ICRISAT DG visits IITA Kano station

The visit also provided a platform for Bergvinson to learn about the activities of ICRISAT scientists working at the Kano station.Bergvinson was received by Dr Alpha Kamara, the station Representative together with Mr Ado Rabo, the station’s administrator.“There has been a mutual relationship between IITA and ICRISAT for a long time now,” said Kamara while […]

The visit also provided a platform for Bergvinson to learn about the activities of ICRISAT scientists working at the Kano station.
Bergvinson was received by Dr Alpha Kamara, the station Representative together with Mr Ado Rabo, the station’s administrator.
“There has been a mutual relationship between IITA and ICRISAT for a long time now,” said Kamara while receiving the august visitor, adding: “We share facilities and ideas and IITA has supported ICRISAT in many ways.
“However, for ICRISAT to achieve its goal of providing useful solutions to many more farmers, it needs to deploy more scientists to Kano to create a critical mass of specialists who will complement each other in their work.”
Bergvinson acknowledged the support given by IITA in Kano, calling for better collaboration with ICRISAT.
“ICRISAT is ready to work with IITA in the Tropical Legumes III project and to identify cross-cutting projects that integrate all the mandate crops of the two institutions, given that farmers mostly grow all the crops at the same time,” said Bergvinson.