{"id":14459,"date":"2026-06-20T12:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/dr-congo-hosts-consultative-forum-to-elaborate-on-new-one-cgiar-structure\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:25:57","slug":"dr-congo-hosts-consultative-forum-to-elaborate-on-new-one-cgiar-structure","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/dr-congo-hosts-consultative-forum-to-elaborate-on-new-one-cgiar-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo hosts consultative forum to elaborate on new One CGIAR structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One CGIAR\u2014the newly restructured consortium\u2014held its first Informational and Consultative Meeting on 9 September in Bukavu, the capital of the South-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25333\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25333\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Kwesi-Atta-Krah-presenting-an-overview-of-the-restructured-One-CGIAR.jpg\" alt=\" Dr Kwesi Atta-Krah presenting an overview of the restructured One CGIAR, on behalf of the Regional Director for West and Central Africa (WCAR).\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Partners and stakeholders in the agricultural sector participated in the Informational and Consultative Meeting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hosted and led by One CGIAR\u2019s centers operating in DR Congo\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a> and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and Bioversity International Alliance (CIAT-Bioversity Alliance)<em>\u2014<\/em>the one-day session brought together the diverse partners and stakeholders in the agropastoral sector at its various value chain levels. Besides representatives of civil society bodies, academic institutions, and developmental, entrepreneurial, and associative structures attending the meeting, guests also included officials from the provincial government of the South-Kivu led by the Chief of Staff of the Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Fishing and Livestock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session briefed and enlightened attendees on the rationale, implications, and prospects of the transition to One CGIAR, touching on the process of change, the structuring of the revamped consortium\u2019s initiatives, and the planned modus operandi at the global, regional, and country levels. It was also about building and strengthening interactions and relationships with officials, government-led bodies, and local partners committed to ensuring that agriculture leads to food and nutrition security in DR Congo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moderator of the day, Dr David Bugeme, recalled that the One CGIAR transition consists of a dynamic re-framing of CGIAR\u2019s partnerships, knowledge, assets, and global presence, aimed at greater integration and impact in the face of the interrelated challenges facing the world today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25334\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25334\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Partners-and-stakeholders-in-the-agricultural-sector-participated-in-the-Informational-and-Consultative-Meeting.jpg\" alt=\"Partners and stakeholders in the agricultural sector participated in the Informational and Consultative Meeting.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Partners and stakeholders in the agricultural sector participated in the Informational and Consultative Meeting.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representing the One CGIAR\u2019s Regional Director for West and Central Africa (WCAR), Dr <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\">Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>, Dr Kwesi Atta-Krah highlighted a vital aspect of the \u201creshaped\u201d consortium. \u201cCGIAR\u2019s centers are coming together under a single organizational structure to enable better resource management and allocation, more cohesive research undertakings, and closer interactions among partnering structures,\u201d he stated. He added that this would maximize the adoption of ensuing outcomes and development-oriented resolutions for optimum economic growth, among other goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthering Atta-Krah\u2019s clarification, One CGIAR\u2019s Country Convener (Focal Point) for DR Congo, Liliane Togogo, noted that part of the innovative geo-administrative pattern of One CGIAR includes \u02bascrutinizing specific issues, thinking through possible solutions, planning and implementing appropriate action\/interventions in the frame of \u2018Initiatives\u2019.\u02ba<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor DR Congo, the said Initiatives will be spearheaded in various locations by two of the thirteen One CGIAR centers established in the country to date, that is, IITA and the newly formed CIAT-Bioversity Alliance,\u201d she said. In DR Congo, the three selected Initiatives would relate to 1) Excellence in agronomy for sustainable intensification and adaptation to climate change, 2) Plant health and rapid response to ensure food security and improved livelihoods, and 3) Transforming agro-food systems in West and Central Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responding to questions from participants, a panel comprising Atta-Krah, Dr Antoine Lubobo (representing CIAT-Bioversity Alliance), Bugeme, and Togogo, reiterated that the revisited perspective of One CGIAR is to ensure the focus and actions of staff and partners match the specific challenges to revolutionize engagement-related practice and decision-making processes for more sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atta-Krah commended the DRC Government\u2019s commitment through its Ministry of Agriculture, observing that the move has great potential to help the country attract and host more centers and programs soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enlightened on the proposed functioning, features, partnership approach, and research directions of the One CGIAR, participants expressed the wish to have further interactive opportunities to allow for the harmonization of actions to be carried out by the various stakeholders. These would also bring all key stakeholders to gather and analyze identified challenges, set the prerequisites, and design all-inclusive strategies for optimal results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The official launch of One CGIAR in DR Congo will take place soon in Kinshasa after holding the much-desired sessions\u2014as suggested by the participants\u2014to bridge differences and agree on the way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by Isabelle Buhoro and Gabriel Dunia<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One CGIAR\u2014the newly restructured consortium\u2014held its first Informational and Consultative Meeting on 9 September in Bukavu, the capital of the South-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo).<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14460,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"tags":[875],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[150],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[200],"class_list":["post-14459","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dr-congoone-cgiar-structure","location-congo","hub-western-africa","item-year-200"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/14459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news-item"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/14459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29238,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/14459\/revisions\/29238"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"science-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/science-area?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"hub","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"crop","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crop?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"impact-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/impact-areas?post=14459"},{"taxonomy":"item-year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/item-year?post=14459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}