{"id":31355,"date":"2025-02-13T15:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T14:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=31355"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:56:48","slug":"koulibi-fidele-zongo-laureat-2025-du-prix-de-la-fondation-farm-2","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/actualite\/koulibi-fidele-zongo-laureat-2025-du-prix-de-la-fondation-farm-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Koulibi Fid\u00e8le Zongo: 2025 winner of the FARM Foundation Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In a West African context marked by accelerated soil degradation and growing food insecurity, rethinking agriculture is becoming a vital necessity.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Koulibi Fid\u00e8le Zongo, 2025 winner of the FARM Foundation Prize\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/On3pzWn3xZ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A researcher working alongside Burkinabe producers<br><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first edition of the FARM Prize concluded on January 28, 2025, at the Foundation&#039;s International Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion, <strong>Koulibi Fid\u00e8le Zongo<\/strong> was named the winner from among 31 applications reviewed. The jury praised his commitment to the field and the quality of his work on soil fertility management in the context of climate change in Burkina Faso.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/On3pzWn3xZ8?feature=oembed\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doctor of Engineering in Agro-Pedology and Agronomy<strong>, Koulibi Fid\u00e8le Zongo<\/strong> is a lecturer-researcher at the Tenkodogo University Center of Thomas Sankara University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its scientific approach is based on a participatory research and development approach, particularly illustrated by its collaboration with <strong>42 women compost producers<\/strong> in the north of Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cI chose this theme in order to work towards finding a sustainable food system for rural populations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A journey that particularly inspired the 2025 jury chaired by <strong>Pierre Jacquet<\/strong>, economist and President of the Scientific Council of the FARM Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 2<sup>th<\/sup> The FARM Prize edition has been launched <strong>April 7, 2025<\/strong> and applications are open until <strong>June 15, 2025<\/strong>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>To apply for the 2026 edition<\/strong>, go to the official page:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/candidatez-au-prix-farm-2026\/\" style=\"border-radius:10px\"><strong>Apply for the 2026 FARM PRIZE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a West African context marked by accelerated soil degradation and growing food insecurity, rethinking agriculture is becoming a vital necessity. Koulibi Fid\u00e8le ZONGO, finalist and winner of the FARM 2025 Prize, is taking on this challenge by combining scientific research and practical field applications, in close collaboration with rural communities, to create models for intensifying and securing food and fodder production adapted to local constraints.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":31260,"parent":0,"template":"","categorie":[57],"class_list":["post-31355","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-autres"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/31355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/actualite"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/31355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32356,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/31355\/revisions\/32356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie?post=31355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}