{"id":18790,"date":"2026-06-26T10:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.iita.org\/?page_id=18790"},"modified":"2026-06-26T13:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T13:42:40","slug":"improving-crops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"Am\u00e9lioration des cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18790\" class=\"elementor elementor-18790\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aaa2ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aaa2ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3c18b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d3c18b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9114c1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9114c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a971a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a971a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Am\u00e9lioration des cultures<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7de8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b7de8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097a6fc e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-097a6fc-79f9270\" data-id=\"097a6fc\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"097a6fc\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016293b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"016293b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Improving crops in sub-Saharan Africa is one of IITA\u2019s top priorities. Using sophisticated genetic engineering or selective breeding, IITA develops a wide range of staple crop varieties for different situations and purposes. Improved crops can have more farmer-preferred traits like higher yields or desired coloration. Other improved crop varieties have a greater adaptability to a changing climatic, biological, or physical environment.<\/p><p>In addition, our scientists produce biofortified crops that address hunger and micronutrient deficiencies particularly in children and women. These diverse crops can also have a longer shelf life, need less time to grow, or have better disease and pest resistance making them highly valuable to farmers.<\/p><p>Our work with improving crops through Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement is one of the cornerstones of IITA and continues to be an important focus and an important source of positive results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0e36e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0e36e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21cfede e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-21cfede-13701b1\" data-id=\"21cfede\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"21cfede\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ecc93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7ecc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banana.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banana.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Banana-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f009840 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f009840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/banana-and-plantain-crop-improvement\/\">Banana \/ Plantain<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed8a10 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-4ed8a10-6e845b0\" data-id=\"4ed8a10\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"4ed8a10\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6bcf9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6bcf9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cassava-Tubers_opt-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18838\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cassava-Tubers_opt-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cassava-Tubers_opt-150x150-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c416c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c416c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/cassava-crop-improvement\/\">Manioc<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7e49a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-8a7e49a-5d50503\" data-id=\"8a7e49a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"8a7e49a\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c3205 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48c3205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Improved-soybean-seed-germplasm_opt-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18851\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Improved-soybean-seed-germplasm_opt-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Improved-soybean-seed-germplasm_opt-150x150-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4fabbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4fabbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/cowpea-crop-improvement\/\">Ni\u00e9b\u00e9<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f4324f e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-6f4324f-64879ab\" data-id=\"6f4324f\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"6f4324f\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2a5df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a2a5df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Maize2_opt-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18861\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Maize2_opt-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Maize2_opt-150x150-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c678e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c678e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/maize-crop-improvement\/\">Ma\u00efs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf40580 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-cf40580-8676621\" data-id=\"cf40580\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"cf40580\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb1762b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb1762b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cowpea_opt-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18871\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cowpea_opt-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Cowpea_opt-150x150-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a32e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a32e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/soybean-crop-improvement\/\">\nSoja<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcc0ee e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3fcc0ee-ce9f685\" data-id=\"3fcc0ee\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3fcc0ee\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6d018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b6d018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Yam_opt-150x150-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18884\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Yam_opt-150x150-1.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1024_Yam_opt-150x150-1-12x12.jpg 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f70e18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f70e18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/fr\/research\/our-research-themes\/improving-crops\/yam-crop-improvement\/\">\nYam<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998d9d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"998d9d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537ba1c e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-537ba1c-13c4799\" data-id=\"537ba1c\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"537ba1c\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a94d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a94d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Relevant Documents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb23237 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb23237\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021d106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"021d106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb740a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb740a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cb367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4cb367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Cassava_in_vitro_processing_and_gene_banking.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"603\" src=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GMC-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GMC-1.png 425w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GMC-1-211x300.png 211w, https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GMC-1-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08a40c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f08a40c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022d04b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"022d04b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IITA Position Statement on Genetically Modified (GM)<br \/>Cultures<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0ea76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e0ea76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IITA-Position-Statement-on-Genetically-Modified-GM-Crops-Feb-2026.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0996c80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0996c80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb256b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb256b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87882c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87882c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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