{"id":18438,"date":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-aali-virunga-foundation-pilot-project-boosts-agricultural-productivity-for-smallholder-farmers-in-north-kivu-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:46:42","slug":"iita-aali-virunga-foundation-pilot-project-boosts-agricultural-productivity-for-smallholder-farmers-in-north-kivu-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-aali-virunga-foundation-pilot-project-boosts-agricultural-productivity-for-smallholder-farmers-in-north-kivu-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Projet pilote IITA\u2013AALI\u2013Fondation Virunga stimule la productivit\u00e9 agricole des petits exploitants du Nord-Kivu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34079\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Farmers.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34079\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Farmers.png\" alt=\"Farmers participating in an ISFM awareness session in Lubero, North Kivu.\" width=\"548\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Des agriculteurs participant \u00e0 une session de sensibilisation \u00e0 la GFS dans le Lubero, Nord-Kivu.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les petits exploitants agricoles du territoire de Lubero, au Nord-Kivu, en R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo, constatent des am\u00e9liorations significatives de leurs r\u00e9coltes et de leurs pratiques agricoles gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/research\/\">CGIAR<\/a>, le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=7062c8db287b84ec8b96d3dd0a853e55042b233778cbb63ad9580a27a43ed306JmltdHM9MTc2ODQzNTIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=302e30f6-30c7-6a4c-108c-261631d96b45&amp;psq=AALI&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly9hYS1saS5vcmcv\">Institut Africain de Leadership Agricole (AALI)<\/a>, ainsi que le projet pilote de la Fondation Virunga pour l'intensification de la production agricole. L'initiative soutient les agriculteurs dans l'adoption de technologies de gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols (GIFS) qui renforcent la productivit\u00e9 des sols et augmentent les rendements du bl\u00e9, du ma\u00efs et du soja. Le projet marque \u00e9galement la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape vers le futur Couloir Vert Kivu-Kinshasa, un programme ambitieux visant \u00e0 transformer l'agriculture dans l'est de la RDC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34080\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Farmers-receiving-improved-seeds-and-fertilizer-kits.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34080\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Farmers-receiving-improved-seeds-and-fertilizer-kits.png\" alt=\"Women farmers learning improved agronomic practices during a field demonstration.\" width=\"591\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Des agricultrices apprenant des pratiques agronomiques am\u00e9lior\u00e9es lors d'une d\u00e9monstration sur le terrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jusqu'\u00e0 pr\u00e9sent, le projet pilote a touch\u00e9 350 petits exploitants agricoles, dont 60 % de femmes, gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une combinaison de campagnes de sensibilisation, de formations th\u00e9oriques et pratiques, et de distribution de semences et d'engrais am\u00e9lior\u00e9s. Au total, 1 577 personnes, majoritairement des agriculteurs, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sensibilis\u00e9es \u00e0 la GSI et \u00e0 ses avantages pour une agriculture durable. Ces efforts de sensibilisation aident les agriculteurs \u00e0 comprendre non seulement comment appliquer les technologies am\u00e9lior\u00e9es, mais aussi pourquoi de tels changements sont essentiels pour restaurer la sant\u00e9 des sols dans une r\u00e9gion qui a connu des d\u00e9cennies de d\u00e9gradation des terres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les agriculteurs ont re\u00e7u des kits d'intrants complets comprenant des semences de bl\u00e9 hybride (Hyrax), des semences de ma\u00efs am\u00e9lior\u00e9es (Bazooka), des semences de soja (Mak Soya 3) et des engrais min\u00e9raux tels que le DAP et l'ur\u00e9e. Ces intrants permettent aux agriculteurs d'\u00e9tablir imm\u00e9diatement leurs champs de production et d'appliquer les pratiques apprises lors de la formation. L'un des participants au projet explique comment ces technologies am\u00e9lior\u00e9es ont chang\u00e9 son exp\u00e9rience agricole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34081\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34081\" style=\"width: 606px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Women-farmers-learning-improved-agronomic-practices.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34081\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Women-farmers-learning-improved-agronomic-practices.png\" alt=\"Women farmers learning improved agronomic practices during a field demonstration.\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Des agricultrices apprenant des pratiques agronomiques am\u00e9lior\u00e9es lors d'une d\u00e9monstration sur le terrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Avant l'intervention de l'IITA par le biais de ce projet, personne dans le village n'utilisait d'engrais min\u00e9raux. Pendant des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations, on nous avait dit que les engrais chimiques d\u00e9gradaient le sol, donc les agriculteurs les \u00e9vitaient compl\u00e8tement. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la formation de l'IITA sur les bonnes pratiques agronomiques bas\u00e9es sur la technologie ISFM, nous comprenons maintenant l'importance d'utiliser correctement les engrais min\u00e9raux et comment b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier de leurs avantages tout en \u00e9vitant les probl\u00e8mes caus\u00e9s par une mauvaise utilisation\u201d, a not\u00e9 Mpangi Kambale, un agriculteur de Masereka. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Tant que vous nous dites comment y acc\u00e9der quand nous voulons les acheter, nous sommes pr\u00eats \u201d, conclut-il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34082\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-researcher-demonstrating-to-farmers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34082\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-researcher-demonstrating-to-farmers.png\" alt=\"IITA\u2013AALI\u2013Virunga Foundation pilot project boosts agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers in North Kivu\" width=\"820\" height=\"615\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chercheur de l'IITA d\u00e9montrant aux agriculteurs l'impact de la fertilisation sur la croissance du bl\u00e9 lors de la journ\u00e9e portes ouvertes.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Par ailleurs, Rachele Kavira, une agricultrice de Lubero, a exprim\u00e9 sa sinc\u00e8re gratitude envers l\u2019IITA, l\u2019AALI et le Consortium de la Fondation Virunga pour leur formation et leur soutien technique. \u201c Nous \u00e9tions sur le point d\u2019abandonner l\u2019agriculture, alors m\u00eame qu\u2019elle constitue la principale source de revenus pour plus de 90 % de la population, car nos rendements ne cessaient de baisser saison apr\u00e8s saison en raison de la d\u00e9gradation des sols. Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur formation pratique et \u00e0 leurs conseils techniques, ils nous ont fait d\u00e9couvrir les techniques cl\u00e9s qui nous ont permis d\u2019augmenter nos rendements, d\u2019am\u00e9liorer notre productivit\u00e9 et de stimuler de mani\u00e8re durable la production de bl\u00e9 et de ma\u00efs. \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les journ\u00e9es de d\u00e9monstration du projet, tenues du 1er au 5 d\u00e9cembre 2025 dans les centres de Lubero, Masereka, Magheria, Kyondo et Kasongwere, ont jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le central dans le renforcement de l'adoption du paquet de l'APIS. Ces \u00e9v\u00e9nements ont servi de salles de classe \u00e0 ciel ouvert o\u00f9 les agriculteurs ont observ\u00e9 l'impact direct des technologies am\u00e9lior\u00e9es sur les performances des cultures. Sous la direction des chercheurs de l'IITA et de l'AALI, les participants ont compar\u00e9 les approches agricoles traditionnelles avec les champs am\u00e9lior\u00e9s par l'APIS, acqu\u00e9rant ainsi une exp\u00e9rience directe qui a renforc\u00e9 ce qu'ils avaient appris lors des formations. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Les agriculteurs font plus confiance \u00e0 ce qu'ils voient qu'\u00e0 ce qu'on leur dit. Ces parcelles de d\u00e9monstration les aident \u00e0 comprendre comment des semences am\u00e9lior\u00e9es et une bonne gestion de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols peuvent facilement doubler, voire tripler leurs rendements \u201d, a not\u00e9 l'ing\u00e9nieur Moustapha Kigangu de l'IITA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By December 2025, the project had facilitated the establishment of 52.5 hectares of improved production fields, including 30 hectares of wheat and 22.5 hectares of maize. Expected yields from these fields are 60 tons of wheat and 67.5 tons of maize, corresponding to average yields of 2 tons per hectare and 3 tons per hectare, respectively. These gains translate into potentially significant income: an estimated USD 36,000 from wheat and USD 33,750 from maize. Beyond these numbers, the project has given farmers renewed confidence in their ability to increase their productivity using simple, proven practices that restore soil fertility and protect the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contributed by Moustapha Kigangu and Bumwe Ritha<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smallholder farmers in Lubero territory, North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of 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