{"id":18639,"date":"2026-06-20T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:07:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/news-item\/iita-awards-eu-funded-soil-science-fellowships-to-liberian-scholars\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:43:12","slug":"iita-awards-eu-funded-soil-science-fellowships-to-liberian-scholars","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/iita-awards-eu-funded-soil-science-fellowships-to-liberian-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"IITA attribue des bourses de recherche en science du sol financ\u00e9es par l'UE \u00e0 des universitaires lib\u00e9riens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34670\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-students-with-the-Vice-Chancellor-of-FUNAAB-Prof.-Babatunde-Kehinde.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34670\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/The-students-with-the-Vice-Chancellor-of-FUNAAB-Prof.-Babatunde-Kehinde.png\" alt=\"The students with the Vice-Chancellor of FUNAAB, Prof. Babatunde Kehinde. \" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Les \u00e9tudiants avec le vice-chancelier de la FUNAAB, le prof. Babatunde Kehinde.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IITA<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">CGIAR<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Le projet Soils4Liberia, financ\u00e9 par l'UE, a facilit\u00e9 le placement de trois chercheurs lib\u00e9riens \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 f\u00e9d\u00e9rale d'agriculture d'Abeokuta (FUNAAB) au Nig\u00e9ria, dans le cadre du renforcement des capacit\u00e9s humaines du projet en science du sol pour la promotion du d\u00e9veloppement agricole durable au Lib\u00e9ria.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">L'initiative de partenariat implique IITA-CGIAR, les institutions du gouvernement du Liberia \u2013 le minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture (MoA), l'Institut central de recherche agronomique (CARI), l'Universit\u00e9 du Liberia (UL), et FUNAAB. Elle est con\u00e7ue pour d\u00e9velopper une nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration de p\u00e9dologues hautement qualifi\u00e9s, dot\u00e9s des comp\u00e9tences n\u00e9cessaires pour transformer la productivit\u00e9 agricole et promouvoir des pratiques de gestion durable des terres et des sols au Liberia.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Les trois chercheurs lib\u00e9riens, Dennis Daniel Goteh du minist\u00e8re de l'Agriculture (MOA), Rena Yeawon Kokeh Nuah de l'Universit\u00e9 du Liberia (UL) et Victoria Mawee Kafi de l'Institut central de recherche agricole (CARI), ont quitt\u00e9 le Liberia le 20 mai 2026 pour entamer leurs \u00e9tudes de troisi\u00e8me cycle \u00e0 l'Universit\u00e9 par l'interm\u00e9diaire du Centre d'excellence pour le d\u00e9veloppement agricole et l'environnement durable (CEADESE). Au CEADESE, ils entreprendront des \u00e9tudes avanc\u00e9es en production v\u00e9g\u00e9tale\/fourrag\u00e8re et en environnement durable, avec un accent particulier sur la science du sol.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Le placement r\u00e9ussi de ces chercheurs \u00e0 la FUNAAB a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 de mois de planification strat\u00e9gique et de coordination dirig\u00e9s par le Dr Samuel Mesele, p\u00e9dologue \u00e0 l'IITA pour le projet Soils4Liberia. Sa facilitation a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le d\u00e9terminant dans la promotion de la collaboration entre les institutions et dans la garantie de la r\u00e9ussite de ce partenariat acad\u00e9mique. Ces chercheurs lib\u00e9riens b\u00e9n\u00e9ficieront \u00e9galement du mentorat de scientifiques de l'IITA gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 leur inscription au programme de bourses de recherche pour dipl\u00f4m\u00e9s (Graduate Research Fellowship Program), qui permet aux jeunes professionnels de d\u00e9velopper les comp\u00e9tences en recherche, l'attitude et la confiance n\u00e9cessaires pour mener une carri\u00e8re r\u00e9ussie dans l'agriculture.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><figure id=\"attachment_34674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34674\" style=\"width: 820px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Samuel-Mesele.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34674\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dr-Samuel-Mesele.png\" alt=\"IITA soil scientist, Dr Samuel Mesele who coordinated the fellowship program.\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Le Dr Samuel Mesele, p\u00e9dologue \u00e0 l'IITA qui a coordonn\u00e9 le programme de bourses.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lors d'une r\u00e9ception officielle organis\u00e9e dans le bureau du vice-chancelier, le vice-chancelier de la FUNAAB, le prof. Babatunde Kehinde, a exhort\u00e9 les boursiers lib\u00e9riens \u00e0 rester concentr\u00e9s et \u00e0 exploiter pleinement les opportunit\u00e9s acad\u00e9miques qui leur sont offertes, en soulignant le r\u00f4le du programme dans la contribution aux efforts du Liberia pour renforcer ses capacit\u00e9s techniques afin de pr\u00e9server ses ressources en sols pour une production et une productivit\u00e9 agricoles am\u00e9lior\u00e9es.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Il a en outre not\u00e9 que l'\u00e9tude a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment structur\u00e9e pour doter les chercheurs d'une expertise technique et de comp\u00e9tences pratiques pertinentes, et leur a assur\u00e9 que l'Universit\u00e9 reste engag\u00e9e \u00e0 fournir un environnement acad\u00e9mique propice et favorable tout au long de leur s\u00e9jour.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Parall\u00e8lement, le directeur du CEADESE, le professeur Adeboye Fafiolu, a soulign\u00e9 la disponibilit\u00e9 d'installations d'excellence, d'un corps professoral exp\u00e9riment\u00e9 et d'un environnement ax\u00e9 sur la recherche, con\u00e7us pour renforcer l'excellence acad\u00e9mique et l'impact pratique.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dans des d\u00e9clarations s\u00e9par\u00e9es, les universitaires lib\u00e9riens ont exprim\u00e9 leur gratitude \u00e0 l'IITA, \u00e0 la FUNAAB, au gouvernement du Liberia et \u00e0 la D\u00e9l\u00e9gation de l'Union europ\u00e9enne au Liberia pour cette opportunit\u00e9, s'engageant \u00e0 rester d\u00e9termin\u00e9s, disciplin\u00e9s et assidus dans leurs poursuites acad\u00e9miques.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:257}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cette collaboration et ce partenariat devraient approfondir davantage les liens institutionnels entre le Nig\u00e9ria et le Lib\u00e9ria, tout en contribuant de mani\u00e8re significative \u00e0 la recherche et au d\u00e9veloppement agricoles r\u00e9gionaux, en particulier en comblant la p\u00e9nurie critique d'experts en gestion des sols au Lib\u00e9ria.<\/span><span 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