{"id":18408,"date":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-worldveg-and-africarice-join-forces-to-strengthen-the-gambias-food-security\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:47:04","slug":"iita-worldveg-and-africarice-join-forces-to-strengthen-the-gambias-food-security","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-worldveg-and-africarice-join-forces-to-strengthen-the-gambias-food-security\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA, WorldVeg et AfricaRice unissent leurs forces pour renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire en Gambie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IITA-p1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34039\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p1-1024x759.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"489\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> continue de renforcer les liens de recherche avec les pays africains, en veillant \u00e0 ce que les institutions nationales disposent des capacit\u00e9s n\u00e9cessaires pour piloter leurs propres programmes de transformation agricole. Cet engagement en faveur de l'appropriation nationale sous-tend le partenariat croissant de l'IITA avec la Gambie, officialis\u00e9 par un protocole d'accord avec le minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture. Soutenu par le projet de la phase II du Programme de renforcement de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et nutritionnelle au Sahel (P2-P2RS) de la Banque africaine de d\u00e9veloppement, par l'interm\u00e9diaire de <a href=\"https:\/\/taat-africa.org\/\">Technologies pour la Transformation Agricole en Afrique (TAAT)<\/a> Programme, la collaboration se concentre sur le renforcement de la capacit\u00e9 nationale de recherche afin que les scientifiques gambiens puissent concevoir, tester et d\u00e9velopper des solutions locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les trois stagiaires ont indiqu\u00e9 aux participants qu'une vari\u00e9t\u00e9 de ma\u00efs biofortifi\u00e9, le PVA Syn13, s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 par l'IITA et lanc\u00e9 en 2020 en Gambie, fait sensation dans tout le pays. Le gouvernement a fait de cette vari\u00e9t\u00e9 une priorit\u00e9 pour la production de ma\u00efs dans le pays en raison de sa teneur en vitamine A. La vari\u00e9t\u00e9 est utilis\u00e9e dans les programmes d'alimentation scolaire et hospitali\u00e8re, et est recommand\u00e9e pour les enfants de moins de cinq ans, les femmes enceintes et allaitantes. Modou Sabally, l'un des stagiaires, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que \u201c par le pass\u00e9, le gouvernement d\u00e9pensait beaucoup d'argent pour importer de la vitamine A (pour les h\u00f4pitaux) dans le pays pour les enfants de moins de cinq ans et les femmes enceintes ; aujourd'hui, avec le PVA Syn13, une grande partie des efforts est concentr\u00e9e sur la production et la diffusion de cette vari\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 travers le pays pour fournir de la vitamine A naturelle \u201d. Il a not\u00e9 que \u201c maintenant que nous avons acquis les comp\u00e9tences en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9lection du ma\u00efs, nous esp\u00e9rons lancer d'autres vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs provitamin\u00e9 A dans notre pays \u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IITA-p2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-34038\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p2-1024x759-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"489\" \/><\/a>Dans le cadre de cet effort, une \u00e9quipe de chercheurs gambiens a pass\u00e9 deux \u00e0 trois semaines dans trois centres de recherche de premier plan : IITA Ibadan, dirig\u00e9 par le Dr Silvestro Meseka ; <a href=\"https:\/\/avrdc.org\/\">WorldVeg<\/a> Cotonou, dirig\u00e9 par le Dr Mathieu Ayenan ; et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africarice.org\/\">AfricaRice<\/a> Bouak\u00e9, sous la direction du Dr Sali Ndindeng, acquiert des comp\u00e9tences techniques et pratiques approfondies dans les cha\u00eenes de valeur du ma\u00efs, du ni\u00e9b\u00e9, de la tomate, du chou et du riz, qui sont des cultures prioritaires dans le cadre du projet P2-P2RS. Cette approche multicentrique refl\u00e8te la strat\u00e9gie de partenariat plus large de l'IITA : b\u00e2tir des syst\u00e8mes de recherche solides et ancr\u00e9s au niveau national, capables de g\u00e9n\u00e9rer, d'adapter et de s'approprier des innovations qui r\u00e9pondent directement aux priorit\u00e9s nationales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 l'IITA-CGIAR, l'\u00e9quipe a renforc\u00e9 sa compr\u00e9hension de l'am\u00e9lioration du ma\u00efs, en apprenant \u00e0 concevoir des essais, \u00e0 g\u00e9rer des p\u00e9pini\u00e8res de s\u00e9lection, \u00e0 s\u00e9lectionner des lign\u00e9es prometteuses et \u00e0 utiliser la pollinisation manuelle pour la production de semences de qualit\u00e9. Elle a \u00e9galement acquis des connaissances sur l'utilisation de \u2018 R \u2019 pour la gestion et l'analyse des donn\u00e9es. Ces comp\u00e9tences pratiques en mati\u00e8re d'am\u00e9lioration des plantes sont essentielles pour d\u00e9velopper des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s qui performent bien dans les environnements gambiens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modou Sabally, Sarjo Jarju et Isatou Sillah ont fait remarquer qu'ils connaissent l'IITA depuis des d\u00e9cennies et ont b\u00e9n\u00e9fici\u00e9 de ses semences, mais c'est la premi\u00e8re fois qu'ils sont en mesure de nouer un partenariat de recherche plus approfondi et pratique qui les dote des connaissances n\u00e9cessaires pour cultiver et am\u00e9liorer leurs propres cultures chez eux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 WorldVeg, Alhagie Mboge, Ismaila Bah et Sonko Ebou ont approfondi leurs connaissances en mati\u00e8re d'am\u00e9lioration des plantes potag\u00e8res, notamment la pollinisation contr\u00f4l\u00e9e, la s\u00e9lection de traits, le maintien de la puret\u00e9 et la production de semences, ainsi que le greffage des tomates et l'adoption de bonnes pratiques agronomiques et post-r\u00e9colte. Des visites sur le terrain et des \u00e9changes avec des agriculteurs et des entreprises semenci\u00e8res leur ont permis de voir comment l'am\u00e9lioration des plantes se traduit par une production r\u00e9elle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 AfricaRice, Hawa Manneh, Omar Kandeh et Lamin Bayo ont explor\u00e9 les programmes de s\u00e9lection du riz, les m\u00e9thodes de s\u00e9lection et les syst\u00e8mes semenciers utilis\u00e9s pour fournir des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es adapt\u00e9es aux conditions de l'Afrique de l'Ouest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet effort vise \u00e0 soutenir la qu\u00eate de la Gambie pour un vivier de chercheurs plus solide, pr\u00eats \u00e0 appliquer ce qu'ils ont appris dans des environnements de production r\u00e9els.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00e9but 2026, l'IITA, WorldVeg et AfricaRice se rendront en Gambie pendant la saison des semis pour poursuivre l'accompagnement sur le terrain et co-d\u00e9velopper des supports de formation et des guides en vue d'une large diffusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLa formation a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s efficace, me faisant d\u00e9couvrir de nouvelles choses, notamment la castration des fleurs, les bonnes pratiques agronomiques et, plus important encore, les techniques de production de semences de \u0dc3\u0dc4 (l\u00e9gumes). Cette formation arrive \u00e0 point nomm\u00e9. Nous pr\u00e9voyons de commencer la production de semences de l\u00e9gumes d\u00e8s l'ann\u00e9e prochaine. La transmission des modules a \u00e9t\u00e9 tr\u00e8s interactive et les formateurs ont fait preuve d'une grande ressource. Je suis reconnaissant envers les formateurs pour leur d\u00e9vouement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la mise en \u0153uvre r\u00e9ussie de ce protocole d'accord, nous pr\u00e9voyons une collaboration plus \u00e9troite, qui aidera la Gambie \u00e0 b\u00e2tir une infrastructure de syst\u00e8me alimentaire r\u00e9siliente ancr\u00e9e dans de solides capacit\u00e9s de recherche, apportant des avantages tangibles \u00e0 ses agriculteurs et \u00e0 ses communaut\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par Sabra Lewis, Toyin Adetunji Medinat et Silvestro Meseka<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA\u2013CGIAR continue de renforcer ses liens de recherche avec les pays africains, en veillant \u00e0 ce que les institutions nationales disposent de la capacit\u00e9 de piloter leur propre transformation agricole<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":18421,"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":[2786],"science-area":[],"program":[],"location":[35],"news-type":[],"hub":[62],"crop":[],"impact-areas":[],"item-year":[],"class_list":["post-18408","news-item","type-news-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-food-securityhomehorticulturemaizepartnershipssmallholder-farmersthe-gambiavegetable","location-gambia","hub-eastern-africa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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