{"id":18271,"date":"2026-06-20T13:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-and-rwanda-agriculture-board-join-forces-to-advance-maize-seed-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:50:03","slug":"iita-and-rwanda-agriculture-board-join-forces-to-advance-maize-seed-systems","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-and-rwanda-agriculture-board-join-forces-to-advance-maize-seed-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA et le Rwanda Agriculture Board unissent leurs forces pour d\u00e9velopper les fili\u00e8res de semences de ma\u00efs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33451\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33451\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p1-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstration on Value for Cultivation and Use (VCU) test, Abuja, Nigeria.\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">D\u00e9monstration sur l'essai de valeur agronomique et technologique (VAT), Abuja, Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La transformation agricole du Rwanda a fait de l'am\u00e9lioration des syst\u00e8mes semenciers une priorit\u00e9 afin de renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et les moyens de subsistance des agriculteurs. La d\u00e9pendance \u00e0 l'\u00e9gard des importations de semences diminue progressivement, les efforts \u00e9tant davantage ax\u00e9s sur la production locale de semences. L'industrie rwandaise des semences de ma\u00efs hybride est encore jeune et fait face \u00e0 des d\u00e9fis tels que des comp\u00e9tences limit\u00e9es, la raret\u00e9 des terres, le changement climatique, les \u00e9pid\u00e9mies de ravageurs et de maladies, ainsi que la faible sensibilisation des agriculteurs aux avantages des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de semences de ma\u00efs hybride, beaucoup continuant \u00e0 cultiver des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 pollinisation libre, comparativement moins productives. Ces probl\u00e8mes nuisent \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 des semences, aux rendements et \u00e0 la comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 sur le march\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour aider \u00e0 r\u00e9soudre ces goulets d'\u00e9tranglement, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> a men\u00e9 une formation sur la production de semences de ma\u00efs hybride \u00e0 l'intention de huit techniciens de terrain et de deux cadres sup\u00e9rieurs du Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), par le biais d'une visite d'\u00e9tude dans les installations de s\u00e9lection et de recherche de l'IITA pour le partage des connaissances et de meilleurs efforts de recherche collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation s'est d\u00e9roul\u00e9e au Nigeria, au si\u00e8ge de l'IITA \u00e0 Ibadan (\u00c9tat d'Oyo) et \u00e0 la station d'Ikenne (\u00c9tat d'Ogun), o\u00f9 les participants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 initi\u00e9s aux derni\u00e8res technologies en mati\u00e8re de d\u00e9veloppement et de maintien des lign\u00e9es parentales de semences de ma\u00efs hybride. Les participants ont pu constater l'importance de pr\u00e9server la puret\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9tique des lign\u00e9es parentales, qui constitue le fondement de la qualit\u00e9 des semences de ma\u00efs hybride. Ils ont \u00e9galement appris des pratiques cl\u00e9s telles que le respect d'une distance d'isolement ad\u00e9quate, l'\u00e9purage rigoureux, l'\u00e9cimage en temps opportun, une r\u00e9colte soign\u00e9e, le traitement des semences et leur stockage, qui contribuent \u00e0 la qualit\u00e9 globale des semences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33456\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33456 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Premier-Seed-in-Kaduna-state.png\" alt=\" The visit to Premier Seed in Kaduna state, Nigeria.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La visite de Premier Seed dans l'\u00c9tat de Kaduna, au Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ils ont visit\u00e9 l'installation de stockage de semences de l'IITA, qui est con\u00e7ue avec une capacit\u00e9 de stockage \u00e0 court, moyen et long terme \u00e0 basse temp\u00e9rature et un syst\u00e8me de gestion du stockage et des nuisibles strict et ad\u00e9quat. Les proc\u00e9dures op\u00e9ratoires normalis\u00e9es (PON) ont \u00e9t\u00e9 mises en avant pour toute op\u00e9ration \u00e0 r\u00e9aliser lors de la production de semences afin de r\u00e9duire la contamination et d'am\u00e9liorer le respect des normes r\u00e9glementaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La visite de terrain \u00e0 la station de recherche d'Ikenne a permis aux participants de comprendre comment les essais nationaux sont men\u00e9s en exposant les obtentions \u00e0 diff\u00e9rents stress biotiques (par exemple, l'infestation par la l\u00e9gionnaire d'automne) et abiotiques (par exemple, la tol\u00e9rance \u00e0 la s\u00e9cheresse). Les candidats les plus performants sont ensuite s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9s pour les essais r\u00e9gionaux. \u201c Renforcer les capacit\u00e9s des acteurs actifs, en particulier le personnel des agences de recherche et de certification, est une panac\u00e9e pour garantir le succ\u00e8s d'une cha\u00eene de valeur semenci\u00e8re active. Ainsi, la formation contribuera grandement \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la fourniture de semences de qualit\u00e9 au Rwanda \u201d,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/ajala-oyewole\/\">Dr Sam Ajala<\/a>, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le obtenteur de plantes de l'IITA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33457\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33457\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-Rwanda-delegation.png\" alt=\"The Rwanda delegation with NASC DG Honorable Fatuhu Muhammed (m).\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du Rwanda avec le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du NASC, l'honorable Fatuhu Muhammed (m).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'\u00e9quipe du RAB a \u00e9galement visit\u00e9 le <a href=\"https:\/\/seedcouncil.gov.ng\/\">Conseil national des semences agricoles<\/a> \u00e0 Abuja et dans deux grandes entreprises semenci\u00e8res au Nigeria, \u00e0 savoir Premier Seed et Value Seeds \u00e0 Zaria, o\u00f9 ils ont partag\u00e9 leur exp\u00e9rience en mati\u00e8re de production, de certification et de contr\u00f4le de la qualit\u00e9 des semences. Lors de leur passage au NASC, ils ont \u00e9chang\u00e9 avec l'honorable Fatuhu Muhammed, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral du NASC, qui a soulign\u00e9 la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d'un partage des connaissances entre Africains pour relever les d\u00e9fis auxquels le continent est confront\u00e9, notamment la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire. Les participants ont \u00e9galement eu l'occasion de s'entretenir avec diff\u00e9rents chefs de d\u00e9partement sur la certification des semences et l'assurance qualit\u00e9, ainsi que sur la politique nationale des semences agricoles en tant d'outil pour le cadre r\u00e9glementaire des op\u00e9rations du NASC. Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 initi\u00e9s au code des semences, un outil \u00e9lectronique d'authentification des semences d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 par le NASC pour r\u00e9tablir la confiance dans le syst\u00e8me semencier gr\u00e2ce au suivi, \u00e0 la tra\u00e7abilit\u00e9 et \u00e0 la fourniture de semences de qualit\u00e9 aux agriculteurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La visite des entreprises semenci\u00e8res \u00e0 Zaria, dans l'\u00c9tat de Kaduna, a permis de mieux comprendre les avantages de la collaboration entre les acteurs cl\u00e9s du secteur des semences. Ces entreprises semenci\u00e8res travaillent en \u00e9troite collaboration avec l'agence nationale de recherche, les organisations internationales de recherche, notamment l'IITA, et l'organisme de r\u00e9glementation pour d\u00e9velopper et fournir des semences de qualit\u00e9. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ce partenariat, Premier Seed et Value Seed ont toutes deux r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 commercialiser leurs propres vari\u00e9t\u00e9s qui sont actuellement cultiv\u00e9es par des agriculteurs dans diff\u00e9rentes r\u00e9gions du Nig\u00e9ria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33458\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33458\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-visit-to-Value-Seeds.png\" alt=\"The visit to Value Seeds in Kaduna state, Nigeria.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La visite de Value Seeds dans l'\u00c9tat de Kaduna, au Nigeria.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c La formation \u00e0 Ibadan, au Nigeria, a \u00e9t\u00e9 un moment marquant pour conna\u00eetre et voir en pratique les avanc\u00e9es qui aideront \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la cha\u00eene de valeur des semences hybrides de ma\u00efs au Rwanda. Le laboratoire de biologie mol\u00e9culaire de pointe de l'IITA peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 pour renforcer les comp\u00e9tences en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9lection mol\u00e9culaire du ma\u00efs. De plus, l'outil mol\u00e9culaire peut \u00eatre utilis\u00e9 pour v\u00e9rifier la puret\u00e9 des semences et maintenir des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs hybrides, comme on l'a vu au National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC). Le partenariat solide entre les entreprises semenci\u00e8res priv\u00e9es et les organisations de recherche publiques, tel que l'a expliqu\u00e9 Premier Seed Limited, peut \u00eatre essentiel pour am\u00e9liorer la cha\u00eene de valeur des semences au Rwanda. Le syst\u00e8me de suivi des semences (seed tracker) et le codex peuvent r\u00e9soudre plusieurs probl\u00e8mes dans le secteur semencier rwandais. Plus important encore, le mat\u00e9riel g\u00e9n\u00e9tique sp\u00e9cifique de l'IITA, tel que le mat\u00e9riel g\u00e9n\u00e9tique de ma\u00efs tol\u00e9rant \u00e0 la chenille l\u00e9gionnaire d'automne et riche en provitamine A, peut \u00eatre introgress\u00e9 localement pour obtenir des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs bien adapt\u00e9es \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Claver Ngaboyisonga, coordinateur du programme c\u00e9r\u00e9alier au RAB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La formation a \u00e9t\u00e9 organis\u00e9e dans le cadre des efforts continus visant \u00e0 renforcer la capacit\u00e9 technique de RAB dans la production, le contr\u00f4le de la qualit\u00e9 et la certification de semences de ma\u00efs hybride. Cette formation a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e d'une autre formation dispens\u00e9e au d\u00e9but de cette ann\u00e9e \u00e0 l'intention de six entreprises semenci\u00e8res locales sur la production commerciale de semences, en insistant sur la qualit\u00e9 des semences de ma\u00efs hybride. Le gouvernement du Rwanda invite les entrepreneurs \u00e0 investir dans la production et la distribution de semences pour permettre aux agriculteurs d'adopter de nouvelles innovations agricoles et de bonnes pratiques susceptibles de contribuer \u00e0 l'accroissement de la productivit\u00e9 et des revenus des petits exploitants agricoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par Ritha Bumwe<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rwanda&#8217;s agricultural transformation has prioritized improving seed systems to enhance food security and farmer livelihoods.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":18272,"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":[2707],"science-area":[],"program":[104],"location":[],"news-type":[],"hub":[],"crop":[68],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[203],"class_list":["post-18271","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biotechnologybreedingiita-news-no-2809maizenigeriapartnershipsrwandaseed-systemssmallholder-farmers","program-biotechnology","crop-maize","item-year-203"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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