Harvestplus Lauded Efforts Of Dr Dixon And Others On Biofortified Cassava With Vitamin A
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Story by Joseph Kobla Wemakor Dr Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Deputy Director (Operations), HarvestPlus presenting an award to Dr Alfred Dixon…in Abuja, Nigeria Harvestplus, the organization leading global effort to end hidden hunger, has given an award to Dr Alfred Dixon, known by his peers as “Dr. cassava,” and currently Project Leader for the Cassava Weed Management Project/ Head, Project Coordination Office at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in recognition of his outstanding performance towards the rapid development of provitamin A cassava varieties in Nigeria. The award was given to Dr Dixon during the HarvestPlus- organized annual crop meeting held in Abuja 22-23 September. The organization also honored one of its own – Dr Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Deputy Director (Operations), HarvestPlus. IITA Cassava Breeder, Dr Peter Kulakow; and the Executive Director, National Root Crops Research Institute (NRCRI) Umudike , Dr. J.C. Okonkwo, were