{"id":17917,"date":"2026-06-20T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/afdb-to-strengthen-strategic-partnerships-with-iita-in-nigeria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:56:11","slug":"afdb-to-strengthen-strategic-partnerships-with-iita-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/afdb-to-strengthen-strategic-partnerships-with-iita-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"La BAD va renforcer ses partenariats strat\u00e9giques avec l'IITA au Nig\u00e9ria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32174\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32174 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Simeon-Ehui-with-AfDB-Director-General-for-Nigeria.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Simeon Ehui with AfDB Director General for Nigeria, Dr Abdul Kamara and AfDB Chief Agro-Industry Officer, Dr Chukwuma Ezedinma during discussions.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Dr Simeon Ehui avec le directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la BAD pour le Nigeria, le Dr Abdul Kamara, et le responsable en chef de l'agro-industrie de la BAD, le Dr Chukwuma Ezedinma, lors des discussions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans le but de renforcer les efforts de partenariat entre <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> et le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\">Banque Africaine de D\u00e9veloppement (BAD)<\/a>, le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour le Nig\u00e9ria, le Dr Abdul Kamara, accompagn\u00e9 du Chef de l'Agro-industrie de la BAD, le Dr Chukwuma Ezedinma, a rencontr\u00e9 le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA et Directeur r\u00e9gional du CGIAR pour l'Afrique continentale, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/simeon-ehui\/\">Dr Sim\u00e9on Ehui<\/a>, au si\u00e8ge de l'IITA \u00e0 Ibadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet engagement a soulign\u00e9 l'importance de la collaboration pour faire progresser la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et la transformation agricole \u00e0 travers l'Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Souhaitant la bienvenue au Dr Kamara, le Dr Ehui a exprim\u00e9 son enthousiasme pour cette visite. \u201c C'est un plaisir d'accueillir l'\u00e9quipe de la BAD \u00e0 l'IITA. Au-del\u00e0 de notre relation professionnelle, je suis fier du leadership du Dr Kamara dans ce r\u00f4le crucial pour notre vision partag\u00e9e d'un continent \u063a\u0630\u0627\u0626\u064aement s\u00fbr \u201d, a fait remarquer le Dr Ehui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La visite a mis en valeur les contributions de l'IITA \u00e0 la recherche et \u00e0 l'innovation agricoles. La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation a explor\u00e9 les travaux de pointe concernant le manioc, le ma\u00efs, la salubrit\u00e9 des aliments (y compris les innovations de biocontr\u00f4le comme Aflasafe), l'engagement des jeunes, et le <a href=\"https:\/\/taat-africa.org\/\">Technologies pour la Transformation Agricole en Afrique (TAAT)<\/a> programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32175\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-IITA-research-and-Management-teams.jpg\" alt=\"The IITA research and Management teams during discussions with the AfDB team.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les \u00e9quipes de recherche et de gestion de l'IITA lors des discussions avec l'\u00e9quipe de la BAD.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Dr Kamara a salu\u00e9 les efforts de l'IITA, soulignant la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d'aligner les r\u00e9sultats de la recherche sur des innovations adaptables \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle tout en relevant les d\u00e9fis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Nous devons anticiper, en explorant les opportunit\u00e9s pour de futurs programmes comme TAAT 3 et en int\u00e9grant les dimensions du genre et du climat dans nos efforts \u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9. Il a soulign\u00e9 l'importance de la pr\u00e9paration des programmes et des \u00e9tudes de faisabilit\u00e9 pour maximiser l'impact, notant : \u201c Il ne s'agit pas seulement de financement ; il s'agit de garantir des r\u00e9sultats tangibles. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Dr Ezedinma a salu\u00e9 les progr\u00e8s r\u00e9alis\u00e9s par l'IITA au fil des ans et a plaid\u00e9 pour un accent mis sur la mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle des innovations et la formalisation des approches visant \u00e0 transformer l'agriculture. Il a \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 l'importance de tirer parti des enseignements des initiatives pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes, telles que les unit\u00e9s de mise en \u0153uvre des projets au niveau des \u00c9tats (SPIU) et les zones sp\u00e9ciales de transformation agro-industrielle (SAPZ), pour \u00e9clairer les futurs programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32176\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-32176 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Simeon-Ehui-with-AfDB.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Simeon Ehui with AfDB Director General for Nigeria, Dr Abdul Kamara, AfDB Chief Agro-Industry Officer, Dr Chukwuma Ezedinma, and some members of IITA Management team.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Dr Simeon Ehui avec le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la BAD pour le Nigeria, le Dr Abdul Kamara, le responsable principal de l'agro-industrie de la BAD, le Dr Chukwuma Ezedinma, et certains membres de l'\u00e9quipe de direction de l'IITA.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Faisant suite aux directives de certains chercheurs de l'IITA pr\u00e9sents \u00e0 la r\u00e9union, le Dr Ehui a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que l'IITA se concentre sur l'exploitation de partenariats strat\u00e9giques pour \u00e9tendre les innovations susceptibles de transformer le paysage des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires. La BAD est l'un des principaux alli\u00e9s avec lesquels l'institut a travaill\u00e9 en \u00e9troite collaboration au fil des ans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Examinant les moyens de rationaliser davantage les collaborations avec IITA, le Dr Kamara a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que son bureau consacrera un point focal pour garantir des interactions fluides. S'exprimant sur l'engagement des jeunes, il a salu\u00e9 le programme IITA Youth, ajoutant que les entreprises agroalimentaires dirig\u00e9es par des jeunes ont besoin de taux de pr\u00eat favorables aux entreprises et d'\u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes d'entrepreneuriat qui renforceront les cha\u00eenes de valeur agricoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 la suite d'une visite des installations de l'IITA, au cours de laquelle les visiteurs ont pu observer directement certaines des technologies existantes de l'IITA, le Dr Kamara a soulign\u00e9 l'importance de la mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle et de l'acc\u00e8s au march\u00e9 pour des technologies telles que l'Aflasafe, ainsi que la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de tirer parti des partenariats avec les d\u00e9cideurs politiques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S'exprimant sur la mobilisation du gouvernement et des d\u00e9cideurs politiques, le Dr Ehui a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que cela est n\u00e9cessaire pour que l'innovation puisse se d\u00e9velopper et avoir un impact, les acteurs \u00e9tatiques \u00e9tant essentiels dans le processus de mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les discussions ont \u00e9galement port\u00e9 sur les syst\u00e8mes p\u00e9dologiques, le changement climatique, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 sanitaire des aliments, la nutrition et les syst\u00e8mes semenciers. \u201c Nous pouvons tirer parti des technologies existantes \u00e0 l'IITA pour apporter le changement que nous recherchons tous afin de transformer l'Afrique et la vie de millions de personnes \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Ehui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9affirmant l'engagement de la BAD envers des partenariats percutants avec l'IITA, envisageant des r\u00e9sultats transformateurs pour le Nig\u00e9ria et le reste du continent, \u201c J'ai h\u00e2te de travailler avec l'IITA pour combler les lacunes essentielles et stimuler le changement dans le paysage agricole de l'Afrique \u201d, a ajout\u00e9 le Dr Kamara.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cette visite a renforc\u00e9 l'engagement commun de l'IITA et de la BAD \u00e0 exploiter des solutions innovantes, \u00e0 favoriser la collaboration et \u00e0 amplifier l'impact pour garantir des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires durables \u00e0 travers l'Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par \u2019Timilehin Osunde.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a bid to advance partnership efforts between IITA-CGIAR and the African Development Bank 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