{"id":17781,"date":"2026-06-20T12:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/resilient-agriculture-iita-empowers-stakeholders-to-build-sustainable-food-systems-in-burundi-and-south-sudan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:58:36","slug":"resilient-agriculture-iita-empowers-stakeholders-to-build-sustainable-food-systems-in-burundi-and-south-sudan","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/resilient-agriculture-iita-empowers-stakeholders-to-build-sustainable-food-systems-in-burundi-and-south-sudan\/","title":{"rendered":"Agriculture r\u00e9siliente : l'IITA habilite les acteurs \u00e0 b\u00e2tir des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires durables au Burundi et au Sud-Soudan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_31574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31574\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31574 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-participants.jpg\" alt=\"The participants from Burundi and South-Sudan at the training.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les participants du Burundi et du Sud-Soudan \u00e0 la formation.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les efforts visant \u00e0 renforcer les programmes de s\u00e9lection agricole dans les pays, en particulier ceux consid\u00e9r\u00e9s comme fragiles, sont essentiels pour faire face aux p\u00e9nuries persistantes de nourriture et d'eau dans le contexte des crises climatiques actuelles. De solides programmes de recherche dotent les pays d'un flux continu de solutions agricoles modernes qui aident ces nations \u00e0 faire face aux chocs climatiques et aux r\u00e9gimes de pr\u00e9cipitations erratiques. Ces solutions doivent garantir que les programmes de s\u00e9lection sont associ\u00e9s \u00e0 des conseils agronomiques efficaces. Cette approche int\u00e9gr\u00e9e, stimul\u00e9e par la collaboration entre scientifiques \u00e0 travers le continent, transforme la recherche en solutions concr\u00e8tes pour les agriculteurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 deux protocoles d'accord entre <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> et l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/home\/en\">FAO<\/a>), soutenant le projet de renforcement de la pr\u00e9paration et de la r\u00e9ponse d'urgence aux crises alimentaires (SEPAREF) de la Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement et le projet de moyens de subsistance pour une agriculture r\u00e9siliente (RALP) de la Banque mondiale, un programme de formation complet de cinq jours a \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9 pour des agronomes, des s\u00e9lectionneurs, des agents de certification des semences et des agents de vulgarisation du Burundi et du Soudan du Sud. Coordonn\u00e9e par le Bureau de d\u00e9veloppement des capacit\u00e9s de l'IITA (CDO), cette formation repr\u00e9sente la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape pour aider les parties prenantes et les d\u00e9cideurs politiques des deux pays \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper des programmes de s\u00e9lection du soja et du ma\u00efs adapt\u00e9s aux besoins de ces pays. Le lien entre l'IITA et ces projets d\u00e9coule des efforts d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s par TAAT pour relier les technologies aux projets d'investissement des pays financ\u00e9s par des banques multilat\u00e9rales de d\u00e9veloppement, \u00e0 savoir la Banque mondiale et la Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'expert en suivi-\u00e9valuation du TAAT et coordinateur du SEPAREF, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/rachel-zozo-mulangala\/\">Rachel Zozo<\/a>, a soulign\u00e9 l'immense valeur de la formation, notant que le rassemblement d'experts nationaux \u00e0 la station de recherche de l'IITA favorise la collaboration, la confiance et les avantages mutuels. Elle a \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 que cette formation n'est que le d\u00e9but d'un engagement \u00e0 long terme visant \u00e0 aider les pays en situation fragile \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper leurs programmes de s\u00e9lection qui peuvent contribuer \u00e0 nourrir leur population et \u00e0 atteindre la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_31575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31575\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Senior-Plant-Pathologist.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Senior Plant Pathologist Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, encouraging the participants to adopt aflatoxin management in their countries. \" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le phytopathologiste senior d'IITA, Alejandro Ortega-Beltran, encourageant les participants \u00e0 adopter la gestion des aflatoxines dans leurs pays.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation a mis l'accent sur le r\u00f4le crucial de la recherche dans le d\u00e9veloppement de syst\u00e8mes de production alimentaire r\u00e9silients et durables. Les experts et les scientifiques ont fourni des connaissances approfondies et des comp\u00e9tences pratiques pour doter ces professionnels de premi\u00e8re ligne des outils et techniques modernes n\u00e9cessaires pour mettre en place des programmes de s\u00e9lection v\u00e9g\u00e9tale afin d'aider les pays \u00e0 produire des semences de pr\u00e9-base (EGS) de ma\u00efs et de soja de haute qualit\u00e9, qui sont des composantes essentielles pour am\u00e9liorer les rendements de cultures de haute qualit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les participants ont d\u00e9couvert le d\u00e9veloppement et la s\u00e9lection de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs et de soja, ont particip\u00e9 \u00e0 des visites guid\u00e9es des champs de recherche et ont observ\u00e9 des techniques de pollinisation crois\u00e9e. De telles d\u00e9monstrations pratiques ont contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 approfondir la compr\u00e9hension des m\u00e9thodes de s\u00e9lection et des contr\u00f4les essentiels pour d\u00e9velopper des cultures productives et r\u00e9sistantes. Cette exp\u00e9rience a cr\u00e9\u00e9 de nouveaux partenariats entre scientifiques et a soulign\u00e9 l'importance d'adapter les pratiques agronomiques \u00e0 leur contexte local.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Dr Luka Atwok, obturateur de ma\u00efs au minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire (MAFS) du Sud-Soudan, a soulign\u00e9 que les connaissances pr\u00e9cieuses acquises en guidant l'\u00e9quipe \u00e0 travers une mine de nouvelles informations scientifiques constituent le tournant d\u00e9cisif pour l'\u00e9tablissement d'un programme durable d'obturation du ma\u00efs au Sud-Soudan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u00e9lectionneur de soja de l'IITA <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/abebe-abush\/\"><em>Abebe Abush<\/em><\/a> et s\u00e9lectionneur de ma\u00efs <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/menkir-abebe\/\"><em>Abebe Menkir<\/em><\/a> a dirig\u00e9 la formation sur la s\u00e9lection de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 haut rendement. Ils se sont concentr\u00e9s sur les principes scientifiques et les applications pratiques qui sous-tendent l'am\u00e9lioration r\u00e9ussie des cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_31576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31576\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-31576 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/demonstrating-the-process-of-crossing-soybean-plants-on-the-field.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Soybean Research Technician Sunday Ojo, demonstrating the process of crossing soybean plants on the field.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le technicien de recherche sur le soja de l'IITA, Sunday Ojo, d\u00e9montrant le processus de croisement de plants de soja sur le terrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seedcouncil.gov.ng\/\"><em>Conseil national des semences agricoles du Nigeria (NASC)<\/em><\/a> Le coordinateur r\u00e9gional du Sud-Ouest, le Dr Adekunle Adeseko, a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 aux participants l'importance de la certification des champs et des semences, en leur assurant que des semences de qualit\u00e9 devaient \u00eatre identifi\u00e9es et accessibles par le biais d'un NASC \u00e9tabli ou \u00e9quivalent. Il a soulign\u00e9 que les semences certifi\u00e9es sont essentielles pour accro\u00eetre l'investissement du secteur priv\u00e9 et soutenir la croissance agricole durable. L'agent de d\u00e9veloppement des affaires d'ENABLE TAAT, Idowu Osun, a guid\u00e9 les participants sur le d\u00e9veloppement de l'agro-industrie et a soulign\u00e9 l'importance d'enregistrer les entreprises de semences aupr\u00e8s des organismes de r\u00e9glementation pour assurer leur succ\u00e8s \u00e0 long terme et leur conformit\u00e9 aux normes de l'industrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pathologiste senior des plantes de l'IITA <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/ortega-beltran-alejandro\/\"><em>Alejandro Ortega-Beltran<\/em><\/a> a exhort\u00e9 les participants du Burundi \u00e0 s'engager dans les efforts en cours de gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e des aflatoxines dans leur pays, men\u00e9s par l'IITA et ses partenaires. Il a \u00e9galement encourag\u00e9 ceux du Soudan du Sud \u00e0 collaborer avec l'IITA pour \u00e9tablir un programme de lutte contre les mycotoxines. Il a en outre soulign\u00e9 que la contamination par les mycotoxines constitue une pr\u00e9occupation majeure dans les deux pays. Il a exprim\u00e9 l'espoir que cette formation servirait de catalyseur pour la mise en \u0153uvre de strat\u00e9gies de gestion efficaces, conduisant \u00e0 des approvisionnements alimentaires plus s\u00fbrs et \u00e0 une sensibilisation accrue du public \u00e0 la sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le coordinateur du compact Soja du TAAT, David Ojo, a fait remarquer que cette formation est un exemple parfait de la mani\u00e8re dont la recherche et les innovations de l'IITA restent au c\u0153ur des priorit\u00e9s agricoles de ces pays. En cultivant ces collaborations, l'IITA veille \u00e0 ce que ses technologies de pointe soient exploit\u00e9es pour promouvoir une croissance agricole durable et renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire \u00e0 travers l'Afrique. Il a soulign\u00e9 que cette formation n'est pas seulement un \u00e9v\u00e9nement ponctuel, mais le d\u00e9but d'une initiative plus vaste visant \u00e0 renforcer la capacit\u00e9 de ces pays \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper et \u00e0 maintenir des syst\u00e8mes agricoles r\u00e9silients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation approfondie a constitu\u00e9 une premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape percutante, avec des retours positifs affirmant que les informations ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bien re\u00e7ues. Cependant, le parcours ne s'arr\u00eate pas l\u00e0. Le vif int\u00e9r\u00eat pour une collaboration accrue met en \u00e9vidence un mandat clair pour faire davantage et capitaliser sur cette dynamique, en travaillant en \u00e9troite collaboration avec nos partenaires du Burundi et du Soudan du Sud pour d\u00e9velopper leurs programmes de recherche et d'am\u00e9lioration des plantes. En mobilisant l'expertise de l'IITA, du CGIAR et de TAAT, nous pouvons traduire les connaissances disponibles en r\u00e9sultats tangibles qui am\u00e9lioreront consid\u00e9rablement l'innovation et la durabilit\u00e9 agricoles dans ces r\u00e9gions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par Anita Akinyomade<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Efforts to enhance agriculture breeding programs in countries, specifically those considered fragile, are crucial to addressing the ongoing food and water shortages in the current climate crises.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":17782,"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":[2433],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[],"news-type":[],"hub":[],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[202],"class_list":["post-17781","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-capacity-developmentcrop-breedingiita-news-no-2758maizesoybean","item-year-202"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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