{"id":18495,"date":"2026-06-20T13:05:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/prossivas-transition-from-research-to-reach-scaling-seed-innovations-for-impact-in-africa-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:46:27","slug":"prossivas-transition-from-research-to-reach-scaling-seed-innovations-for-impact-in-africa-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/prossivas-transition-from-research-to-reach-scaling-seed-innovations-for-impact-in-africa-2\/","title":{"rendered":"La transition de PROSSIVA de la recherche \u00e0 la port\u00e9e : D\u00e9velopper les innovations semenci\u00e8res pour l'impact en Afrique"},"content":{"rendered":"Les cultures propag\u00e9es v\u00e9g\u00e9tativement (CPV) telles que le manioc, l'igname, la banane et la banane plantain sont au c\u0153ur de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, des moyens de subsistance et de la croissance \u00e9conomique en Afrique. Pourtant, l'acc\u00e8s limit\u00e9 \u00e0 du mat\u00e9riel de plantation de qualit\u00e9 et indemne de maladies continue de limiter la productivit\u00e9, la rentabilit\u00e9 et la comp\u00e9titivit\u00e9 des cha\u00eenes de valeur de millions d'agriculteurs. Les syst\u00e8mes de distribution de semences inefficaces et la lente adoption de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es restent des d\u00e9fis persistants.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Featured-IMG.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34209\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Featured-IMG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a>The PROSSIVA project was designed to address these gaps by strengthening seed systems for VPCs. During its research phase, the project focused primarily on innovative research and validation of propagation technologies, marketing strategies, and institutional arrangements tailored to the unique challenges of vegetatively propagated crops. This work was designed to address long-standing constraints, such as disease accumulation, low multiplication rates, and inconsistent quality of planting material.\n\nThrough this process, the project generated strong evidence on effective and scalable propagation technologies, underpinning functional seed value chains capable of delivering healthy, high-quality planting material to millions of farmers. These achievements demonstrated that effective solutions exist and can deliver results when aligned with market demand, institutional support, and farmer needs.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Strategic-Pillars.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34210\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Strategic-Pillars.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a>Avec des preuves solides en place, <strong>Le projet se concentre maintenant intentionnellement sur la mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle.<\/strong>. La prochaine phase de PROSSIVA est donc ax\u00e9e sur l'application de technologies \u00e9prouv\u00e9es des environnements pilotes \u00e0 une utilisation plus large, <strong>assurant ainsi qu'ils parviennent durablement aux agriculteurs, aux entreprises de semences et aux march\u00e9s. <\/strong>\n\nCette transition d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9e est lanc\u00e9e officiellement \u00e0 la <a href=\"https:\/\/prossiva.iita.org\/prossiva-opens-annual-review-and-planning-meeting-marking-transition-to-scaling\/\">R\u00e9union Annuelle et de Planification PROSSIVA 2026<\/a>, where partners are aligning on a coordinated roadmap to scale impact across focus countries.\n\nOver the next two years, PROSSIVA will concentrate on two flagship scaling efforts:\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n \t<li><strong>La mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle des innovations sur les semences d'ignames<\/strong> renforcer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire en <strong>Nigeria et Ghana<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Ampliation des innovations de semences de manioc am\u00e9lior\u00e9es<\/strong> soutenir <strong>la croissance industrielle au Nigeria<\/strong>, tout en continuant la mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle cibl\u00e9e de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de manioc am\u00e9lior\u00e9es en <strong>Tanzanie<\/strong> par l'interm\u00e9diaire de r\u00e9seaux \u00e9tablis d'entrepreneurs en semences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nEn outre, le projet fera progresser s\u00e9lectivement la mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de bananiers am\u00e9lior\u00e9es gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des projets pilotes d'entreprises de macropropagation d\u00e9centralis\u00e9es en Ouganda, en Tanzanie, au Nigeria et au Ghana. Ces efforts visent \u00e0 renforcer les cha\u00eenes de valeur des semences commercialement viables, capables de fournir du mat\u00e9riel de plantation de haute qualit\u00e9 \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Countries-and-Regions.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34211\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Countries-and-Regions.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a>Afin de soutenir cette orientation, PROSSIVA a affin\u00e9 son champ d'action pour concentrer ses ressources l\u00e0 o\u00f9 le potentiel d'impact est le plus grand. Cela inclut la priorisation de cultures sp\u00e9cifiques, de pays et de r\u00e9gions \u00e0 fort potentiel, ainsi que le renforcement des partenariats qui s'alignent sur l'avantage comparatif et le programme de mise \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle. Cette orientation strat\u00e9gique permet un engagement plus profond, une coordination plus solide et une diffusion plus efficace de r\u00e9sultats tangibles.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Partners.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34212\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/PROSSIVA-Transitions-Partners.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a>As PROSSIVA transitions, it aims to create vibrant seed value chains that deliver measurable reach to millions of smallholder farmers and lay the foundation for continued scaling beyond the project\u2019s timeframe.\n\nFrom research to reach, PROSSIVA\u2019s next chapter is about scale, sustainability, and impact.\n\n<em>Contributed by Isaac Ajayi<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vegetatively propagated crops (VPCs) such as cassava, yam, banana, and plantain are central to food security, 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