{"id":14403,"date":"2026-06-20T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iitas-strategic-role-highlighted-during-new-agricultural-season-launch\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:27:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:27:49","slug":"iitas-strategic-role-highlighted-during-new-agricultural-season-launch","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iitas-strategic-role-highlighted-during-new-agricultural-season-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA\u2019s strategic role highlighted during new agricultural season launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Administrator<\/a>
Administrator of Uvira Territory, Bonheur Kayamba, launching the 2022-2023 agriculture season in South Kivu.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official launch of the 2022 \u03362023 agricultural season A in South Kivu took place on 30 August, in the city of Sange, Ruzizi Plain, in the Territory of Uvira, South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. IITA<\/a>\u2013CGIAR<\/a> participated in this initiative of the Uvira Territory Administrator as a strategic partner in DRC\u2019s and South Kivu\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IITA Researcher Isaac Balume spoke to stakeholders attending the launch about the technical assistance IITA provides in the implementation of the Agenda for the Transformation of Agriculture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (ATA-DRC) Program. This initiative of the President, HE F\u00e9lix Antoine Tshisekedi, is to improve the efforts made in the agricultural sector in the DRC, whose population is at the heart of the program\u2019s concerns. ATA-DRC focuses on access to quality seeds, appropriate farming techniques to increase their yields, processing quality agricultural products, and facilitating market access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Assistant Administrator of the Territory of Uvira, Bonheur Kayamba, praised IITA-CGIAR efforts in the territory. He underlined the Institute\u2019s support in the PICAGL project to improve and increase agricultural production with the new seed varieties introduced for rice and cassava in the region, create employment for young people, and improve the living conditions of farmers who have adopted the technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Uvira
Uvira Territory Administrator Bonheur Kayamba being shown how to use a tractor.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

He expressed his desire to see agro producers in Uvira Territory and other areas take the opportunities offered by the ATA-DRC program to rid the region of hunger and nutrition insecurity. He hoped to see agribusiness thrive as a way of life in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed by Mich\u00e8le Kimpwene<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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