Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina, agriculture minister, Nigeria, stated, “ICRISAT represents the best hope of farmers in the semi-arid tropics, crucial for the economic prosperity and food and nutritional security of the poor.”
Delivering key address on the 40th Anniversary Science Symposium of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) held here on Monday at the body’s Patancheru campus, Hyderabad, Nigerian minister hailed ICRISAT’s relentless passion in helping Africa and the developing world through its 40 years of research-for-development work that has left footprints of success globally.
With groundnut remaining an important crop for resource-poor farmers in Nigeria, Adesina announced the launch of a significant three-year collaborative partnership programme between ICRISAT and Nigeria’s ministry of agriculture.
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