Africa RISING West Africa: 2012 report on Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-Based Farming Systems in the Sudan and Guinea Savanna Zones in Mali E. Weltzien (ICRISAT- Mali) Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting Tamale, Ghana, 23-25 October 2012
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Africa RISING West Africa: 2012 report on Sustainable Intensification of
Cereal-Based Farming Systems in the Sudan and Guinea Savanna Zones in
Mali E. Weltzien (ICRISAT-Mali)
Africa RISING West Africa Review and Planning Meeting Tamale,
Ghana, 23-25 October 2012
Outline and Contributors to Mali presentation
1. Moving toward sustainable increases in on-farm productivity: fodder production (ILRI/ICRAF/ICRISAT)
Access to agricultural implements and inputs, credit Risk mitigation to cope with climate variability, and
market shocks Information systems and training on improved
agronomy, quality control of drugs and pesticides Value addition particularly cereals and livestock value chains Adequate feed for traction animals
Key issues for Sustainable Intensification from survey results
Testing fodder crops and trees in cereal based systems (No of coops, tests and women/men)
Type test District No. Coops
No. tests
No. women
No. men
Comparing fodder crops
Bougouni 4 28 6 22
Intercropping Koutiala 4 12 0 12Installation of fodder banks
Bougouni 7 26 3 23
Installation of fodderbanks
Koutiala 16 64 31 33
Historical ground measurements of ligneous biomass procured from Univ. Edinburgh on Ghana-Burkina-Mali transect for calibration of automatic ligneous biomass estimates from radar satellite (L-band)
12-meter resolution ALOS/PALSAR imagery acquired and received for 2006, 2011 covering 4,900 km2 in each of Koutiala, Bougouni districts for testing of automatic ligneous biomass estimates from satellite (ordered for Ghana sites as well)
WorldView2 imagery ordered for peak biomass (late September) over 4 communities in Koutiala, Bougouni (more over CRP1.1 in Mali, Ghana)
Regional protocols meeting in Niamey 17-20 September (CRP1.1)
Quantify total biomass in selected farms and possibly surrounding areas
Options for modelling (Mc Knight project) :
The NUANCES crop model « FIELD » is being calibrated for cotton, maize, sorghum, millet, groundnut and cowpea, using various existing datasets. The FIELD crop model is being coupled with the NUANCES Livestock model LIVSIM (already calibrated for Malian cattle breeds), to obtain a model operating at farm scale
Training facilitators for trial implementation (All partners)
Diversify seed enterprise and tree nursery options (ICRISAT, ICRAF, AVRDC)
Information campaign on Integrated Striga and Soil fertility management
Moving toward sustainable increases in on-farm productivity: Food crop diversity
1. NGO’s recruit 1 technical facilitator each, regular coaching and mentoring by scientists
2. NGO’s train coop ‘animateurs’, trainers with mentoring from NGO technicians and scientists (20 coops)
3. Additional training for seed production, fruit tree grafting, farmer managed regeneration, best practices for fuel wood production, composting, video visualizations
Training facilitators for trial implementation
Capacity bldg for seed sale for coops: sale of minipacks of 100g (100 F CFA)
Creating Union of seed cooperatives Seed production skills, norms for certification Capacity to conduct variety trials for choosing
new varieties for seed production, and creating demand for seed
Grafting and other tree nursery techniques
Diversify seed enterprise and tree nursery options (ICRISAT, ICRAF, AVRDC)
No. of variety tests sown:Crop # coops
(B)# test #
women# coops (K)
# test # women
Sorghum 6 21 10 7 32 4
Millet (pops) 7 21 1 6 26
Cowpea 4 28 9 4 14 14
Groundnut 8 26 18
Soybean 6 17 9
Maize 4 14
Vegetables (4) 8 67 51
“Fighting Striga” DVDs distributed Second level distribution of DVDs monitored Field agents, technicians and lead farmers trained Fighting Striga videos shown in to approx 3700
farmers, (30% youth and children)
Information campaign on Integrated Striga and soil fertility management using videos
Overview over land-use and NRM issues in the Sikasso region, and specifically Koutiala and Bougouni cercles
Validation of local land-use plans Establishment of innovation platforms, and rural
resource centers Supporting networks of farmer cattle breeders
and sorghum breeding
Improved natural resource management and reduced vulnerability
Transhumance, crops and forest use Conservation of forests and water resources Forests and resilience Maintenance of roads and passageways Land use by women Firewood production
Land use and NRM
1. Natural resources management issues; 2. Maintenance of passageways for transhumance,
and local roads3. Managing local fishery resources.
Types of land use conventions analysed in detail
Limited awareness and adoption of improved technologies Land degradation, inadequate supply of crop and livestock inputs Market-related constraints including limited access to credit, low farm-
gate prices, high cost and low quality of inputs, weak linkages between producers, and many other actors along the 2 value chains
Policy-related constraints such as conflicts arising from access to community resources and utilization especially between farmers and pastoralists
Institutional-related constraints such as lack of grazing areas and livestock watering points
Ineffective extension and other technical support systems, as well as lack of policy incentives,
Are serious constraints to the intensification of farming systems in southern Mali
Objectives of innovation platform in Bougouni (Yoroubougoula) :
Activities carried out Coalition of IP actors set up Stakeholders analysis to determine project
partners and their roles in the IP Need assessment and priority setting Preferred communication tools and strategies for
mobilization of actors defined for the official lunching of the IP
Set up of IP management team (members and their roles)
Establishment of innovation platforms
Roles of the IP management team Follow-up the implementation of the recommendations on IP activities Monitor, evaluate and orient the IP activities Sensitize the IP actors Prepare the agenda and convene
the IP meetings Contribute to activities retained by the IP actors Facilitate the interactions among the various IP actors
Establishment of innovation platforms
4.2.1 Develop and test options for introducing communication tools for preventing child malnutrition, into community health care system Nutrition activities based on the first 1000 days of life concept 4 training modules prepared based on the 7 Essential
Nutrition Actions (ENA) framework Intervention areas: 6 communes in Koutiala; 6 villages per
commune (36 villages in all)
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4.2.1 communication tools for preventing child malnutrition, into community health care system (cont.)
2 levels of training: Commune level: a total of 30 trainers per commune (5
trainers per village) at the health centres. Village level: 25 mothers trained by the 5 trainers per
village who received training at the commune level Cross-cutting issues of training modules:
Exclusive breastfeeding; hygiene; processing methods for improved nutrient retention; dietary diversification; utilization of maternal and child health services; prevention of malaria and culinary demonstrations
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4.4.1 Dietary diversity, nutritional performance of existing dietary options
6 health centers supplied with seeds for improved availability and access: Cereals: sorghum, millet, maize Legumes: cowpea, soybean Vegetables/trees: amaranth, hibiscus (sorrel), moringa,
baobab
Aflatoxin management activities in groundnuts in progress
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