{"id":74050,"date":"2026-07-21T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/?p=74050"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T10:44:39","slug":"actions-at-the-heart-of-benin-semences-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/2026\/07\/21\/actions-at-the-heart-of-benin-semences-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Actions at the Heart of B\u00e9nin Semences\u2019 Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Pre-Season Campaign with Vegetable Growers in Agou\u00e9<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00e9nin Semences brought together a group of vegetable growers from Agou\u00e9, located in the district of the same name, for a day of discussions and knowledge sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objectives of the meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Present our varieties best suited to the <strong>hot and humid season (HHS)<\/strong> to help farmers optimize their production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify challenges faced in the field and provide practical solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen growers\u2019 technical knowledge on crop management practices, including successful nursery establishment and optimal crop cultivation techniques.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/1000636461.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/1000636461.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/1000636461-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/1000636461-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/1000636461-170x128.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/img-20260523-wa0019.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-74042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/img-20260523-wa0019.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/img-20260523-wa0019-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/img-20260523-wa0019-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/img-20260523-wa0019-170x128.jpeg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Participation in the Nonvitcha Fair (May 23\u201324, 2026)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>May 23\u201324, 2026<\/strong>, B\u00e9nin Semences participated in the <strong>Nonvitcha Fair<\/strong>, a major cultural event that brings together the Hwla people of southeastern Benin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Activities at our stand:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presentation of our vegetable seed varieties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>B2B meetings aimed at developing new partnerships.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over these two days of business and networking opportunities, our stand attracted significant interest. Numerous visitors stopped by to learn more about the company\u2019s products and discuss the solutions we offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Pre-Season Campaign on Hybrid Maize Seeds in N\u2019DALI (Northern Benin)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>June 4, 2026<\/strong>, B\u00e9nin Semences headed to <strong>N\u2019DALI<\/strong>, in northern Benin, a region recognized as one of the country\u2019s main agricultural production areas. A pre-season information session was organized for large-scale maize producers from the <strong>Borgou<\/strong> and <strong>Alibori<\/strong> departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Objective:<\/strong><br>To introduce new hybrid maize varieties and demonstrate their potential to significantly increase productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance of these varieties generated immediate enthusiasm among participants, many of whom expressed their intention to adopt them in pursuit of higher yields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To move beyond promises and encourage firsthand evaluation, <strong>free samples of hybrid maize seeds were distributed to each participant<\/strong>, enabling growers to test the varieties directly in their own fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Impressed by this initiative, the producers committed to becoming ambassadors for these varieties and promoting them among fellow farmers in their respective municipalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Samuel A. AKPO, Business Development Manager, STEPS 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Pre-Season Campaign with Vegetable Growers in Agou\u00e9 B\u00e9nin Semences brought together a group of vegetable growers from Agou\u00e9, located in the district of the same name, for a day of discussions and knowledge sharing. Objectives of the meeting: 2. Participation in the Nonvitcha Fair (May 23\u201324, 2026) On May 23\u201324, 2026, B\u00e9nin Semences participated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1626,"featured_media":74039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retours-de-mission-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1626"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74050"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74051,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74050\/revisions\/74051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/novalliance.net\/espace-prive\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}