AGRA in Mali
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is
working to increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability
of Mali's smallholder farmers through programs that address challenges
across the agricultural value chain.
AGRA works closely with the government to transform smallholder
farming into sustainable commercial activity. AGRA's public- and
private-sector partners include the government's Institute d'Economie Rurale du Mali (IER) the Millennium Challenge Account-Mali, NEPAD, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), private seed companies, and others.
AGRA is working across the food value chain, with a strong focus on
realizing the potential of Mali's breadbasket region in the fertile
Niger River delta.
AGRA programs are developing new high-yield varieties of staple food
crops such as maize, sorghum and millet; nurturing a nascent domestic
seed industry geared to smallholder farmers; training farmers in
sustainable soil management techniques; improving farmers' access to
low-interest credit; and supporting a network of 820 agro-dealers to
reach 995,000 farm families in need of farm inputs.
