{"id":32480,"date":"2026-08-04T15:30:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iita.org\/?post_type=news-item&p=32480"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:30:31","slug":"cgiar-africa-director-calls-for-african-led-innovation-to-transform-agrifood-systems-at-aasw9","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/cgiar-africa-director-calls-for-african-led-innovation-to-transform-agrifood-systems-at-aasw9\/","title":{"rendered":"Le directeur Afrique du CGIAR appelle \u00e0 une innovation dirig\u00e9e par l'Afrique pour transformer les syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires lors de la AASW9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Une allocution principale virtuelle prononc\u00e9e par le Dr Simeon Ehui, directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA et directeur r\u00e9gional du CGIAR pour l'Afrique continentale, lors de la 9e Semaine de la science agricole en Afrique (AASW9) et de la 10e Assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du FARA \u00e0 Abuja, au Nig\u00e9ria.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

L'Afrique poss\u00e8de les talents scientifiques, les institutions et la capacit\u00e9 d'innovation n\u00e9cessaires pour transformer ses syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires, mais des investissements accrus, des partenariats plus solides et un engagement \u00e0 mettre \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle les solutions locales sont n\u00e9cessaires pour lib\u00e9rer tout le potentiel du continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C'\u00e9tait le message cl\u00e9 d\u00e9livr\u00e9 lors du 9th<\/sup> Semaine de la science agricole en Afrique et 10th<\/sup> FARA<\/u><\/a> Assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale, o\u00f9 des dirigeants de tous les secteurs de la recherche agricole, des politiques et du d\u00e9veloppement en Afrique se sont r\u00e9unis sous le th\u00e8me \u201c Innovation et partenariats pour des syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires r\u00e9silients et durables en Afrique \u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S'exprimant lors de son discours d'ouverture prononc\u00e9 \u00e0 l'inauguration, IITA<\/u><\/a> Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et CGIAR<\/u><\/a> Directeur r\u00e9gional pour l'Afrique, Dr Sim\u00e9on Ehui<\/u><\/a>, a contest\u00e9 la perception ancr\u00e9e de longue date selon laquelle l'Afrique est simplement un b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire d'innovations agricoles. Il a soutenu au contraire que le continent g\u00e9n\u00e8re de plus en plus de solutions de recherche pertinentes \u00e0 l'\u00e9chelle mondiale pour relever certains des d\u00e9fis les plus pressants de l'agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c L'Afrique n'est pas seulement un b\u00e9n\u00e9ficiaire de l'innovation. L'Afrique est \u00e9galement une source de connaissances en mati\u00e8re de recherche, de technologies et de solutions d'int\u00e9r\u00eat mondial \u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En appelant les gouvernements, les partenaires au d\u00e9veloppement, le secteur priv\u00e9 et les autres parties prenantes \u00e0 repenser la mani\u00e8re dont le succ\u00e8s de la science agricole est d\u00e9fini, le Dr Ehui a soulign\u00e9 que l'innovation ne peut am\u00e9liorer les moyens de subsistance, renforcer les syst\u00e8mes alimentaires et avoir un impact si elle n'est pas accessible ou si elle ne r\u00e9pond pas aux r\u00e9alit\u00e9s locales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soulignant la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 urgente de r\u00e9pondre au changement climatique, \u00e0 la d\u00e9gradation des terres, \u00e0 la perte de biodiversit\u00e9 et \u00e0 l'ins\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et nutritionnelle croissante par le biais d'approches scientifiques pla\u00e7ant les agriculteurs au centre de l'innovation, le Dr Ehui a exhort\u00e9 les parties prenantes \u00e0 regarder au-del\u00e0 des obstacles et \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre les plus grands atouts de l'Afrique : son talent scientifique, sa population jeune, sa riche biodiversit\u00e9, sa connectivit\u00e9 num\u00e9rique croissante et ses millions d'agriculteurs innovants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rassembler ces atouts gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 la science, \u00e0 l'investissement, aux politiques et \u00e0 des institutions solides, a-t-il affirm\u00e9, est essentiel pour b\u00e2tir des syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires r\u00e9silients et durables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c L'innovation doit commencer par le probl\u00e8me, et non par la technologie \u201d, a-t-il fait remarquer, en soulignant que les chercheurs, les agents de vulgarisation et les communaut\u00e9s agricoles devraient concevoir conjointement des solutions d\u00e8s les premiers stades de la recherche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il a soulign\u00e9 les scientifiques africains qui d\u00e9veloppent des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de cultures r\u00e9sistantes au climat, des m\u00e9thodes de lutte biologique contre les ravageurs, des plateformes de conseil num\u00e9rique et des pratiques de gestion durable des sols, tandis que les agriculteurs continuent d'adapter les connaissances scientifiques avec des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations d'exp\u00e9rience autochtone. La prochaine \u00e9tape, a-t-il affirm\u00e9, est de renforcer les institutions africaines, d'investir dans un leadership scientifique dirig\u00e9 par l'Afrique et de veiller \u00e0 ce que le continent contribue strat\u00e9giquement au programme mondial de recherche agricole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S'exprimant sur les approches \u00e9prouv\u00e9es pour relever les d\u00e9fis existants, le Dr Ehui a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 un investissement accru dans la gestion int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la fertilit\u00e9 des sols, l'utilisation efficace des engrais, l'agroforesterie et la restauration des paysages d\u00e9grad\u00e9s afin d'am\u00e9liorer \u00e0 la fois la productivit\u00e9 et la durabilit\u00e9 environnementale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pour d\u00e9montrer que la science fait d\u00e9j\u00e0 une diff\u00e9rence, il a cit\u00e9 des initiatives telles que le partenariat multiple Technologies pour la Transformation Agricole en Afrique (TAAT)<\/u><\/a>, le programme d'am\u00e9lioration du manioc de l'IITA et le p\u00f4le r\u00e9gional pour les engrais et la sant\u00e9 des sols pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest et le Sahel comme preuve que la recherche collaborative produit des r\u00e9sultats \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ces r\u00e9ussites d\u00e9montrent que l'Afrique ne manque pas d'innovations av\u00e9r\u00e9es ; le plus grand d\u00e9fi est de les d\u00e9ployer \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 des partenariats efficaces, des syst\u00e8mes semenciers solides, des politiques favorables et un investissement soutenu, a-t-il fait remarquer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il a soulign\u00e9 que les partenariats impliquant les gouvernements, les institutions de recherche nationales, le CGIAR, les universit\u00e9s, les partenaires au d\u00e9veloppement, le secteur priv\u00e9 et les agriculteurs d\u00e9termineraient si les avanc\u00e9es scientifiques profitent \u00e0 des millions de personnes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c Aucune institution ne peut transformer \u00e0 elle seule les syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires de l'Afrique. Nous devons travailler ensemble pour co-concevoir des solutions, renforcer les syst\u00e8mes nationaux et acc\u00e9l\u00e9rer l'adoption de technologies qui r\u00e9pondent aux r\u00e9alit\u00e9s des agriculteurs \u2019, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soulignant l'importance de la gestion des connaissances et de l'apprentissage adaptatif, il a fait remarquer que la recherche ne cr\u00e9e de la valeur que lorsqu'elle est accessible, comprise et appliqu\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourn\u00e9 vers l'avenir, il a annonc\u00e9 que le CGIAR \u00e9labore une nouvelle strat\u00e9gie pour l'Afrique, con\u00e7ue \u00e0 travers une large consultation avec les parties prenantes africaines afin de garantir que les futurs investissements s'alignent sur les priorit\u00e9s nationales et renforcent le leadership scientifique africain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Il a invit\u00e9 les d\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9s \u00e0 participer au processus de consultation, le d\u00e9crivant comme une opportunit\u00e9 de fa\u00e7onner une vision men\u00e9e par l'Afrique pour la recherche et l'innovation agricoles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En conclusion de son allocution, il a exhort\u00e9 les participants \u00e0 d\u00e9passer les discussions de la conf\u00e9rence pour passer \u00e0 des actions mesurables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c L\u2019urgence de nos d\u00e9fis exige des actes \u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9, en appelant \u00e0 des engagements concrets pour restaurer les terres d\u00e9grad\u00e9es, renforcer les institutions de recherche, am\u00e9liorer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 alimentaire et cr\u00e9er des opportunit\u00e9s pour la population croissante de l\u2019Afrique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Le discours du Dr Ehui s'est conclu par un appel au continent \u00e0 passer \u201c de solutions import\u00e9es \u00e0 des innovations men\u00e9es par l'Afrique \u201d et des promesses de transformation \u00e0 des r\u00e9sultats mesurables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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