{"id":16872,"date":"2026-06-20T12:53:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/picagl-unveils-project-results-in-drc\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:32:43","slug":"picagl-unveils-project-results-in-drc","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/picagl-unveils-project-results-in-drc\/","title":{"rendered":"PICAGL unveils project results in DRC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nAs an implementing partner in the provinces of Sud-Kivu and Tanganyika in eastern DRC, IITA<\/a>\u2013CGIAR<\/a> has just unveiled the results achieved by the cassava and regional integration components of the Projet Int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de Croissance Agricole dans le grand-lacs (PICAGL).\n\n

\"Participants
Participants after the PICAGL symposium in DRC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThe symposium was held over two days in Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu, from 27 to 28 May. During the symposium, IITA reviewed the major achievements of this project, which has provided improved varieties of cassava and rice in the two provinces concerned.\n\nAccording to IITA Deputy Director General, Research for Development (DDG-R4D), Bernard Vanlauwe, in addition to the improved seeds introduced by PICAGL, the project’s two components have also enabled the rehabilitation and equipping of laboratories at CRSN Lwiro and INERA Mulungu in Kabare territory, and the construction and equipping of the aflatoxin analysis laboratory.\n\n
\"Facilitators
Facilitators at the symposium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThanks to PICAGL, Tanganyika now has outlets selling high-quality cassava flour (planifiable flours), making manufacturing cassava-based products such as Chikwange, bread, and cookies easier. The results show that the project has exceeded the planned target of 14 tonnes per hectare to over 20 tonnes per hectare for cassava yields in the field. Similarly, the household project has reached over 44,000 in Tanganyika out of a planned 52,000.\n\nRegarding regional integration, the project’s achievements include scholarship holders who have obtained their Masters\u2019 degrees and the introduction of fortified organic maize seeds.\n\nAdded to this are agroforestry and reforestation activities, including training for producers and the various players in the value chain.\n\nThe project’s results include several studies, such as the food quality project, which has established a major innovation in South Kivu: an Aflasafe plant producing 5 tons per day. The plant helps to ensure healthy and toxin-free food.\n\n
\"Poster
Poster presentation during the PICAGL symposium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\nThe results presented over the two days revealed the significant progress made, notwithstanding some difficulties encountered during the implementation of the project’s activities.\n\nIn his presentation, the head of the PICAGL project at IITA, Leon Nabahungu, praised the Institute’s contribution to the success of this Congolese government project to improve agricultural production. He estimated that PICAGL’s cassava and regional integration components were more than 90% successful.\n\nNabahungu asserted, “For regional integration, the work was much more related to doing research that can help the rice, milk, and agroforestry value chains. So, we worked with government departments like INERA and SENASEM to research and find solutions. There was also the question of training INERA staff because we know that it’s the institution that will ensure the sustainability of this project, and to be a researcher, you have to study and have either a master’s degree or a doctorate.”\n\nHe explained further, “For cassava, the target was over 80,000 households (60% in South Kivu and 40% in Kalemie). We have invited our partners to show the results we have achieved and to discuss the lessons learned during the project’s implementation and sustainability. The success rate is 95%.”\n\nHe added, “In South Kivu and Tanganyika, we had a target of over 80,000 households, but we reached 20 million, and we think we have done a bit more. The donor is there and can easily see what has been planned and what has been done. In South Kivu, 64,000 households have benefited directly from our seeds and agricultural technologies for manioc.”\n\nThe provincial coordinator of PICAGL in Tanganyika participated in this feedback symposium and praised the results. For Jean Paul Batibuha, the lessons and results will enable the central and provincial governments and development stakeholders to successfully implement future development projects in the two provinces (South Kivu and Tanganyika).\n\nHe reminded participants to capitalize on the results presented and perpetuate PICAGL’s achievements.\n<\/p>\n\nContributed by Isabelle Buhoro<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As an implementing partner in the provinces of Sud-Kivu and Tanganyika in eastern DRC, IITA-CGIAR has just unveiled the results<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":16873,"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":[],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[150],"news-type":[],"hub":[62],"crop":[66],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[202],"class_list":["post-16872","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-congo","hub-eastern-africa","crop-cassava","item-year-202"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/16872","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":3,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/16872\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23788,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-item\/16872\/revisions\/23788"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"science-area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/science-area?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"hub","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hub?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"crop","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/crop?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"impact-areas","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/impact-areas?post=16872"},{"taxonomy":"item-year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/item-year?post=16872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}