{"id":18297,"date":"2026-06-20T13:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/world-bank-delegation-visits-iita-to-strengthen-collaboration-on-agriculture-and-youth-engagement-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:50:41","slug":"world-bank-delegation-visits-iita-to-strengthen-collaboration-on-agriculture-and-youth-engagement-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/world-bank-delegation-visits-iita-to-strengthen-collaboration-on-agriculture-and-youth-engagement-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Banque mondiale visite l'IITA pour renforcer la collaboration sur les initiatives agricoles et d'engagement des jeunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33523\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33523 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-IITA-Director-General.png\" alt=\"The IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui with the World Bank team during discussions.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, le Dr Simeon Ehui, avec l'\u00e9quipe de la Banque mondiale lors des discussions.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Du 24 au 26 septembre, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> a accueilli une d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Banque mondiale \u00e0 son si\u00e8ge d'Ibadan, au Nigeria, dans le cadre d'une visite de trois jours visant \u00e0 renforcer la collaboration sur les projets de d\u00e9veloppement agricole et \u00e0 pr\u00e9senter les recherches et innovations r\u00e9volutionnaires de l'institut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En accueillant les visiteurs, le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA et Directeur r\u00e9gional du CGIAR pour l'Afrique continentale, le Dr Simeon Ehui, a exprim\u00e9 sa gratitude pour le partenariat ind\u00e9fectible de la Banque mondiale et son engagement en faveur de la transformation agricole \u00e0 travers l'Afrique. Il a r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 la d\u00e9termination de l'IITA \u00e0 encourager l'innovation et les collaborations ax\u00e9es sur l'impact qui soutiennent les agriculteurs, renforcent les syst\u00e8mes alimentaires et autonomisent les jeunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Nos portes sont toujours ouvertes \u00e0 nos partenaires \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le Dr Ehui. \u201c Avec l'aide de la Banque mondiale, nous avons l'intention de faire passer la technologie du laboratoire et du terrain directement aux agriculteurs. C'est ainsi que nous pourrons v\u00e9ritablement transformer l'agriculture africaine. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au cours de ses remarques, le Dr Ehui a \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 le travail de l'IITA dans la gestion de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols, l'engagement des jeunes dans l'agroentreprise et ses partenariats croissants avec plusieurs pays africains, notamment le B\u00e9nin, la C\u00f4te d'Ivoire, la Guin\u00e9e, le Liberia, la Sierra Leone et le Togo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33524\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33524 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-IITA-team.png\" alt=\"The IITA team with the World Bank delegation following discussions at the IITA Headquarters in Ibadan.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L'\u00e9quipe de l'IITA avec la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Banque mondiale \u00e0 l'issue des discussions au si\u00e8ge de l'IITA \u00e0 Ibadan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une vid\u00e9o de pr\u00e9sentation mettant en avant la mission de l'IITA et son impact de longue date dans la transformation de l'agriculture africaine a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e \u00e0 la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation, pr\u00e9parant ainsi le terrain pour une s\u00e9rie d'expos\u00e9s techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Dr Abdoulaye Tahirou, directeur adjoint par int\u00e9rim de l\u2019IITA charg\u00e9 des partenariats pour la mise en \u0153uvre, a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 une vue d\u2019ensemble du portefeuille de recherche de l\u2019institut et des cultures relevant de sa mission. Il a mis en avant des technologies r\u00e9volutionnaires telles que Nodumax, Aflasafe et la farine de manioc de haute qualit\u00e9 (HQCF) \u2014 un produit capable de remplacer jusqu\u2019\u00e0 25% de bl\u00e9 dans la production alimentaire \u2014 comme exemples de la mani\u00e8re dont la science de l\u2019IITA apporte des solutions concr\u00e8tes aux agriculteurs et aux industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S'exprimant au nom de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation, le Dr Hardwick Tchale, \u00e9conomiste agricole principal pour la r\u00e9gion de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre \u00e0 la Banque mondiale, a salu\u00e9 l'IITA pour son travail percutant et son approche avant-gardiste. Il s'est dit enthousiaste \u00e0 l'id\u00e9e d'\u00e9largir la collaboration avec l'institut, soulignant l'int\u00e9r\u00eat de la Banque mondiale \u00e0 engager l'IITA-CGIAR pour diriger le deuxi\u00e8me volet du projet agricole, qui consiste \u00e0 \u00e9tendre la recherche et les technologies existantes du laboratoire et du terrain aux agriculteurs et aux consommateurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l'unit\u00e9 IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA), la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Banque mondiale a f\u00e9licit\u00e9 l'\u00e9quipe pour son impact au fil des ans, soulignant que le mandat de l'IYA s'aligne sur un nouveau programme en cours d'\u00e9laboration par la Banque pour attirer les jeunes vers l'agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33525\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Youth-in-Agribusiness-team.png\" alt=\"The World Bank delegation with the IITA Youth in Agribusiness team.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la Banque mondiale avec l'\u00e9quipe IITA Youth in Agribusiness.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9pondant aux questions de la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation sur le type de soutien post-formation offert aux participants du volet emploi et sur la mani\u00e8re dont ces derniers obtiennent des capitaux, Adetola Adenmosun, responsable des partenariats et de l'engagement des parties prenantes \u00e0 l'IYA, a expliqu\u00e9 que les projets identifient d'abord les employeurs et les comp\u00e9tences sp\u00e9cifiques demand\u00e9es avant de former les participants dans ces domaines et de les mettre en relation avec des emplois adapt\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle a ajout\u00e9 que le portail d'emploi d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 par l'un des projets de l'unit\u00e9 a \u00e9galement jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant en connectant les participants \u00e0 des emplois d\u00e9cents dans les secteurs agricole et connexes. \u201c Un r\u00e9sultat remarquable est que certains participants du volet emploi fournissent des services sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s \u00e0 ceux du volet entrepreneuriat \u201d, a-t-elle ajout\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R\u00e9pondant aux questions sur la mani\u00e8re dont les participants financent leurs projets agro-industriels, Adenmosun a expliqu\u00e9 que si certains jeunes agriculteurs disposent d\u00e9j\u00e0 d'\u00e9pargne et ont seulement besoin d'un soutien pour se d\u00e9velopper, les nouveaux entrants se voient fournir des kits de d\u00e9marrage pour les aider \u00e0 \u00e9tablir leurs entreprises, \u00e0 constituer des profils commerciaux et \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper des ant\u00e9c\u00e9dents de cr\u00e9dit qui leur permettent d'acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des opportunit\u00e9s de financement plus importantes. \u201c Certains ont besoin d'une certification pour se d\u00e9velopper et acc\u00e9der \u00e0 de nouveaux march\u00e9s, et nous facilitons cela pour eux \u201d, a-t-elle ajout\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concernant les mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res les plus pris\u00e9es par les jeunes, elle a soulign\u00e9 que les participants sont souvent attir\u00e9s par les produits \u00e0 cycle court tels que l'aquaculture, la volaille, l'horticulture et des cultures comme le ma\u00efs, le soja, le ni\u00e9b\u00e9 et les l\u00e9gumes. \u201c Nous avons \u00e9galement constat\u00e9 que si l'on veut attirer les femmes, il faut tenir compte de la valorisation ou des entreprises qu'elles peuvent facilement d\u00e9marrer chez elles, afin de ne pas les \u00e9loigner de leur famille. Ces produits \u00e0 cycle court leur offrent \u00e9galement un retour sur investissement rapide \u201d, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_33526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33526\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33526 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cassava-Processing-Unit.png\" alt=\"The World Bank team during a tour of the Cassava Processing Unit.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L'\u00e9quipe de la Banque mondiale lors d'une visite de l'unit\u00e9 de transformation du manioc.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adenmosun a \u00e9galement soulign\u00e9 que la combinaison de formation, de mentorat et de soutien post-programme offert par l'unit\u00e9 constitue une forte incitation pour les jeunes aspirants agriculteurs. Elle a ajout\u00e9 que l'IITA continue de dialoguer avec les gouvernements par le biais de propositions politiques abordant les probl\u00e8mes syst\u00e9miques \u2014 tels que l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre \u2014 qui d\u00e9couragent souvent les jeunes de s'engager dans l'agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interrog\u00e9e sur l'adoption des technologies de l'IITA par les jeunes agriculteurs, elle a expliqu\u00e9 que pendant et apr\u00e8s la formation, les participants sont mis en relation avec les innovations pertinentes dans leurs domaines d'int\u00e9r\u00eat. \u201c Par exemple, lorsque nous formons des participants \u00e0 la culture du ma\u00efs, nous leur pr\u00e9sentons des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs r\u00e9sistantes \u00e0 la s\u00e9cheresse et biofortifi\u00e9es. Pour ceux qui se lancent dans la production de soja, nous introduisons Nodumax pour stimuler les rendements. Pour les producteurs d'arachide, nous faisons la promotion d'Aflasafe pour pr\u00e9venir les aflatoxines et acc\u00e9der \u00e0 des march\u00e9s haut de gamme. Pour l'aquaculture, nous collaborons avec WorldFish, un centre du CGIAR, pour s'approvisionner en alevins am\u00e9lior\u00e9s, tandis que les transformateurs de poisson-chat sont initi\u00e9s aux fumoirs au lieu des m\u00e9thodes traditionnelles \u201d, a-t-elle d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans ses remarques de cl\u00f4ture, le Dr Hardwick Tchale a f\u00e9licit\u00e9 l'\u00e9quipe de l'IITA pour ses r\u00e9alisations, soulignant la forte concordance avec les prochaines initiatives de la Banque mondiale ax\u00e9es sur la jeunesse. \u201c \u00c0 la Banque mondiale, nous \u00e9laborons un nouveau programme avec le gouvernement, et ce projet comporte effectivement des \u00e9l\u00e9ments qui devront s'adresser aux jeunes \u2014 essentiellement comment attirer les jeunes vers l'agro-industrie \u2014 et c'est exactement ce que vous semblez faire \u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La visite s'est conclue par une visite des laboratoires, des centres d'incubation et des champs exp\u00e9rimentaux de l'IITA, donnant \u00e0 la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation un aper\u00e7u approfondi de la mani\u00e8re dont les innovations de recherche de l'institut sont traduites en solutions agricoles tangibles pour l'Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Propos\u00e9 par Babatunde Ajaja, Tolulope Akinola et \u2019Timilehin Osunde<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 24 to 26 September, IITA\u2013CGIAR hosted a World Bank delegation at its headquarters in Ibadan, Nigeria, for a three-day visit designed to strengthen collaboration on agricultural development projects and showcase the institute\u2019s groundbreaking research and innovations.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":18298,"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":[112],"location":[32],"news-type":[],"hub":[61],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[203],"class_list":["post-18297","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program-foresight-impact-assessment-and-scaling-fias","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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