{"id":8376,"date":"2026-04-01T12:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/?post_type=news-item&#038;p=8376"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:33:25","slug":"ndlea-chairman-visits-iita-explores-science-based-agricultural-alternatives-to-illicit-crop-production","status":"publish","type":"news-item","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/news-item\/ndlea-chairman-visits-iita-explores-science-based-agricultural-alternatives-to-illicit-crop-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Le pr\u00e9sident de la NDLEA se rend \u00e0 l&#x27;IITA pour \u00e9tudier des alternatives agricoles fond\u00e9es sur la science \u00e0 la culture de plantes illicites"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Executive-Officer-NDLEA-Brigadier-General-Mohammed-Buba-Marwa.png\" alt=\"Chairman\/Chief Executive Officer NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (L) and IITA Acting Director General and Deputy Director General Corporate Services, Hilde Koper-Limbourg (R), during the consultation and working visit.\" class=\"wp-image-8379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Executive-Officer-NDLEA-Brigadier-General-Mohammed-Buba-Marwa.png 820w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Executive-Officer-NDLEA-Brigadier-General-Mohammed-Buba-Marwa-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Chief-Executive-Officer-NDLEA-Brigadier-General-Mohammed-Buba-Marwa-768x385.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pr\u00e9sident\/Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral NDLEA, le Brigadier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mohammed Buba Marwa (\u00e0 gauche) et la Directrice G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Adjointe par int\u00e9rim de l'IITA et Directrice G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Adjointe des Services G\u00e9n\u00e9raux, Hilde Koper-Limbourg (\u00e0 droite), lors de la visite de consultation et de travail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/\">IITA<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/research\/center\/iita\">CGIAR<\/a>&nbsp;a r\u00e9cemment accueilli le Pr\u00e9sident\/Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drugandvisa.ndlea.gov.ng\/\">Agence Nationale de Lutte contre la Drogue (ANLD)<\/a>, le Brigadier G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mohammed Buba Marwa (ret.), CON, OFR, lors d'une visite de travail visant \u00e0 reconna\u00eetre le soutien de longue date de l'IITA et \u00e0 explorer des voies de collaboration autour des moyens de subsistance durables, de l'autonomisation des jeunes et des alternatives \u00e0 la production de cultures illicites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation de la NDLEA a \u00e9t\u00e9 officiellement pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e et comprenait des responsables cl\u00e9s, notamment le Secr\u00e9taire de l'Agence, Barrister Shadrach Haruna ; le Chef d'\u00c9tat-Major du Pr\u00e9sident, Colonel Aminu ; le Directeur des Comptes et des Finances, Lucas Sunday ; le Commandant Zonal, Oba Obaniyi Adeoye ; le Commandant de l'\u00c9tat d'Oyo, Adetula Oluwarotimi ; le Commandant de l'\u00c9tat d'Osun, Yinka Joe-Fadile ; les coordinateurs des unit\u00e9s sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es ; les officiers du Commandement de l'\u00c9tat d'Oyo ; et le Directeur des M\u00e9dias et de la Plaidoyer, Femi Babafemi, entre autres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hilde-Koper-Limbourg.png\" alt=\"Hilde Koper-Limbourg and Chief of Staff to IITA Director General, Ibnou Dieng, welcoming NDLEA Chairman and his team to IITA.\" class=\"wp-image-8380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hilde-Koper-Limbourg.png 820w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hilde-Koper-Limbourg-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hilde-Koper-Limbourg-768x385.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hilde Koper-Limbourg et le Chef de cabinet du Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, Ibnou Dieng, accueillent le Pr\u00e9sident et son \u00e9quipe de la NDLEA \u00e0 l'IITA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Accueillant la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation au nom du Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral, la Directrice G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Adjointe des Services Corporatifs de l'IITA, Hilde Koper-Limbourg, a soulign\u00e9 le mandat unique de l'IITA en tant qu'institut de recherche pour le d\u00e9veloppement agricole qui non seulement g\u00e9n\u00e8re des innovations, mais s'efforce \u00e9galement d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9ment de faire en sorte que ces innovations parviennent aux utilisateurs finaux. Elle a fait r\u00e9f\u00e9rence \u00e0 l'exp\u00e9rience de l'IITA dans les programmes de cultures alternatives, notant que lorsque l'agriculture prosp\u00e8re en tant qu'entreprise, elle offre des options puissantes et durables pour l'autonomisation \u00e9conomique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une vid\u00e9o d'introduction a pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 l'empreinte et l'impact de l'IITA, apr\u00e8s quoi le Directeur de la Planification Strat\u00e9gique et le Chef de Cabinet du Directeur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l'IITA, Dr Ibnou Dieng, ont fourni des informations plus approfondies sur le positionnement mondial de l'IITA. Il a expliqu\u00e9 que l'IITA, en tant que partenaire du CGIAR, a acc\u00e8s \u00e0 pr\u00e8s de 9 000 scientifiques dans le monde, travaillant principalement dans les pays du Sud. L'IITA op\u00e8re actuellement dans 25 pays, fournissant des solutions agricoles compl\u00e8tes couvrant la terre, l'eau, la g\u00e9n\u00e9tique, la nutrition et les moyens de subsistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Dr Dieng a en outre mis en lumi\u00e8re la strat\u00e9gie 2024-2030 de l'IITA, qui privil\u00e9gie la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 nutritionnelle, la cr\u00e9ation d'emplois, la r\u00e9silience climatique et des syst\u00e8mes alimentaires durables. Il a not\u00e9 que l'IITA d\u00e9tient la plus grande collection de ni\u00e9b\u00e9 au monde, soutient la r\u00e9introduction de vari\u00e9t\u00e9s am\u00e9lior\u00e9es dans les r\u00e9gions touch\u00e9es par les conflits et d\u00e9veloppe des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de cultures r\u00e9silientes au climat, r\u00e9sistantes aux ravageurs et aux maladies, dans le cadre de ses piliers fondamentaux que sont l'innovation g\u00e9n\u00e9tique, les syst\u00e8mes agroalimentaires r\u00e9silients et la transformation des syst\u00e8mes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La d\u00e9l\u00e9gation a \u00e9galement \u00e9t\u00e9 inform\u00e9e d'un large \u00e9ventail d'innovations de l'IITA, notamment des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de ma\u00efs \u00e0 haut rendement et r\u00e9sistantes au stress; du ma\u00efs nutritif; du ni\u00e9b\u00e9 \u00e0 maturation pr\u00e9coce; des vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de soja \u00e0 double usage; des bio-inoculants Nodumax; des syst\u00e8mes de multiplication rapide des plants de manioc; de l'Aflasafe pour le contr\u00f4le de l'aflatoxine; et des technologies Seed Tracker, entre autres. Dieng a conclu qu'il existe plus de 100 technologies d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es par l'IITA \u00e0 explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S'exprimant sur l'engagement des jeunes, Noel Mulinganya, Coordinateur de Programme, IITA Youth in Agribusiness, a soulign\u00e9 que les jeunes sont souvent les premiers \u00e0 adopter les technologies de l'IITA. Par le biais du programme IITA Youth in Agribusiness (IYA) \u2014 maintenant actif dans 19 localit\u00e9s \u2014 l'IITA offre formation, acc\u00e8s au financement, liens vers les march\u00e9s, opportunit\u00e9s d'affaires sur mesure et mentorat, s'appuyant sur une \u00e9valuation des besoins sp\u00e9cifiques \u00e0 chaque localit\u00e9 pour recommander des entreprises \u00e9conomiquement viables pour les jeunes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans ses propos, le g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de brigade Marwa a \u00e9voqu\u00e9 sa premi\u00e8re visite \u00e0 l'IITA en 1973, la qualifiant de formatrice. Il a soulign\u00e9 l'int\u00e9r\u00eat de la NDLEA pour la promotion d'alternatives agricoles licites \u00e0 la culture du cannabis, en particulier dans les communaut\u00e9s o\u00f9 la production de cultures illicites prosp\u00e8re. Il a appel\u00e9 \u00e0 des solutions scientifiques offrant aux agriculteurs des incitations \u00e9conomiques convaincantes pour passer \u00e0 des cultures l\u00e9gales. Citant l'exploration de nos ressources locales pour des solutions industrielles alimentaires et m\u00e9dicamenteuses, comme le plant d'armoise, exploit\u00e9 pour traiter le paludisme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les discussions ont explor\u00e9 des alternatives viables telles que le manioc, le soja, la volaille, les p\u00eaches et les produits \u00e0 base de manioc \u00e0 valeur ajout\u00e9e, y compris la farine pour le pain, conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 la politique nig\u00e9riane d'inclusion du manioc. La visite s'est conclue par un engagement mutuel \u00e0 approfondir la collaboration, en tirant parti de la science, de l'innovation et des donn\u00e9es probantes pour assurer des moyens de subsistance durables, renforcer les syst\u00e8mes alimentaires et s'attaquer aux racines des d\u00e9fis sociaux complexes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IITA\u2013CGIAR&nbsp;recently hosted the Chairman\/Chief Executive Officer of the&nbsp;National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd.), CON, 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