Dr Solomon Gizaw is the Head of the TAAT Clearinghouse at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA). He has a long career with extensive experience in agricultural research and development at both national and international levels.
Through AfDB-supported initiatives and the TAAT Programme, he has contributed to developing seed systems and to deploying proven heat-tolerant wheat technologies that have impacted the lives of millions of smallholder farmers across several African countries.
Under his leadership, the TAAT Clearinghouse successfully integrated 71 cases of technologies into 14 large-scale projects and technical assistance into 21 projects across 24 countries, thereby influencing $857 million, and the integration of 136 cases of technologies into 18 large-scale projects across 21 countries, influencing $1.7 billion under the African Development Fund (ADF) concessional loans and grants window of the African Development Bank.