{"id":16608,"date":"2026-06-20T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/burundi-government-and-iita-partner-on-promeda-project\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T19:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:09:13","slug":"burundi-government-and-iita-partner-on-promeda-project","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/burundi-government-and-iita-partner-on-promeda-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Burundi government and IITA partner on PROMEDA project"},"content":{"rendered":"The Agricultural Markets Productivity and Development Project (PRODEMA) commenced officially on 28 August. IITA is leading the project under the auspices of the Government of Burundi\u2019s Ministry of Agriculture as the donor.\n\nPRODEMA seeks to improve the productivity of small producers and facilitate their access to markets for maize, milk, banana, cassava, and fruits and vegetables. IITA will be partnering with ISABU (Institute of Agronomic Sciences of Burundi) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AVRDC<\/a>\u00a0(World Vegetable Center) as subgrantees and CNTA (National Center for Food Processing) and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ILRI<\/a>\u00a0(International Livestock Research Institute) as project implementing partners.\n<div id=\"attachment_2771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 876px\">\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_vegetable-photo.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2771\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_vegetable-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of PROMEDA will improve productivity of small producers and their access to markets.\" width=\"876\" height=\"447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2771\" \/><\/a>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PROMEDA will improve the productivity of small producers and their access to markets.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nIITA leading PRODEMA adds to the organization\u2019s growing portfolio in Burundi after the highly successful\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cialca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIALCA<\/a>\u00a0project under the Central Africa hub. The project is slated to run for 29 months ending in December 2020.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agricultural Markets Productivity and Development Project (PRODEMA) commenced officially on 28 August. 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