The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) of IITA organizes her annual symposium which creates opportunities for students to interact and exchange ideas on their research activities. The theme of this year’s symposium is “Contributions of IITA postgraduate students’ research for transforming African agriculture”.

This 20th annual symposium coincides with the IITA 50th Anniversary. This ground-shaking occasion promises to attract many stakeholders in Agricultural business and top researchers in Africa. Participants will include presidents of some agricultural organizations (IFAD, AfDB, FARA etc.), Agriculture Ministers, Directors General, agricultural donor agencies, IITA partners, research students and staff of agricultural research institutes.

Thematic areas

• Natural Resource Management
• Plant Production and Plant Health
• Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement
• Social Science and Agro-business
• Food and Nutrition Science

Scholarship opportunity is available for 5 students with very good abstracts from locations outside Ibadan.

Abstracts for both poster and oral presentations on research work can be submitted until June 15, 2017. Please note that abstracts must be in line with at least one of the above-mentioned thematic areas of IITA.

Please follow this link for details on registration, call for abstract and deadlines.

About IARSAF-IITA

The International Association of Research Scholars and Fellows (IARSAF) comprises of young vibrant graduate students of agriculture and all other affiliate fields conducting research activities at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). The core objectives of the association are to create a forum that fosters exchange of academic and research ideas among graduate students and to promote social interactions among researchers. These are needed to build strong network of young scientists across the world and Africa in particular. Towards achieving these lofty objectives, a symposium is organized annually.