{"id":18548,"date":"2026-06-20T13:06:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-nigerias-youth-ministry-partner-to-unlock-agribusiness-opportunities-for-youth-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:44:21","slug":"iita-nigerias-youth-ministry-partner-to-unlock-agribusiness-opportunities-for-youth-2","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-nigerias-youth-ministry-partner-to-unlock-agribusiness-opportunities-for-youth-2\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA, le minist\u00e8re de la Jeunesse du Nigeria s'associent pour d\u00e9bloquer des opportunit\u00e9s agroalimentaires pour les jeunes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34434\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Krista-Verstraelen-Country-Director-of-Enabel.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34434 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Krista-Verstraelen-Country-Director-of-Enabel.jpg\" alt=\"ITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Minister of Youth Development, Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Minister of Youth Development, Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le minist\u00e8re f\u00e9d\u00e9ral nig\u00e9rian du D\u00e9veloppement de la jeunesse a sign\u00e9 un protocole d'accord (MoU) avec <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a>\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\">CGIAR<\/a> lancer le Fonds fiduciaire pour la terre dans l'agroalimentaire des jeunes (YALTF), une initiative transformative visant \u00e0 autonomiser les jeunes Nig\u00e9rians gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 l'agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement marks a significant step toward addressing one of the most critical barriers facing youth in agriculture &#8211; access to land &#8211; while creating pathways for skills development, enterprise growth, and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34435\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34435\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p2.jpg\" alt=\"IITA Head of Legal Services, Morenike Abu, IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Minister of Youth Development, Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom during the MoU signing in Abuja.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IITA Head of Legal Services, Morenike Abu, IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Minister of Youth Development, Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom during the MoU signing in Abuja.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au c\u0153ur de l'initiative se trouve la conversion de 42 centres de d\u00e9veloppement de la jeunesse \u00e0 travers le Nigeria en p\u00f4les agroalimentaires. Ces centres serviront de plateformes pour la formation, l'incubation et le d\u00e9veloppement d'entreprises, permettant aux jeunes de s'engager de mani\u00e8re productive dans les cha\u00eenes de valeur agricoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gr\u00e2ce au cadre YALTF, les jeunes participants auront acc\u00e8s \u00e0 des terres, \u00e0 des syst\u00e8mes de production modernes, \u00e0 un soutien au d\u00e9veloppement des entreprises et \u00e0 des liens avec les march\u00e9s, cr\u00e9ant ainsi un environnement propice au d\u00e9veloppement d'une agro-entreprise durable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au cours des trois prochaines ann\u00e9es, le programme, avec le soutien du programme IITA \u00ab Jeunesse en agro-industrie \u00bb (IYA), vise \u00e0 former six millions de jeunes et \u00e0 soutenir la cr\u00e9ation et la croissance de 500 000 entreprises agroalimentaires dans le pays. Cette ampleur t\u00e9moigne de l'urgence et de l'opportunit\u00e9 de mobiliser la jeune population nig\u00e9riane pour stimuler la croissance \u00e9conomique et la transformation des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34441\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34441\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-p3.jpg\" alt=\" The IITA delegation and the Ministry of Youth team with IITA Director General, Dr Simeon Ehui and Minister of Youth Development, Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom following the signing of the MoU.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de l'IITA et l'\u00e9quipe du Minist\u00e8re de la Jeunesse avec le Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, M. Simeon Ehui, et le Ministre du D\u00e9veloppement de la Jeunesse, l'Honorable Ayodele Olawande Wisdom, suite \u00e0 la signature du M\u00e9morandum d'entente.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'IITA, par le biais du programme IYA, apportera un soutien technique \u00e0 l'initiative, en mettant \u00e0 profit son expertise en mati\u00e8re de recherche agricole, de d\u00e9veloppement des capacit\u00e9s et d'engagement des jeunes. L'institut soutiendra la conception et la mise en \u0153uvre de programmes de formation, favorisera l'adoption de technologies climato-intelligentes et orient\u00e9es vers le march\u00e9, et facilitera l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l'innovation et aux partenariats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S'exprimant lors de la signature, le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, <a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/iita-staff\/simeon-ehui\/\">Dr Sim\u00e9on Ehui<\/a> a soulign\u00e9 l'importance \u00e0 long terme de l'initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c Ce partenariat repr\u00e9sente une \u00e9tape audacieuse et pratique pour lib\u00e9rer l'immense potentiel de la jeunesse nig\u00e9riane dans l'agriculture. En abordant le probl\u00e8me de l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre et en connectant les jeunes \u00e0 l'expertise, \u00e0 l'innovation, au financement et aux march\u00e9s, nous cr\u00e9ons une voie pour le d\u00e9veloppement durable de l'agroalimentaire \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle. \u00c0 l'IITA, nous nous engageons \u00e0 garantir que les jeunes ne soient pas seulement des participants \u00e0 l'agriculture, mais des entrepreneurs prosp\u00e8res et des employeurs \u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 M. Ehui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'initiative s'inscrit dans l'engagement de longue date de l'IITA en faveur de l'autonomisation des jeunes par l'agro-entreprise dans le cadre du programme IYA, y compris ses travaux sur le d\u00e9veloppement de mod\u00e8les \u00e9volutifs int\u00e9grant la formation aux comp\u00e9tences, l'incubation et l'accompagnement des entreprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre demeure une contrainte majeure pour les jeunes d\u00e9sireux de s'installer en agriculture. En structurant l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre via un m\u00e9canisme de fonds fiduciaire national, YALTF propose une solution pratique et \u00e9volutive qui permet aux jeunes de cr\u00e9er et de d\u00e9velopper des entreprises agroalimentaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En plus de la terre, le programme adopte une approche holistique qui lie les jeunes \u00e0 des intrants, des march\u00e9s et des services de conseil, garantissant ainsi que la participation \u00e0 l'agriculture se traduise par des entreprises viables et rentables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La collaboration refl\u00e8te un engagement commun entre l'IITA-CGIAR et le Minist\u00e8re f\u00e9d\u00e9ral du D\u00e9veloppement de la jeunesse \u00e0 positionner l'agriculture comme un moteur cl\u00e9 de l'emploi des jeunes et de l'inclusion \u00e9conomique. Elle s'aligne \u00e9galement sur des priorit\u00e9s nationales et continentales plus larges visant \u00e0 renforcer les syst\u00e8mes alimentaires, \u00e0 am\u00e9liorer la r\u00e9silience et \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des emplois pour la population de jeunes Africains en pleine croissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En investissant dans les jeunes en tant qu'agripreneurs, l'initiative YALTF vise \u00e0 b\u00e2tir une nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de chefs d'entreprise capables de transformer l'agriculture en un secteur moderne, comp\u00e9titif et durable au Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prenant \u00e9galement la parole, le Ministre d'Honneur Ayodele Olawande Wisdom a soulign\u00e9 la vision du gouvernement pour l'autonomisation des jeunes par l'agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCette initiative vise \u00e0 cr\u00e9er de r\u00e9elles opportunit\u00e9s pour les jeunes Nig\u00e9rians. En transformant nos centres de d\u00e9veloppement de la jeunesse en p\u00f4les d'agro-affaires, nous donnons acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre, aux comp\u00e9tences et aux syst\u00e8mes de soutien qui permettront aux jeunes de cr\u00e9er des entreprises viables. L'agriculture est la cl\u00e9 de la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois et de la diversification \u00e9conomique, et nos jeunes doivent \u00eatre au centre de cette transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alors que la phase d'initiation commence, le Fonds fiduciaire pour la jeunesse dans l'agroalimentaire devrait servir de mod\u00e8le pour l'expansion du d\u00e9veloppement agricole ax\u00e9 sur les jeunes au Nigeria et au-del\u00e0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour l'IITA-CGIAR, le partenariat renforce sa mission de fournir des solutions de recherche au service du d\u00e9veloppement qui am\u00e9liorent les moyens de subsistance, renforcent la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire, s'attaquent au ch\u00f4mage des jeunes et stimulent une croissance inclusive en Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Contribu\u00e9 par \u2019Timilehin Osunde<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigeria\u2019s Federal Ministry of Youth 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