work!”