{"id":18193,"date":"2026-06-20T13:02:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/world-cassava-day-2025-propelling-nigeria-and-africa-towards-agricultural-transformation\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:51:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:51:42","slug":"world-cassava-day-2025-propelling-nigeria-and-africa-towards-agricultural-transformation","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/world-cassava-day-2025-propelling-nigeria-and-africa-towards-agricultural-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Journ\u00e9e mondiale du manioc 2025 : propulser le Nig\u00e9ria et l'Afrique vers la transformation agricole"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Au Nigeria et dans toute l'Afrique, le manioc est bien plus qu'une simple culture de base : c'est un v\u00e9ritable moteur de potentiel, qui garantit discr\u00e8tement mais profond\u00e9ment la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, att\u00e9nue la pauvret\u00e9, favorise des moyens de subsistance durables et alimente une r\u00e9volution entrepreneuriale et industrielle \u00e9mergente. Ce \u2018or blanc\u2019<\/em> est essentiel pour d\u00e9bloquer d'immenses opportunit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques et b\u00e2tir un avenir r\u00e9silient pour des millions de personnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reconnaissant cette immense importance, la Journ\u00e9e mondiale du manioc est c\u00e9l\u00e9br\u00e9e chaque ann\u00e9e le 28 juin. Cette ann\u00e9e, la comm\u00e9moration a marqu\u00e9 une \u00e9tape importante dans le parcours de la transformation du manioc au Nigeria, avec une s\u00e9rie d'\u00e9v\u00e9nements inauguraux captivants et instructifs. Ceux-ci comprenaient une conf\u00e9rence en personne, un espace X (anciennement Twitter) Session spatiale<\/a>, et une campagne radio cibl\u00e9e, soulignant collectivement le r\u00f4le essentiel du manioc dans la promotion de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, la garantie de l'inclusion et la cr\u00e9ation d'un d\u00e9veloppement durable au sein du secteur agricole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La conf\u00e9rence inaugurale qui s'est tenue le 4 juillet 2025 \u00e0 Abuja a \u00e9t\u00e9 la pierre angulaire des c\u00e9l\u00e9brations de la Journ\u00e9e mondiale du manioc. Le th\u00e8me :; \u201cDe la ferme aux march\u00e9s mondiaux : stimuler l'industrialisation, la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et les exportations,<\/em> a parfaitement incarn\u00e9 l'ambition de transformer le manioc d'une culture de subsistance en un contributeur majeur \u00e0 la richesse nationale et au commerce international, en mettant l'accent sur l'ensemble de la cha\u00eene de valeur, de la culture \u00e0 l'application industrielle et \u00e0 l'exportation. D\u00e9cideurs politiques, chercheurs, acteurs du secteur priv\u00e9, entrepreneurs et agriculteurs se sont r\u00e9unis pour tracer la voie de l'avenir du manioc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Des dignitaires, dont le vice-pr\u00e9sident Kashim Shettima, ont soulign\u00e9 l'engagement du gouvernement \u00e0 repositionner le manioc comme moteur cl\u00e9 du d\u00e9veloppement industriel et de la substitution aux importations. Il a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avec passion : \u201c Le manioc, qui a longtemps symbolis\u00e9 la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire pour les plus vuln\u00e9rables, peut \u00e9galement signifier la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 pour les ambitieux. Notre engagement est ind\u00e9fectible pour repositionner le manioc non seulement comme une culture de base, mais comme un moteur cl\u00e9 du d\u00e9veloppement industriel, de la substitution aux importations et, en fin de compte, de la diversification \u00e9conomique..\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au c\u0153ur des discussions ont figur\u00e9 les progr\u00e8s remarquables r\u00e9alis\u00e9s dans les techniques de s\u00e9lection innovantes et le renforcement des syst\u00e8mes semenciers. Des experts de l'IITA, de l'Institut national de recherche sur les cultures de racines (NRCRI) et des partenaires ont soulign\u00e9 comment ces avanc\u00e9es conduisent au d\u00e9veloppement et \u00e0 la diffusion de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de manioc \u00e0 haut rendement et r\u00e9sistantes, adapt\u00e9es aux besoins des utilisateurs finaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le professeur Chiedozie Egesi, directeur ex\u00e9cutif du NRCRI, a soulign\u00e9 : \u201c Notre objectif est de cr\u00e9er des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de manioc qui augmentent les rendements pour les agriculteurs et r\u00e9pondent aux exigences de qualit\u00e9 des transformateurs et des industries. Cette approche holistique est essentielle pour une transformation durable. \u201d Il a mis en avant le virage strat\u00e9gique d'une recherche ax\u00e9e sur l'offre vers une s\u00e9lection guid\u00e9e par la demande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L\u2019importance de la collaboration entre les institutions nationales et priv\u00e9es a constitu\u00e9 un autre enseignement cl\u00e9. Les partenariats jouent un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans l\u2019adoption \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es et dans le d\u00e9veloppement de cha\u00eenes de valeur efficaces. Le Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo, sp\u00e9cialiste des syst\u00e8mes semenciers \u00e0 l\u2019IITA, a partag\u00e9 son point de vue : \u201c Pour que le manioc transforme notre \u00e9conomie, nous avons besoin d\u2019une collaboration sans faille tout au long de la cha\u00eene de valeur \u2013 depuis les instituts de recherche qui d\u00e9veloppent des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s innovantes jusqu\u2019aux acteurs du secteur priv\u00e9 qui cr\u00e9ent des opportunit\u00e9s de march\u00e9, en passant par les pouvoirs publics qui mettent en \u0153uvre des plans d\u2019action et des politiques inclusives. Cette synergie garantit que les avanc\u00e9es r\u00e9alis\u00e9es au niveau de la recherche se traduisent par des avantages concrets pour les agriculteurs, les transformateurs et les entreprises agroalimentaires. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L'impact des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es de manioc sur la productivit\u00e9 des agriculteurs, des transformateurs et des industries \u00e0 travers le Nigeria et l'Afrique a \u00e9t\u00e9 un th\u00e8me central, d\u00e9montrant le potentiel du manioc pour transformer les moyens de subsistance en milieu rural et garantir la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique nationale. Une exposition connexe a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 les derni\u00e8res avanc\u00e9es en mati\u00e8re de culture, de transformation et de valorisation du manioc, offrant un aper\u00e7u de l'avenir de cette culture polyvalente.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au-del\u00e0 du partenariat pour la livraison et de la conf\u00e9rence ax\u00e9e sur les politiques, la Journ\u00e9e mondiale du manioc a \u00e9tendu sa port\u00e9e \u00e0 un plus grand nombre d'acteurs gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une plateforme virtuelle. L'\u00e9quipe de communication de l'IITA, en collaboration avec le programme d'am\u00e9lioration du manioc, a anim\u00e9 une session interactive captivante sur X (anciennement Twitter) Session spatiale<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cette conversation en direct a rassembl\u00e9 divers acteurs et experts de la fili\u00e8re manioc, notamment le Dr Ismail Rabbi (responsable du programme d'am\u00e9lioration du manioc \u00e0 l'IITA), le prof. Chiedozie Egesi (directeur ex\u00e9cutif du National Root Crops Research Institute - NRCRI), le Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo (sp\u00e9cialiste des syst\u00e8mes semenciers \u00e0 l'IITA) et le Dr Gaby Mbanjo (s\u00e9lectionneur mol\u00e9culaire du manioc \u00e0 l'IITA). Ils ont partag\u00e9 de pr\u00e9cieux points de vue et exp\u00e9riences sur l'acc\u00e9l\u00e9ration de la transformation du manioc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Au cours de cette session enrichissante, le professeur Egesi a articul\u00e9 avec passion le changement de paradigme dans la recherche sur le manioc : \u201c Nous avons commenc\u00e9 par d\u00e9laisser la recherche ax\u00e9e sur l'offre au profit d'une s\u00e9lection guid\u00e9e par la demande, en nous concentrant sur l'am\u00e9lioration des rendements, la r\u00e9sistance aux ravageurs et aux maladies et, plus important encore, sur les attributs pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9s des consommateurs. Le manioc peut chasser la pauvret\u00e9 rurale et apporter le d\u00e9veloppement. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S'appuyant sur cette vision d'un impact transformateur, le Dr Mbanjo a d\u00e9taill\u00e9 les avanc\u00e9es technologiques permettant ces progr\u00e8s, expliquant : \u201c Dans le programme d'am\u00e9lioration du manioc, nous avons tir\u00e9 parti des progr\u00e8s technologiques en combinant les informations sur l'ADN (g\u00e9nomique) avec des outils de ph\u00e9notypage avanc\u00e9s, et en appliquant des principes de g\u00e9n\u00e9tique quantitative pour r\u00e9duire le cycle de s\u00e9lection et accro\u00eetre la pr\u00e9cision de la s\u00e9lection. Des techniques favorisant la floraison synchronis\u00e9e et acc\u00e9l\u00e9rant le taux de multiplication du manioc sont adopt\u00e9es pour acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l'am\u00e9lioration. Le programme d'am\u00e9lioration est enti\u00e8rement num\u00e9ris\u00e9. Une plateforme centrale de gestion des donn\u00e9es (CassavaBase) centralise toutes les donn\u00e9es. La proc\u00e9dure d'analyse des donn\u00e9es d'am\u00e9lioration a \u00e9t\u00e9 simplifi\u00e9e gr\u00e2ce au d\u00e9veloppement d'une plateforme analytique. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le Dr Diebiru-Ojo a expliqu\u00e9 en outre : \u201c Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une collaboration \u00e9troite entre des partenaires internationaux et nationaux tels que IITA GoSeed et Umudike Seed, nous avons cr\u00e9\u00e9 les premi\u00e8res entreprises de semences de premi\u00e8re g\u00e9n\u00e9ration. En utilisant des technologies transformatrices telles que l'hydroponie semi-autotrophe, nous visons \u00e0 inonder le pays de mat\u00e9riel v\u00e9g\u00e9tal sain et certifi\u00e9 de qualit\u00e9 de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es, garantissant ainsi aux agriculteurs un retour sur investissement. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les participants ont soulev\u00e9 des questions concernant les risques li\u00e9s \u00e0 l'agriculture, l'utilisation de produits chimiques dans la transformation du manioc et la v\u00e9rification des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de manioc. Le Dr Rabbi a mod\u00e9r\u00e9 la session de questions-r\u00e9ponses et de retours d'information. Il a soulign\u00e9 la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d'une collaboration entre les parties prenantes pour am\u00e9liorer la productivit\u00e9 et l'impact du manioc au Nigeria, dans le but de faire passer le manioc d'une culture de subsistance \u00e0 une culture industrielle. Il a conclu en lan\u00e7ant un appel \u00e0 la poursuite de l'engagement et du dialogue avec la communaut\u00e9 afin de stimuler l'innovation dans le secteur du manioc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En compl\u00e9ment de ces \u00e9v\u00e9nements et reconnaissant le r\u00f4le crucial des petits exploitants agricoles dans la transformation du manioc, l'\u00e9mission \u201c Olaju Agbe \u201d de Radio IITA a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le essentiel dans la diffusion d'information \u00e0 la base. Bilingue (yoruba et anglais) et diffus\u00e9e le 25 juin, l'\u00e9mission a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 Bello Abolore et Racheal Abioye, entre autres experts, qui ont \u00e9clair\u00e9 les agriculteurs sur \u201c la grande importance de la valorisation du manioc pour les moyens de subsistance des petits exploitants agricoles et la productivit\u00e9 nationale \u201d, s'alignant parfaitement avec les objectifs globaux de la Journ\u00e9e mondiale du manioc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ces \u00e9v\u00e9nements ont collectivement d\u00e9montr\u00e9 que le manioc est un atout strat\u00e9gique pour la diversification \u00e9conomique, l'autonomisation rurale et la comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 mondiale. L'engagement des diverses parties prenantes, des repr\u00e9sentants du gouvernement aux acteurs du secteur priv\u00e9, souligne une vision partag\u00e9e d'un avenir o\u00f9 l'agriculture, en particulier le manioc, est au c\u0153ur d'une prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 partag\u00e9e, devenant un \u201c wor blanc<\/em>\u201dau Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribu\u00e9 par Mercy Diebiru-Ojo et Olamide Nwaze<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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