IITA Business Incubation Platform (IITA BIP)

Celebrating #YouthDay Today, 12 August 2020, marks the 8th anniversary of IITA Youth Agripreneurs (IYA). In 2012, we started IYA as an intervention for graduate unemployment in Africa with only 12 youth in Nigeria. Today, IYA has made an impact in over 10 African countries.

#Agriculture can create #wealth and #Jobs for #African nations. The #youths got the strength and should be empowered to help develop this sector. It's time for African youths to explore the numerous #opportunities in Agriculture. #agribusiness #Farmer #Agro #youthskillday

In his address at the '𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬' virtual '𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩', @KentonDashiell said @IITA_CGIAR will like its success in research and partnerships to be replicated in every part of Nigeria and Africa. #IITA_MastercardFoundation

When @IITA_CGIAR received the #AfricaFoodPrize in 2018, I promised to promote agriculture among secondary-school children and engage them in agribusiness. Two years later, I am happy to launch the @startthemearly_ program in Fasola, Oyo, Nigeria with Governor @seyimakinde.

"Soybean is the fastest growing crop over the last 20 years", Godfree Chigeza, Soybean Breeder said as he discusses the overview of the production of soybean in Africa. #𝐈𝐈𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 #𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐀𝐠

Whats the science of scaling & what have we learned so far? What critical knowledge gaps are yet to be filled? Deepen your knowledge on scaling in an upcoming #webinar by Scaling Community & our #Data-Driven Ag CoP. Register: bit.ly/3erqepm @IITA_CGIAR @IDRC_CRDI

Plant pests and diseases account for 20–40% of yield loss and have wiped out entire crop varieties. Head of plant biotechnology at @IITA_CGIAR makes the case for ensuring wider access to genome-edited crop varieties to safeguard #foodsecurity: on.cgiar.org/3epcYBL #genomics

Insightful presentation by @cegesi at the #NPBA maiden e-Conference. He spoke succintly on "Modernizing Plant Breeding to Sustain Food and Nutrition Security" and reiterated that "Hunger cannot be addressed when gender is ignored". @Taat_Africa @NextGenCassava #NPBAconference2020

Just like with #COVID19, testing is important in the detection of plant diseases as well. @jamesplegg talked🎙️about #Nuru as an example of how artificial intelligence can be used to test & recognize symptoms of pest & disease damage in #plants. bit.ly/3fACN36 #IYPH2020