{"id":14568,"date":"2026-06-20T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/cgiar-centers-reiterate-commitment-to-a-sustainable-partnership-with-cameroonian-government\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:25:15","slug":"cgiar-centers-reiterate-commitment-to-a-sustainable-partnership-with-cameroonian-government","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/cgiar-centers-reiterate-commitment-to-a-sustainable-partnership-with-cameroonian-government\/","title":{"rendered":"CGIAR Centers reiterate commitment to a sustainable partnership with Cameroonian Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After several decades in Cameroon, and despite their significant contribution to agricultural research and development in Cameroon, the CGIAR Centers and their achievements are still not well known in the country. The centers organized an open day in Yaound\u00e9 on 19 January to amplify CGIAR and its partners\u2019 actions to transform food systems in Cameroon and beyond while enhancing environmental health and biodiversity, despite the ongoing climate crisis<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25693\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25693\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25693\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Representatives-of-the-CGIAR-research-centers-in-Cameroon.jpg\" alt=\"Stakeholders at the CGIAR open day event in Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stakeholders at the CGIAR open day event in Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event\u2019s focus was to strengthen synergies with the various partners and pave the way for strong collaboration in the future. The centers represented comprised the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (ABC); Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF); International Potato Center (CIP); and <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single-day event focused on dialogue and sharing, with multiple presentations on the strategic priorities and activities of CGIAR and its centers based in Cameroon. Three panels were organized to reflect on agrobiodiversity, sustainable agricultural intensification, sustainable forest management, and landscape restoration; partnerships for impact; and innovative research and innovation funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25692\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25692\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-cross-section-of-participants-at-the-open-day-event.jpg\" alt=\" A cross-section of participants at the open day event.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A cross-section of participants at the open day event.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation (MINRESI), Mrs Christelle Amina Djoulde acknowledged the importance of partnership and international cooperation in research. She said, \u201cThrough this initiative, we can make an impact while supporting the Government of Cameroon to achieve its SND30 Strategy\u201d. She added: \u201cCameroon is a major research hub in Central Africa, but it is not only because of Cameroonian researchers. We also rely on partners for capacity building and we are grateful MINRESI was associated with this event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants\u2019 interest in the issues discussed was evident in the fruitful exchanges. In the long run, the discussions will feed into the subsequent proposals to the Government to improve joint actions in the field and the possibilities of strengthening collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_25695\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25695\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25695\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Stakeholders-at-the-CGIAR-open-day-event-in-Yaounde-Cameroon-1.jpg\" alt=\"Stakeholders at the CGIAR open day event in Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stakeholders at the CGIAR open day event in Yaound\u00e9 Cameroon<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As key recommendations, the audience agreed that there is a need to develop the country\u2019s engagement framework and identify what is needed to bring other CGIAR centers to Cameroon, to develop a joint research program to address the problems they are facing, and develop with MINADER and IRAD, a roadmap of priority crops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, they emphasize the capacity building of young researchers in specific domains needed by national institutions, improved communication and interaction between the centers, and setting up a transparent mechanism to monitor financing in the country, amongst others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by Marielle Diyani<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After several decades in Cameroon, and despite their significant contribution to agricultural research and development in Cameroon, the CGIAR Centers and their achievements are still not well known in the 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