Focus on Mali
July 2023
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Message from Country Director
I am delighted to present this special edition of our newsletter, which is dedicated to showcasing the highlights of SAA’s activities and interventions in Mali. Our work in Mali is centered around nine Postharvest, Trading, and Training Centers (PHTCs). These centers serve as pivotal hubs for disseminating knowledge, building capacity, and providing practical training for farmers.
Voices from the Field
Voices from the Field
Voices from the Field
Sounkoura Traore, a member of the Mintiguila Cooperative, based in the Koulikoro region of Western Mali, says the training he received from SAA under the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion (SHEP) strategy has transformed his outlook of agriculture, and improved his income. …
Voices from the Field
However, things changed for her when she attended a one-week SAA training in 2017, which covered the processing of maize into yogurt, locally called kaba nônô, and fonio into doughnuts, cakes, and biscuits. Eager to change the fortunes of her family, Sanata started an enterprise around the production of maize yogurt, which she sells within her village and during the weekly market at Boundioba, a neighboring village 3km away….
Activities
On June 13, 2023, SAA conducted a seed distribution program covering the Tiolo Post Harvest and Trading Center (PHTC) in Sikasso, south of the Malian capital, Bamako. A total of 31,331 kg certified seed of rice, pearl millet, sorghum, maize, groundnut and cowpea were distributed to 3,000 farmers in 13 distribution centers – Siranikoto, Kita, Guessebougou, Didieni, Dioumara, Monzomblena, Segou, Bla, San, Sikasso, Tiola, Koloniboudio and Bougouni….
Activities
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. …
Activities
The SAA’s Community Based Seed Multiplication (CBSM) model will, starting this year, be integrated in the training programs for agricultural extension agents by all agricultural colleges in Mali. This is following its approval during a curriculum revision session held in March. …
Activities
As part of its efforts to enhance its monitoring and evaluation systems, SAA organized a training on Kobo Toolbox, a mobile app for primary data collection. The training also covered data analysis using Microsoft’s Excel and IBM’s SPSS. …
Activities
On May 29, 2023, SAA organized a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of One Stop Center Associations (OSCAs) for two Multipurpose Agricultural Cooperatives in Uganda. Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is funding the establishment of the centers in the northeastern districts of Kole and Napak. Partners and local government officials attended the ceremony….
Activities
On May 29, 2023, SAA held an inauguration ceremony for facilities established under the Pro-Environment Market-oriented Agriculture Promotion Project (PREMAP-I) at the Turge Galo Farmers’ Training Center in Ethiopia’s Oromia region. …
Activities
On May 23-24, 2023, SAA Nigeria’s technical team joined the States and Zonal Coordinators in Zombe State for a quarterly review meeting, where SAA presented activities carried out in the preceding quarter, and its plans for the next one. This was followed by presentations by State Coordinators, paving the way for in-depth review of interventions. …
