In May 2023, farmers in the Guessebougou Postharvest and Trading Center (PHTC) extracted eight tons of compost from a pit they set up in December 2022, as part of the SAA’s Regenerative Agriculture (RA) initiative. The compost was enough to cover 2.5 hectares of land. 

The initiative aims to raise awareness on the benefit of compost in sustaining higher crop yields and reducing farmers’ overreliance on inorganic fertilizers. The training sought to show farmers how to enhance soil fertility through the proper integration of crops and livestock, while limiting the expenditure on expensive inorganic fertilizers. 

A total of 40 farmers, including 20 women, from 10 villages learned about the steps for producing high-quality compost using locally available crop residues and animal manure. 

Retrieved from SAA E-Newsletter, issued in July 2023, titled "Focus on Mali"