{"id":18529,"date":"2026-06-20T13:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/regional-project-strengthens-seed-systems-and-early-warning-tools-in-four-african-nations\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:06:17","slug":"regional-project-strengthens-seed-systems-and-early-warning-tools-in-four-african-nations","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/regional-project-strengthens-seed-systems-and-early-warning-tools-in-four-african-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Un projet r\u00e9gional renforce les syst\u00e8mes de semences et les outils d'alerte pr\u00e9coce dans quatre nations africaines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a>, through the <a href=\"https:\/\/taat-africa.org\/\">Technologies for African Agriculture Transformation (TAAT)<\/a> program, is supporting the Strengthening Emergency Preparedness and Response to Food Crisis (SEPAREF) initiative implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with funding from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\">Banque Africaine de D\u00e9veloppement (BAD)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regional project is focusing on strengthening seed systems and improving crisis preparedness in Burundi, Comoros, Somalia and South Sudan, countries facing significant food security challenges intensified by global supply disruptions linked to the Russia\u2013Ukraine War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working with national agricultural research institutions and partners, IITA through the TAAT program provides technical expertise to strengthen seed technologies and support the delivery of climate-resilient crop varieties to smallholder farmers. 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