{"id":15527,"date":"2026-06-20T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-bells-university-of-technology-sign-mou-to-establish-agricultural-centre-incubation-hub-in-ota\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:43:46","slug":"iita-and-bells-university-of-technology-sign-mou-to-establish-agricultural-centre-incubation-hub-in-ota","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-and-bells-university-of-technology-sign-mou-to-establish-agricultural-centre-incubation-hub-in-ota\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA et la Bells University of Technology signent un protocole d'accord pour cr\u00e9er un centre agricole et un p\u00f4le d'incubation \u00e0 Ota"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u00a0et\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bellsuniversity.edu.ng\/\">Universit\u00e9 de technologie de Bells<\/a>\u00a0(BUT), \u00e0 Ota, dans l'\u00c9tat d'Ogun, ont sign\u00e9 un accord pour unir leurs forces sur divers aspects du d\u00e9veloppement de l'agripreneuriat.\n\nLe protocole d'accord, sign\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re \u00e0 Ota, verra l'IITA et BUT collaborer \u00e0 la cr\u00e9ation d'un p\u00f4le d'incubation \u00e0 Ota pour former les jeunes \u00e0 l'agripreneuriat. Les deux institutions ont \u00e9galement convenu de faire de BUT un centre agricole pour les fermiers de la m\u00e9tropole d'Ota et des environs.\n<div id=\"attachment_6103\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-6103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Membres des deux \u00e9quipes apr\u00e8s la signature du protocole d'accord.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nLe partenariat comprend \u00e9galement l'\u00e9laboration d'un programme d'\u00e9tudes en entrepreneuriat agricole avec la contribution du programme de MBA en agriculture d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9tabli et g\u00e9r\u00e9 par l'IITA en collaboration avec l'Universit\u00e9 d'Ibadan, ainsi que la facilitation de recherches conjointes et de propositions de subventions.\n\nSelon\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/dashiell-kenton\/\">Kenton Dashiell<\/a>, le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral adjoint de l'IITA pour les partenariats pour la mise en \u0153uvre, le protocole d'accord favorisera la coop\u00e9ration pour le d\u00e9veloppement et la mise en \u0153uvre de programmes de collaboration. Ceux-ci comprennent un appui technique au Centre de technologie agricole et d'\u00e9tudes entrepreneuriales (CATES) de la BUT, qui dotera les dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s de connaissances th\u00e9oriques et pratiques en agriculture et en entrepreneuriat.\n\nIl a ajout\u00e9 que le Nig\u00e9ria et l'Afrique dans son ensemble b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieraient grandement du partenariat entre l'IITA, qui, au cours des 50 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, a g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 des innovations agricoles pour lutter contre la faim, la malnutrition, la pauvret\u00e9 et la d\u00e9gradation des ressources naturelles. La BUT tirera \u00e9galement parti des programmes de l'IITA tels que le programme IITA Youth Agripreneur (IYA) visant \u00e0 rem\u00e9dier au ch\u00f4mage g\u00e9n\u00e9ralis\u00e9 des jeunes gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'agriculture, et le programme Start Them Early Program (STEP), con\u00e7u pour initier les \u00e9l\u00e8ves du primaire et du secondaire aux \u00e9tudes agroalimentaires.\n\nLe prof. Jeremiah O. Ojediran, vice-chancelier de la BUT, a d\u00e9crit le protocole d'accord comme l'aube d'une nouvelle \u00e8re pour l'universit\u00e9 et le pays pour exploiter l'expertise internationale de l'IITA.\n\nLe partenariat entre l'IITA et la BUT a \u00e9t\u00e9 initi\u00e9 par l'ancien pr\u00e9sident Olusegun Obasanjo et le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/sanginga-nteranya\/\">Dr Nteranya Sanginga<\/a>\u00a0pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer la transformation de l'agriculture en Afrique.\n\nDes repr\u00e9sentants de l'IITA et de BUT ont assist\u00e9 \u00e0 la signature du protocole d'accord. Ceux de l'IITA comprenaient\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/dixon-alfred\/\">Alfred Dixon<\/a>, Directeur du D\u00e9veloppement et de la Livraison ;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/akem-chrysantus\/\">Chrys Akem<\/a>, Coordinateur,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taat-africa.org\/\">Technologies pour la transformation de l'agriculture en Afrique<\/a>\u00a0(TAAT);\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/fatokun-christian\/\">Christian Fatokun<\/a>, Scientifique ;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/soresougrynoma\/\">Sore Zainatou<\/a>, chef du Bureau du renforcement des capacit\u00e9s ;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/atser-godwin\/\">Godwin Atser<\/a>, Digital Extension &amp; Advisory Services Specialist ; Ezinne Ibe, Project Administrator ; et Adetola Adenmosun, repr\u00e9sentant ENABLE-TAAT. BUT \u00e9tait repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par le Registrar, M. Lamidi Tafa ; le Bursar, M. 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