Togo strengthens partnerships with IITA for sustainable agricultural transformation

dc.creatorInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.date2025-07-08
dc.date2025-08-07T09:30:09Z
dc.date2025-08-07T09:30:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:08:47Z
dc.descriptionAs part of efforts to build strategic partnerships that will advance Togo’s agricultural transformation agenda, IITA-CGIAR recently welcomed a high-level delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture of Togo, the Institut Togolais de Recherche Agricole (ITRA), and the Agence de Transformation Agricole (ATA) to the institute’s headquarters in Ibadan. The visit focused on exploring concrete opportunities to scale up innovation, enhance sustainability, and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers across Togo. The delegation, led by Lardja Douti, Director General of the Togolese Institute for Agricultural Research (ITRA), toured IITA’s research facilities, experiencing some of the existing innovations firsthand., During discussions, the team was introduced to IITA’s broad range of initiatives in seed systems, youth empowerment, value addition, and soil and fertilizer health. Welcoming the Togo delegation, IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Simeon Ehui, said that there are numerous technologies that Togo can adopt, and the partnership will provide the leverage to drive the country’s agenda. #agriculture #foodsystems #farming
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/123785
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture. (2025). Togo strengthens partnerships with IITA for sustainable agricultural transformation. Ibadan, Nigeria: IITA Communication Office
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectfarming
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectsustainable agriculture
dc.titleTogo strengthens partnerships with IITA for sustainable agricultural transformation
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