Food Security: IITA boss to address National Assembly on agriculture

Director General of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, is set to address the National Assembly on the desirability of constitutional reforms that will further improve agriculture in Nigeria. Announcing this at the institute during an annual meeting with the staff, the director general said that the dialogue was at […]

Director General of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Dr. Nteranya Sanginga, is set to address the National Assembly on the desirability of constitutional reforms that will further improve agriculture in Nigeria.
Announcing this at the institute during an annual meeting with the staff, the director general said that the dialogue was at the invitation of the Senate.
  Sanginga will address the senators on agriculture-related issues in Nigeria, drawing experiences from the work, projects and achievements of the institute.
He expressed optimism that the presentation will convince the senators of the pivotal role of agriculture in eradicating the menace of poverty, unemployment and hunger widespread in the country.
  The “meet with the DG” forum was also a platform for promoting transparency in governance and camaraderie among staff and also keeping staff members abreast of the financial status of the institute for the closing year and the prospects for delivery in the coming year.
  Sanginga said that compared to the situation in 2011 when he assumed office as DG, the institute has steadily moved up from sixth to first place in 2015 in terms of research output and budget allocation among all 15 CGIAR centres.
He also said that IITA has almost tripled its budget within the years from US$47 million to more than $120 million.