{"id":33751,"date":"2025-09-08T10:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/?post_type=actualite&#038;p=33751"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:32:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:32:43","slug":"farm-a-la-rencontre-de-episode-5","status":"publish","type":"actualite","link":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/actualite\/farm-a-la-rencontre-de-episode-5\/","title":{"rendered":"FARM meets (episode 5): from university to Beninese agricultural plots"},"content":{"rendered":"<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=\"FARM meets (ep. 5): from the university to Beninese agricultural plots\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H72aHF6Hoy8?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<p><strong>In this fifth episode<\/strong>, the FARM Foundation, in partnership with the media outlet Le Rural, continues its meeting with Guillaume Amadji, a lecturer and researcher in soil science at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin. He explains how applied research extends beyond the university walls to support producers in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cResearch must support the field, offer accessible alternatives, and strengthen the resilience of our agriculture.\u201d<\/em>, recalls Guillaume Amadji.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Allada, <\/strong>a commune in southern Benin known for its pineapple production, organic fertilization of Pain de Sucre pineapples is being tested to offer producers local alternatives less dependent on synthetic fertilizers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In southern Benin, research supports the development of oil palm in polyculture systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In humid plains, new methods of water management and soil toxicity are making it possible to sustainably improve rice cultivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carbon sequestration: a priority for the future of soils<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the face of climate change, this approach, particularly carried out on the Allada plateau, helps to limit emissions, while strengthening the fertility and sustainability of Beninese agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In the last episode of this series, <\/strong>Guillaume Amadji will discuss the role of African universities and international partnerships for the future of agricultural research.<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this fifth episode, the FARM Foundation, in partnership with the media Le Rural, continues its meeting with Guillaume Amadji, Professor-Researcher in Soil Sciences at the University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":33753,"parent":0,"template":"","categorie":[147],"class_list":["post-33751","actualite","type-actualite","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categorie-portraits"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/33751","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":4,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/33751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34120,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/actualite\/33751\/revisions\/34120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categorie","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fondation-farm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categorie?post=33751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}