International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is an international nonprofit research for development (R4D) organization founded in 1967, led by a board of directors and is supported primarily by the Consultative Group for Research International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Our R4D is anchored on the development needs of SSA.

We develop agricultural solutions with our partners in the fight against hunger and poverty by reducing the risks of producers and consumers, improving crop quality and productivity, and generate wealth from agriculture. We have over 100 internationally renowned scientists recruited in approximately 35 countries and 900 nationally recruited staff based on various stations across Africa.