{"id":18219,"date":"2026-06-20T13:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/nigerian-women-farmers-from-subsistence-to-thriving-agribusiness\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:50:44","slug":"nigerian-women-farmers-from-subsistence-to-thriving-agribusiness","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/nigerian-women-farmers-from-subsistence-to-thriving-agribusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Femmes agricultrices nig\u00e9rianes : de l'agriculture de subsistance \u00e0 l'agro-industrie florissante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33129\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rukayya-Muhammad-tending-to-layer-birds-in-one-of-her-poultry-pens.-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33129\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rukayya-Muhammad-tending-to-layer-birds-in-one-of-her-poultry-pens.-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Rukayya Muhammad tending to layer birds in one of her poultry pens. \" width=\"310\" height=\"465\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rukayya Muhammad s'occupant de poules pondeuses dans l'un de ses poulaillers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mariam Abass et Rukayya Muhammad \u00e9taient des agricultrices vivri\u00e8res dans le nord du Nigeria, produisant juste assez de nourriture pour nourrir leurs familles, jusqu'\u00e0 ce qu'elles tombent sur un programme de formation en agro-industrie qui a chang\u00e9 leur vie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ce programme les a dot\u00e9es des connaissances et des comp\u00e9tences n\u00e9cessaires pour lancer et d\u00e9velopper leur entreprise, augmentant consid\u00e9rablement leur productivit\u00e9 et les pla\u00e7ant sur une voie de rentabilit\u00e9 durable. Par exemple, l'une des femmes a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 que son b\u00e9n\u00e9fice net avant la formation \u00e9tait d'\u00e0 peine 30 000 nairas, mais qu'en appliquant les connaissances acquises, son revenu net est pass\u00e9 \u00e0 la somme faramineuse de 500 000 nairas, ce qu'elle a qualifi\u00e9 de profond et de bouleversant. \u201c La formation a \u00e9t\u00e9 inestimable, elle nous a appris \u00e0 g\u00e9rer notre entreprise, \u00e0 nous connecter avec des acheteurs et \u00e0 rejoindre des groupes qui \u00e9largissent nos connaissances et nous aident \u00e0 grandir \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Rukayya, qui vit dans l'\u00c9tat de Kano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les agricultrices, en particulier dans la r\u00e9gion, font traditionnellement face \u00e0 une faible productivit\u00e9 et \u00e0 une d\u00e9pendance financi\u00e8re envers les membres masculins de leur famille. La culture et les responsabilit\u00e9s li\u00e9es \u00e0 la garde des enfants ont historiquement entrav\u00e9 leur participation aux formations agricoles, o\u00f9 elles pourraient acqu\u00e9rir des comp\u00e9tences modernes, du mentorat et des ressources pour am\u00e9liorer leurs pratiques agricoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33130\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33130\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Rukayya-and-her-husband-collecting-eggs-from-her-poultry-farm.-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33130\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Rukayya-and-her-husband-collecting-eggs-from-her-poultry-farm.-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Rukayya and her husband collecting eggs from her poultry farm.\" width=\"558\" height=\"373\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rukayya et son mari ramassant des \u0153ufs dans leur \u00e9levage de volailles.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cependant, cela a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 changer, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la formation en agroentreprise con\u00e7ue pour eux par <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/youthagripreneurs.org\/\">Unit\u00e9 des jeunes dans l'agroentreprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Compte tenu de leur situation particuli\u00e8re, l'IYA a d'abord men\u00e9 des \u00e9valuations communautaires pour identifier les contraintes et les besoins sp\u00e9cifiques des femmes de la r\u00e9gion, en particulier celles int\u00e9ress\u00e9es par la formation en agro-industrie. Cela a finalement conduit \u00e0 un programme de formation en agro-industrie visant 70 pour cent de participation des femmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33131\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33131\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mariam-and-her-husband-Nasir-preparing-feed-for-their-chickens.-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33131\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mariam-and-her-husband-Nasir-preparing-feed-for-their-chickens.-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mariam and her husband, Nasir, preparing feed for their chickens.\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariam et son mari, Nasir, pr\u00e9parent de la nourriture pour leurs poulets.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation a couvert des techniques agricoles intelligentes face au climat telles que la rotation des cultures, l'irrigation au goutte-\u00e0-goutte, l'am\u00e9lioration des logements pour le b\u00e9tail, l'optimisation de l'alimentation, la vaccination, la gestion efficace des d\u00e9chets, l'int\u00e9gration des \u00e9nergies renouvelables, ainsi que des comp\u00e9tences financi\u00e8res telles que l'\u00e9tablissement de budgets et la tenue de registres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mariam, qui vit \u00e0 Zaria, dans l'\u00c9tat de Kaduna, a not\u00e9 qu'elle avait constat\u00e9 des changements significatifs dans sa ferme depuis qu'elle avait particip\u00e9 \u00e0 la formation. \u201c Avec l'aide de l'IITA, j'ai maintenant de vastes connaissances dans l'aviculture et le marketing \u201d, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9. \u201c Je ne vends plus mes volailles localement. J'ai des march\u00e9s \u00e0 Kaduna et \u00e0 Kano, ce qui a augment\u00e9 mes revenus et am\u00e9lior\u00e9 ma vision des affaires. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAvant que nous ne commencions la formation, \u00e0 chaque fois que nous stockions des volailles, nous enregistrions des pertes et perdions notre capital parce que nous ne connaissions pas grand-chose \u00e0 cette activit\u00e9. Par miracle, l'IITA est entr\u00e9 dans nos vies, et c'est l\u00e0 que notre parcours vers le succ\u00e8s a commenc\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33132\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Chicks-feeding-in-Mariam-and-Nasirs-brooding-pen.-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-33132\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Chicks-feeding-in-Mariam-and-Nasirs-brooding-pen.-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Chicks feeding in Mariam and Nasir\u2019s brooding pen. \" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Des poussins s'alimentent dans l'enclos d'\u00e9levage de Mariam et Nasir.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IYA propose des services de garde d'enfants et accorde des temps de pause entre les sessions de formation pour veiller \u00e0 ce que les m\u00e8res allaitantes ne soient pas distraites ou exclues de la formation. De plus, le programme permet aux couples de participer, ce qui l\u00e8ve les craintes des conjoints h\u00e9sitants et favorise le soutien familial. Selon Mariam, c'est cette derni\u00e8re raison qui lui a permis de participer \u00e0 la formation en toute confiance, qualifiant l'initiative de louable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les conclusions ont indiqu\u00e9 que la formation a permis \u00e0 ces femmes de passer d'une agriculture de subsistance \u00e0 des agro-entreprises prosp\u00e8res, d'augmenter leurs revenus et de s'int\u00e9grer dans la cha\u00eene de valeur agricole. \u201c Notre entreprise s'est nettement am\u00e9lior\u00e9e apr\u00e8s la formation de l'IITA \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avec gratitude Nasir Abubakar, le mari de Mariam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il a ajout\u00e9 : \u201c Nous avons acquis des comp\u00e9tences en marketing, ce qui nous a aid\u00e9s \u00e0 attirer de meilleurs clients. Apr\u00e8s nos derni\u00e8res ventes, nous avons d\u00e9duit nos d\u00e9penses et r\u00e9alis\u00e9 un b\u00e9n\u00e9fice d'environ 500 000 \u20a6, alors qu'avant la formation, notre b\u00e9n\u00e9fice \u00e9tait inf\u00e9rieur \u00e0 30 000 \u20a6. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Solomon Adebayo, responsable du suivi et de l'\u00e9valuation \u00e0 l'IITA, a soulign\u00e9 la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de l'autonomisation des femmes en d\u00e9clarant : \u201c Les femmes rurales, qui repr\u00e9sentent environ 43 pour cent de la main-d'\u0153uvre agricole mondiale, font face \u00e0 une discrimination importante en mati\u00e8re de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 fonci\u00e8re, de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 du b\u00e9tail, d'\u00e9galit\u00e9 salariale, de participation aux r\u00f4les d\u00e9cisionnels et d'acc\u00e8s au cr\u00e9dit. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pr\u00e9occup\u00e9e par ces d\u00e9fis, l'AII collabore avec des organisations telles que l' <a href=\"https:\/\/mastercardfdn.org\/en\/\">Fondation Mastercard<\/a>, le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifad.org\/en\/\">Fonds international de d\u00e9veloppement agricole (FIDA)<\/a>, et d'autres partenaires pour fournir une formation et un soutien essentiels qui l\u00e8vent les obstacles auxquels les femmes dans l'agriculture sont confront\u00e9es.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les femmes agricultrices participant au programme affirment que la formation a consid\u00e9rablement am\u00e9lior\u00e9 leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 g\u00e9rer efficacement leurs entreprises. S'appuyant sur ce qu'elle a appris lors de la formation, Rukayya a \u00e9tabli des relations solides avec un plus grand nombre d'acheteurs et vend ses produits localement \u00e0 des supermarch\u00e9s et <em>MaiShayi<\/em> vendeurs (vendeurs de th\u00e9). Un nouvel acheteur de la R\u00e9publique voisine du Niger a r\u00e9cemment achet\u00e9 un lot entier de ses poulets de chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation lui a \u00e9galement appris \u00e0 pr\u00e9server la sant\u00e9 de ses volailles en nettoyant r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement leur environnement, en ajustant leurs horaires d'alimentation, en utilisant de l'eau propre et en leur administrant les m\u00e9dicaments appropri\u00e9s. Elle a indiqu\u00e9 que ces changements avaient rendu ses poulets plus sains et avaient accru ses b\u00e9n\u00e9fices. \u201c Nous avions 600 poulets par le pass\u00e9, mais maintenant nous en avons 800. Nous avons ajout\u00e9 des poulets de chair \u00e0 notre \u00e9levage pour augmenter nos b\u00e9n\u00e9fices et d\u00e9velopper notre activit\u00e9 \u201d, a-t-elle ajout\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'expansion de leur entreprise avicole et \u00e0 l'augmentation de leurs revenus, Rukayya affirme que les conditions de vie de sa famille s'am\u00e9liorent. Ils s'appr\u00eatent \u00e0 achever leur construction et \u00e0 offrir une \u00e9ducation de qualit\u00e9 aux enfants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permettre aux conjoints de participer \u00e0 la formation a \u00e9t\u00e9 crucial pour aider les entreprises des femmes \u00e0 prosp\u00e9rer. Mariam et Rukayya affirment que leurs maris sont impliqu\u00e9s dans les entreprises, fournissant un soutien logistique, aidant \u00e0 commercialiser les produits et partageant les responsabilit\u00e9s dans la gestion quotidienne de la ferme, ce qui augmente la productivit\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Cette intervention de l'IITA a chang\u00e9 nos vies, a fait remarquer Nasir. Nous avons pay\u00e9 les frais de scolarit\u00e9 de nos filles pour toute l'ann\u00e9e scolaire et nous avons achet\u00e9 des produits alimentaires pour le mois, contrairement \u00e0 avant o\u00f9 nous avions du mal \u00e0 acheter de la nourriture chaque jour. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce aux efforts conjoints de l'IYA et de ses partenaires, les femmes agricultrices am\u00e9liorent leurs moyens de subsistance et red\u00e9finissent leur r\u00f4le au sein de leurs communaut\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Propos\u00e9 par Jesutofunmi Robinson<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mariam Abass and Rukayya Muhammad were subsistence farmers in northern Nigeria, producing just enough food to feed their families<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":18220,"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":[],"science-area":[],"program":[115],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[203],"class_list":["post-18219","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program-resilience-and-climate-adaptation-rca","location-nigeria","hub-western-africa","item-year-203"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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