{"id":18057,"date":"2026-06-20T13:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-naro-release-improved-matooke-banana-variety-in-uganda-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:54:41","slug":"iita-and-naro-release-improved-matooke-banana-variety-in-uganda-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-and-naro-release-improved-matooke-banana-variety-in-uganda-2\/","title":{"rendered":"L'IITA et la NARO lancent une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de bananes Matooke am\u00e9lior\u00e9e en Ouganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The
The NARITA 17 \/NAROBAN6 variety.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

En Ouganda, environ 751 000 agriculteurs cultivent \u2018Matooke<\/em>\u2019 et d\u2019autres vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de bananiers, couvrant environ 381 000 hectares de la superficie totale des terres cultiv\u00e9es. Cependant, la production a diminu\u00e9 au cours des trois derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies, principalement en raison de l\u2019appauvrissement des sols, de la s\u00e9cheresse et des attaques d\u2019agents pathog\u00e8nes tels que le fl\u00e9trissement bact\u00e9rien du bananier, la sigatoka noire et le fl\u00e9trissement fusarien. De plus, des ravageurs tels que le charan\u00e7on de la banane et les n\u00e9matodes fouisseurs ont \u00e9galement contribu\u00e9 \u00e0 ce d\u00e9clin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dans le cadre des efforts visant \u00e0 trouver des solutions, le Organisation Nationale de Recherche Agricole (ONRA)<\/a>, en collaboration avec le IITA<\/a>\u2013CGIAR<\/a> en Ouganda, a d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 le haut rendement, r\u00e9sistant aux maladies Matooke<\/em> Vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de banane NARITA 17. Cette vari\u00e9t\u00e9, connue pour ses qualit\u00e9s sensorielles d\u00e9sirables pour le consommateur, a \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement lanc\u00e9e par le Minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture, de l'\u00c9levage et des P\u00eaches le 21 mars 2025 en Ouganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NARITA 17 est l'effort continu du pass\u00e9 collaboration<\/a> entre l'IITA-CGIAR et la NARO, qui a vu le d\u00e9veloppement de 27 Matooke<\/em> des hybrides baptis\u00e9s NARITA. Deux d'entre eux ont \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement mis sur le march\u00e9 par le NARO en 2010 en Ouganda et sont aujourd'hui cultiv\u00e9s dans au moins 151 exploitations banani\u00e8res du pays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe release of NARITA 17, also known as NAROBan 6, marks a significant milestone in our efforts to improve the livelihoods of banana farmers in Uganda. With its exceptionally high yields, 34% better than the best previously released hybrid, NARITA 17 is poised to make a real difference in farmers’ fields,\u201d Dr Alex Barekye, NARO Breeding Program Leader, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am also proud to highlight the strong collaboration between IITA and NARO, which has been instrumental in bringing this variety to life. Our partnership has been characterized by clear roles, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to improve the lives of Ugandan farmers,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"NARITA
NARITA 17 \/NAROBAN6 (L), NAROBAN5 (M) and Mbwazirume – Landrace (R) during the Variety Release Committee meeting at NARL Kawanda, Uganda.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fort d'une longue tradition de s\u00e9lection, d'environ cinq ans d'essais men\u00e9s sur plusieurs sites et d'environ deux ans d'essais en exploitation, le NARITA 17 affiche une augmentation impressionnante du rendement de 2 431 TP3T par rapport \u00e0 la vari\u00e9t\u00e9 locale traditionnelle, Mbwazirume<\/em> avec un rendement moyen de 40,5 tonnes par hectare. Cette augmentation significative du rendement devrait transformer la vie des producteurs de bananes en Ouganda, en leur fournissant une culture plus productive et plus r\u00e9siliente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This new variety is resistant to both FOC-TR4, FOC-R1, and Radopholus similis<\/em>, tolerant to weevils, and it meets the requirements of the consumers,” explained Dr Rony Swennen, IITA Banana Breeding Program Leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“NARITA 17 is among our best bet hybrids of Matooke<\/em> developed jointly by NARO and IITA”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette \u00e9tape s'appuie sur les succ\u00e8s de plus de 30 ans de collaboration entre\u00a0efforts de s\u00e9lection banani\u00e8re<\/a>\u00a0du NARO et de l'IITA qui ont conduit au d\u00e9veloppement de 27 hybrides pour l'alimentation et le jus, surnomm\u00e9s\u00a0Hybrides NARITA<\/a> \u2013 from NARO and IITA.\u00a0These hybrids were later tested in Tanzania by the\u00a0Institut Tanzanien de Recherche Agricole (TARI)<\/a>\u00a0et ses partenaires, l'IITA, la NARO, et\u00a0Alliance de Bioversity International et du CIAT<\/a>, afin d'identifier ceux qui conviennent le mieux aux champs et aux agriculteurs tanzaniens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les quatre hybrides de NARITA, d\u00e9sormais appel\u00e9s TARIBAN 1 \u00e0 4, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement publi\u00e9<\/a> en mars 2021. Les nouvelles vari\u00e9t\u00e9s sont r\u00e9sistantes \u00e0 la cercosporiose noire et aux charan\u00e7ons du bananier, avec un potentiel rendements<\/a> allant de 18 \u00e0 35 t\/ha\/an. Actuellement, la productivit\u00e9 moyenne des agriculteurs est d'environ sept t\/ha\/an.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le nouveau NARITA 17 est un exemple frappant de ce qui peut \u00eatre accompli gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une collaboration strat\u00e9gique et \u00e0 un engagement \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la vie des petits exploitants agricoles sur le continent. L'avenir est prometteur car le R\u00e9seau bananier d'Afrique de l'Est<\/a> travailler ensemble pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer la diffusion de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de bananes am\u00e9lior\u00e9es dans la r\u00e9gion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette collaboration marque une \u00e9tape importante vers l'am\u00e9lioration des efforts de s\u00e9lection des bananes en Afrique de l'Est, en se concentrant sur la satisfaction des besoins sp\u00e9cifiques des agriculteurs de la r\u00e9gion, et sur l'augmentation de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et des revenus gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la culture de bananes \u00e0 cuire am\u00e9lior\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ce travail a \u00e9t\u00e9 ex\u00e9cut\u00e9 sous le Programme d'am\u00e9lioration g\u00e9n\u00e9tique des racines, tubercules et bananes<\/a> soutenu par la Fondation Bill & Melinda Gates, dont l'objectif est de contribuer, par le d\u00e9veloppement de racines, tubercules et bananes pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s par le march\u00e9, sensibles au genre et r\u00e9silients au climat, \u00e0 la r\u00e9duction de la pauvret\u00e9, \u00e0 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et nutritionnelle, et \u00e0 l'am\u00e9lioration globale de la qualit\u00e9 de vie des petits agriculteurs, des transformateurs et des consommateurs dans les zones rurales et urbaines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed by Moureen Awori, Gloriana Ndibalema, Rony Swennen, Michael Batte, Hugo Campos\u00a0 and Hapson Mushoriwa<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Uganda, approximately 75% of farmers cultivate \u2018Matooke\u2019 and other banana varieties, covering an estimated 38% of the total cultivated 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