{"id":18321,"date":"2026-06-20T13:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/unlocking-liberias-soybean-market-potential-for-economic-growth-four-pillar-eu-backed-seeds4liberia-project-set-to-strengthen-seed-system-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:49:25","slug":"unlocking-liberias-soybean-market-potential-for-economic-growth-four-pillar-eu-backed-seeds4liberia-project-set-to-strengthen-seed-system-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/unlocking-liberias-soybean-market-potential-for-economic-growth-four-pillar-eu-backed-seeds4liberia-project-set-to-strengthen-seed-system-2\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9bloquer le potentiel du march\u00e9 du soja lib\u00e9rien pour la croissance \u00e9conomique : le projet Seeds4Liberia \u00e0 quatre piliers soutenu par l\u2019UE vise \u00e0 renforcer le syst\u00e8me semencier"},"content":{"rendered":"

La production agricole au Liberia a \u00e9t\u00e9 confront\u00e9e \u00e0 un d\u00e9fi majeur, \u00e0 savoir l'acc\u00e8s limit\u00e9 \u00e0 des semences de haute qualit\u00e9 de cultures vivri\u00e8res africaines importantes, y compris le soja. La plupart des agriculteurs se sont fi\u00e9s aux r\u00e9seaux informels de semences pour la prochaine saison de production. Ces r\u00e9seaux sont cruciaux pour la continuit\u00e9 agricole entre les agriculteurs, qui manquent souvent des comp\u00e9tences techniques n\u00e9cessaires pour d\u00e9terminer la qualit\u00e9 des semences. En cons\u00e9quence, les rendements ont \u00e9t\u00e9 faibles, affectant les revenus des agriculteurs et sapant la qu\u00eate du Liberia pour la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Soybean
Champs de s\u00e9lection de soja d\u00e9velopp\u00e9s par l'IITA dans le cadre du projet Seeds4Liberia financ\u00e9 par l'UE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le projet Seeds4Liberia, financ\u00e9 par l\u2019UE et associ\u00e9 au gouvernement lib\u00e9rien, est une initiative cruciale visant \u00e0 renforcer les syst\u00e8mes de semences du Liberia, y compris celui du soja. Il y parvient par le biais de syst\u00e8mes de semences ax\u00e9s sur la demande, structur\u00e9s et r\u00e9glement\u00e9s pour le soja et d\u2019autres cha\u00eenes de valeur importantes \u2013 le riz, le manioc, le caf\u00e9 et le poisson. Le project’s<\/a> collaboration avec cl\u00e9<\/a> institutions telles que le Minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture (MA),<\/a> le Institut central de recherche agricole (ICRA)<\/a>, le Office National des P\u00eaches et de l'Aquaculture (NaFAA),<\/a> l'Agence de D\u00e9veloppement et de Certification des Semences (ADCS), et le Autorit\u00e9 de r\u00e9gulation des produits agricoles du Lib\u00e9ria (LACRA)<\/a> souligne son importance et son soutien \u00e0 cadres de d\u00e9veloppement nationaux<\/a> pour une s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et nutritionnelle renforc\u00e9e et la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois au Lib\u00e9ria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pourquoi le soja ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le soja est une source principale de prot\u00e9ines v\u00e9g\u00e9tales, dont 76 \u00e0 80 % sont destin\u00e9s \u00e0 l'alimentation animale et 20 % \u00e0 la consommation humaine. Le march\u00e9 africain du soja cherche \u00e9galement \u00e0 se tailler une part du march\u00e9 mondial du soja. Selon rapports<\/a>, Africa’s soybean market is projected to grow at more than 5.52% CAGR from 2025 to 2030. Liberia, in its efforts to diversify to ensure food sufficiency and economic growth, is charting a new course to tap into the potential of the soybean market. Here are four pillars the EU-backed project is strengthening to build a resilient soybean seed system for sustainable growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renforcement des capacit\u00e9s humaines<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to increasing public awareness about the benefits of soybean, the project has conducted training sessions to promote best practices in soybean production. To date, the project has empowered approximately 30 extension agents, with plans for additional training focused on various aspects of production, including harvest, post-harvest handling, and value addition. Also, the project has established eight farmer field schools (demo sites) in five counties–Bong, Lofa, Margibi, Montserrado, and Nimba to provide training on production practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renforcement de l'infrastructure<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Une infrastructure faible, notamment des laboratoires d'analyse inad\u00e9quats, des capacit\u00e9s de transformation limit\u00e9es et de mauvaises installations de stockage, continue d'affecter le d\u00e9veloppement des semences. Le projet Seeds4Liberia, en partenariat avec le CARI, r\u00e9nove un laboratoire d'analyse des semences pour soutenir des syst\u00e8mes de semences r\u00e9silients en vue de la distribution de semences de haute qualit\u00e9, y compris le soja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
L'unit\u00e9 de s\u00e9lection de soja de l'IITA met en \u0153uvre la composante soja du projet Seeds4Liberia financ\u00e9 par l'UE en collaboration avec le MoA, le CARI, le NaFAA, le SDCA et le LACRA.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n

R\u00e9silience du terrain<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farms still use traditional seed production methods, which do not help the seeds thrive under climate change. In response, the Seeds4Liberia Project has introduced climate-smart and market-preferred soybean varieties into Liberia’s ecology through a series of processes: breeder and foundation seed production, followed by seed certification to ensure field resilience. Moreover, six soybean adaptation trial sites have been established across five counties\u2014Bong Lofa, Margibi, Montserrado, and Nimba\u2014to evaluate six high-performing varieties and determine which are best adapted to the Liberian climate. The project is also collaborating with local seed enterprises and government ministries and agencies to promote the broader adoption of best practices and to ensure the development of climate-resilient soybean varieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renforcement et application des politiques<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

En plus de renforcer les capacit\u00e9s humaines, les infrastructures et la r\u00e9silience sur le terrain, le projet Seeds4Liberia contribue activement \u00e0 la r\u00e9forme des syst\u00e8mes de semences du Lib\u00e9ria en g\u00e9n\u00e9rant des informations compl\u00e8tes sur le march\u00e9, en partageant une expertise dans la mise en \u0153uvre de syst\u00e8mes de certification solides et en formulant des politiques pour renforcer les cha\u00eenes de valeur des semences, en particulier celles li\u00e9es au soja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alors que le Lib\u00e9ria s'efforce de mettre en place des syst\u00e8mes semenciers r\u00e9silients, une \u00e9tape cruciale pour parvenir \u00e0 la suffisance alimentaire, \u00e0 une meilleure nutrition et \u00e0 la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 agricole g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, le projet Seeds4Liberia sert de mod\u00e8le de collaboration efficace entre la recherche, les politiques et l'engagement des collectivit\u00e9s. Le projet continuera d'\u00e9tendre son soutien au renforcement des capacit\u00e9s des groupes d'agriculteurs et des entreprises semenci\u00e8res afin d'am\u00e9liorer leur capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 multiplier et \u00e0 fournir des semences de haute qualit\u00e9 des meilleures vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de soja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contributed by George A. Harris<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Agriculture production in Liberia faced a major challenge, i.e., limited access to high-quality seeds of important African food crops, including 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