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\"Honorable
Monsieur le Ministre d'\u00c9tat du Minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Alimentaire, S. E. Dr Aliyu Sabiu Abdullahi avec le Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, Dr Simeon Ehui.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le IITA<\/a> Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et CGIAR<\/a> Le Directeur R\u00e9gional pour l'Afrique continentale, Dr. Simeon Ehui, a r\u00e9cemment entrepris une mission strat\u00e9gique dans le territoire de la capitale f\u00e9d\u00e9rale du Nigeria, Abuja, afin de renforcer les partenariats et de favoriser la collaboration pour stimuler la transformation agroalimentaire en Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lors de sa visite, le Dr Ehui a tenu des discussions de haut niveau avec des acteurs cl\u00e9s de l'agriculture et de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire. Il a rencontr\u00e9 l'Ambassadeur de Sierra Leone au Nigeria, S.E. Dr Julius Sandy ; le Ministre d'\u00c9tat nig\u00e9rian \u00e0 l'Agriculture et \u00e0 la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Alimentaire, S.E. Dr Aliyu Sabiu Abdullahi ; le Chef du Protocole au Minist\u00e8re des Affaires \u00c9trang\u00e8res, S.E. Wahab Akande ; et le Secr\u00e9taire Permanent du Minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Alimentaire, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi. Ces rencontres ont port\u00e9 sur le renforcement de la coop\u00e9ration en mati\u00e8re de recherche agricole, d'adoption de technologies et de politiques favorisant la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sierra
Sierra Leone Ambassador to Nigeria, H. E. Dr Julius Sandy (l); Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H. E. Wahab Akande (m); IITA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Continental Africa, Dr Simeon Ehui (r).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Ehui also strengthened diplomatic ties by connecting with the Senegal Ambassador to Nigeria, H. E. Nicolas Auguste Nyouky, and the Cote d’Ivoire Ambassador to Nigeria, H. E. Kalilou Traore, to discuss regional strategies for agricultural development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poursuivant les discussions sur le soutien financier et technique aux syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires, il a eu des \u00e9changes \u00e9clair\u00e9s avec Banque mondiale<\/a> Country Director for Nigeria – Western and Central Africa, Dr Ndiame Diop, and the Country Director of the Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD)<\/a> Au Nigeria, Xavier Muron. Ces discussions ont port\u00e9 sur l'exploitation des investissements dans la recherche agricole, le renforcement de l'engagement du secteur priv\u00e9 et le d\u00e9ploiement de solutions innovantes et technologiques pour am\u00e9liorer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et la r\u00e9silience climatique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"IITA
IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui during discussions with Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

S'exprimant sur les divers engagements strat\u00e9giques aupr\u00e8s des d\u00e9cideurs politiques et des partenaires, le Dr Ehui a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que pour r\u00e9aliser une Afrique autosuffisante en mati\u00e8re de nourriture et de nutrition, il est important d'engager et de collaborer avec des acteurs de tous horizons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c \u00c0 l'IITA, nous nous engageons fermement \u00e0 promouvoir des innovations agricoles durables qui am\u00e9liorent la vie des agriculteurs, autonomisent les jeunes et soutiennent les communaut\u00e9s rurales. La collaboration est la pierre angulaire de la transformation des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires en Afrique \u201d, a soulign\u00e9 M. Ehui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette mission souligne l'engagement de l'IITA \u00e0 favoriser des partenariats multi-acteurs qui catalyseront des changements positifs dans le secteur de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture en Afrique. En travaillant ensemble, les parties prenantes peuvent cr\u00e9er un avenir plus durable, r\u00e9silient et s\u00fbr sur le plan alimentaire pour le continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribu\u00e9 par \u2018Timilehin Osunde<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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