{"id":18025,"date":"2026-06-20T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-sierra-leone-government-ally-to-boost-agricultural-transformation-and-food-security\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:54:12","slug":"iita-and-sierra-leone-government-ally-to-boost-agricultural-transformation-and-food-security","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-and-sierra-leone-government-ally-to-boost-agricultural-transformation-and-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA et le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone s'allient pour stimuler la transformation agricole et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans une d\u00e9cision historique visant \u00e0 stimuler l'innovation agricole et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> et le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone ont sign\u00e9 un protocole d'accord pour approfondir le partenariat. La signature, qui a eu son pendant la visite officielle de S.E. Julius Maada Bio, pr\u00e9sident de la Sierra Leone, au si\u00e8ge de l'IITA \u00e0 Ibadan, au Nigeria, marque une \u00e9tape importante vers le renforcement de la recherche agricole, du d\u00e9ploiement des technologies et du d\u00e9veloppement des capacit\u00e9s des syst\u00e8mes de recherche nationaux en Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32576\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/MoU-signing-with-the-Minister-of-Agriculture-Sierra-Leone-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32576\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MoU-signing-with-the-Minister-of-Agriculture-Sierra-Leone-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui signing the MoU with Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, while IITA Senior Legal Officer Precious Adebanjo looks on.\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, le Dr Simeon Ehui, signe le protocole d'accord avec le ministre de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de la Sierra Leone, le Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, sous le regard de la principale agente juridique de l'IITA, Precious Adebanjo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le protocole d'accord consolide l'engagement de l'IITA \u00e0 soutenir le projet phare de la Sierra Leone <em>\u201cNourrir la Sierra Leone\u201d<\/em> initiative qui vise \u00e0 renforcer l'autosuffisance alimentaire, \u00e0 stimuler la productivit\u00e9 agricole et \u00e0 autonomiser les petits exploitants agricoles. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 cet accord, l'IITA fournira une expertise technique, des solutions ax\u00e9es sur la recherche et des technologies agricoles innovantes pour am\u00e9liorer les rendements des cultures, promouvoir une agriculture intelligente face au climat et soutenir les jeunes et les femmes dans l'agro-industrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S'exprimant lors de la c\u00e9r\u00e9monie de signature, 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>, a r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 l'engagement de l'IITA et du CGIAR \u00e0 travailler en \u00e9troite collaboration avec le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone pour mettre en \u0153uvre des solutions agricoles durables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Ce partenariat repr\u00e9sente une vision partag\u00e9e de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et de la transformation agricole. L'IITA s'engage \u00e0 mettre \u00e0 contribution ses vastes capacit\u00e9s de recherche et d'innovation pour aider la Sierra Leone \u00e0 atteindre ses objectifs de d\u00e9veloppement agricole \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Ehui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32578\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IITA-DG-and-Minister-of-Agriculture-Sierra-Leone-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-32578\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-DG-and-Minister-of-Agriculture-Sierra-Leone-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Dr Henry Musa Kpaka with the signed Memorandum of Understanding.\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, le Dr Simeon Ehui, et le ministre de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de la Sierra Leone, le Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, avec le protocole d'accord sign\u00e9.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ministre de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de la Sierra Leone, le Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, qui a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le pr\u00e9sident Bio lors de la signature, a exprim\u00e9 son enthousiasme pour cette collaboration et a soulign\u00e9 l'importance de la recherche et de l'innovation pour stimuler la croissance agricole de la Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Pour que la Sierra Leone parvienne \u00e0 la souverainet\u00e9 alimentaire, nous devons adopter la science, la technologie et des partenariats strat\u00e9giques. L'expertise de l'IITA en mati\u00e8re de recherche agricole et d'innovation sera d\u00e9terminante pour transformer nos syst\u00e8mes alimentaires et am\u00e9liorer les moyens de subsistance \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Kpaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_32579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32579\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Panel-session-discussion-moderated-by-IITA-DG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32579\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Panel-session-discussion-moderated-by-IITA-DG.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Dr Henry Musa Kpaka during a briefing before the MoU signing.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, le Dr Simeon Ehui, et le ministre de l'Agriculture et de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire de la Sierra Leone, le Dr Henry Musa Kpaka, lors d'une r\u00e9union d'information avant la signature du protocole d'accord.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le protocole d'accord, qui t\u00e9moigne d'un avenir plus radieux pour l'agriculture et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire en Sierra Leone, couvre des domaines de collaboration essentiels, notamment le transfert de technologie, le renforcement des capacit\u00e9s, l'autonomisation des jeunes et des femmes, ainsi que le soutien aux syst\u00e8mes nationaux de recherche. Ceux-ci visaient \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la productivit\u00e9 et la r\u00e9silience agricoles et \u00e0 promouvoir des solutions durables pour relever les d\u00e9fis des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires de la Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet accord renforce davantage le r\u00f4le de l'IITA en tant que partenaire cl\u00e9 dans la transformation agricole de la Sierra Leone, s'alignant sur des efforts plus larges visant \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et le d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique \u00e0 travers le pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors que l'IITA et le gouvernement de la Sierra Leone entament cette collaboration renforc\u00e9e, l'accent reste mis sur la fourniture de solutions percutantes et ax\u00e9es sur la recherche afin de cr\u00e9er un secteur agricole plus r\u00e9silient et productif pour la nation.<\/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 landmark move to drive agricultural innovation and food security, IITA\u2013CGIAR and the government of Sierra Leone have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen the partnership.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":18026,"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":[706],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[203],"class_list":["post-18025","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-home","hub-western-africa","item-year-203"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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