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Africa
Mali
Mali
Strengthen cereal output to ensure food security
and improved agricultural production
Farmer irrigating his rice seedbed
Improving soil fertilisation in the Niono Circle
Fertilised fi eld
Summary and objectives
Target groups
Summary and objectives
• construction of simple urinals and ECOSAN
The project focuses on smallholders and family farm
13 000 organised smallholders in four regions of Mali:
Agriculture, for both food and industrial crops, is
latrines (fertiliser plants) to collect and sanitise
units producing cereals in four regions of Mali. Yields
Koulikoro, Ségou, Sikasso and Timbuktu.
a major part of the national economy. Progressive
urine and faeces, and together with matter from
and quality are low. The aim is to intensify production
and productivity of the family farm by facilitating
access to quality certifi ed cereal seeds and other
agricultural inputs through a local supply and delivery
system and by building irrigated perimeters. The
project also aims at strengthening cereals marketing
by improving storage and processing in order to
ensure adequate prices for producers and affordable
prices for consumers.
Main activities
• the distribution of 500 tonnes of inputs and
200 tonnes of certifi ed seeds to cereal producers
through a proximity delivery system;
• an increase in the productivity of local wheat from
2 to 3.75 tonnes/ha due to improved seeds on
Final beneficiaries
Almost 120 000 rural households in the four regions.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 371 277
Amount requested *
€ 1 234 149
Partners
Association des Organisations Professionnelles
Paysannes du Mali (AOPP), Mali; UPA Développement
International, Canada.
soil depletion has led to the use of chemical fertilisers
which are very expensive and harmful to the
environment. Experiments in ecological sanitation,
in which sanitised human excreta is used to fertilise
soil, have met success in urban, semi-urban and rural
settings in Mali. The test phase enabled potential
uses and benefi ts to be examined. The local population
is receptive to the idea of ecological sanitation
and there is an awareness of composting techniques
while the need for fertilisers is great and the supply
of chemical fertilisers, which are costly, is insuffi cient.
The objective of this project is to use these techniques
to increase agricultural production and improve food
security in 20 villages of the Niono Circle.
Main activities
compost pits, use as fertiliser.
Target groups
Farmers, governmental extension agents, agriculture-related
businesses, and locally-run agricultural
organisations in the 20 villages in the Niono circle.
Final beneficiaries
Farmers and vegetable growers.
Total estimated cost *
€ 1 747 250
Amount requested *
€ 1 572 525
Auction Floor Projects
375 hectares and the irrigation of 150 additional
• awareness sessions towards farmers, local
hectares;
authorities and managerial experts;
• the marketing of 7 000 tonnes of dry cereals and
• training bricklayers and local groups with
irrigated rice and 1 400 tonnes of wheat will be
commercial interests, NGOs, CBOs, and
facilitated;
producers;
• the mechanisation of the cereals process will help
• participatory implementation, monitoring and
improve the productivity of the operation and the
quality of peeled cereals.
Agriculteurs Français et
Développement International
(AFDI), France
afdi@afdi-opa.org
marie.paviot@afdi-opa.org
http://afdi-opa.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/539
evaluation of the fi eld application of environmental
fertilisers;
Centre Régional pour l'Eau Potable
et l'Assainissement à faible coût au
Mali (CREPA MALI), Mali
Youssouf2457@yahoo.fr
crepa-mali@reseaucrepa.org
www.reseaucrepa.org
DCI-FOOD/128608/209
* Actions and amounts can be discussed/negotiated among the parties
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