SLARI Set to hold a two-day Validation Workshop from November 5th – 6th, 2025, at the Atlantic Hotel, Lumley Road, Freetown to Validate Its Reviewed Strategic and Operational Plans. The stakeholders will review, discuss, & validate SLARI’s revised Strategic and Operational Plans.

SLARI/IITA Shines at World Food Day Celebration in Kambia – President Bio Commends SLARI’s Outstanding Contribution to National Food Security. https://t.co/BSP0yaOzQ7 @IITA_CGIAR @julius_maadabio @hmkpaka @dsengeh

Join SLARI and @IITA_CGIAR in Kambia from Oct. 31st to Nov. 1st as we commemorate World Food Day. We would also be celebrating the second anniversary of the #FeedSaloneInitiative. SLARI will showcase its newly released crop varieties. @FsrpWa @julius_maadabio @hmkpaka

On Oct 9, 2025, President @julius_maadabio reaffirmed his commitment to agricultural innovation & food security, launching 30 new seed varieties in Rokupr and opening the National Seed Testing Lab at Mile 91. @SLARI_2007 @hmkpaka Watch the highlight 👇

SLARI/IITA/MAFS/ISRIC Develops National Soil Information Roadmap to Support Feed Salone Initiative https://t.co/6pckBuesfm @hmkpaka @IITA_CGIAR @ISRICorg

The closing session of the Soil Information Roadmap-Development workshop and update on Nutrient Omission Trials from @IITA_CGIAR )/SLARI Team. (ISRIS) You can click on this link to join the team. https://t.co/c7ayPnLRlM

SLARI in collaboration with IITA and MAFS, is pleased to announce the upcoming Sierra Leone Soil Information Roadmap-Development Workshop, taking place from 13th – 15th October 2025 at the Atlantic Hotel, 84 Lumley Beach Road, Freetown. https://t.co/SUp3NboomF

His Excellency President Rtd. Brig. Dr. Julius Maada Bio has officially released 30 new and improved varieties of rice, cassava, and maize, developed by the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI). https://t.co/NpEJZZRsTy @hmkpaka @julius_maadabio @IITA_CGIAR

A pleasure visiting Rokupr Research Center to release new high-yielding varieties of rice, cassava & maize. Science drives transformation! With SLARI’s 7 centers, we’re turning research into results. The new rice can double yields.

His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Rtd. Brig. Dr. @julius_maadabio releases new rice, cassava, and maize varieties at the Rokupr Agricultural Research Institute. @FsrpWa @IITA_CGIAR @hmkpaka

SLARI/@IITA_CGIAR /@FsrpWa Kick-Starts Five-Day Training of Cassava Foundation Seed Growers in Taiama. The training, which began on Monday, 6th October 2025, will climax on Saturday with a symbolic seed handover ceremony and a cassava field day https://t.co/zQXbAYi6wE @hmkpaka

PRESS RELEASE: FSRP/IITA Empowers Farmers through Training, Climate-Resilient Technologies, and Digital Innovation: Click the link below for more details: https://t.co/sfuWlzueVh @hmkpaka @FsrpWa @IITA_CGIAR

FSRP, IITA, and SLARI Record Major Progress in Strengthening Sierra Leone’s Food Systems: For more detail, follow the link: https://t.co/sN6EPgAG7w @hmkpaka @FsrpWa @IITA_CGIAR

FSRP/IITA Advances Aflatoxin Mitigation to Boost Food Safety and Trade in Sierra Leone. Click on the link below for the full story: https://t.co/ZbcrNQ3jvI @hmkpaka @FsrpWa @IITA_CGIAR

@SLARI_2007 | Scaling up #research results can transform #agriculture! By making #innovations more accessible to farmers & agro-dealers, it strengthens food security and rural incomes, a vision shared across West & Central Africa. #FSRPWA @CORAFNews @WorldBank

The SLARI Agricultural Technology & Innovation Park is significantly impacting the agricultural sector by scaling up technologies developed by SLARI & making them more accessible to farmers & agro-dealers, thereby improving their yields https://t.co/6zynfOKkVi @hmkpaka @CORAFNews

Unlocking the Secrets of Sierra Leone’s Indigenous Chickens. Research conducted by SLARI at the Teko Livestock Research Centre (TLRC) provides new insights into the country’s indigenous chicken breeds. @hmkpaka

SLARI, in collaboration with SLeSCA and MAFS, organized a one-day workshop that included Njala University. The focus of the workshop was on the varietal release and registration of crop technologies developed in Sierra Leone (rice, cassava, & maize) to facilitate their release.

JOB VACANCY Project Accountant IITA is currently seeking to fill the position below: POSITION:  Project Accountant IITA-P4D/SLARI/MAFS-FSRP Duty Station: This is a Short-term Nationally Recruited Position based in Freetown, Sierra Leone. https://t.co/aWBXft33Ms @IITA_CGIAR

SLARI Uncovers Climate-Resilient Coffee Species (Coffea stenophylla) with Potential to Revolutionize the Global Coffee Industry in the world. https://t.co/cg7cBNbam7 @hmkpaka @dsengeh @julius_maadabio