Investing in young scientists for climate-resilient agriculture

Original blog post: Contributed by Rachel Namukolo-Nali

February 23, 2026

Photo: Participants from SLU, IITA, the University of Zambia, and partner institutions during the engagement meeting at the IITA Southern Africa Hub. Credit: IITA.

LEG4DEV-supported students attended an engagement meeting between the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), IITA–Zambia, the University of Zambia, and stakeholders from the Embassy of Sweden in Zambia and the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZamStats).

Read about the event in full on the IITA website: https://www.iita.org/news-item/investing-in-young-scientists-for-climate-resilient-agriculture/