1. Africa RISING: Sustainable Intensification of Cereal-Based Farming Systems in the Sudan and Guinea Savanna Zones in Mali E. Weltzien, ICRISAT-Mali Tamale 23 Oct 2012

2. Outline and Contributors to Mali presentation 1.Moving toward sustainable increases in on-farm productivity: fodder production (ILRI/ICRAF/ICRISAT) 2.Moving toward sustainable increases in on-farm productivity: Food crop diversity (ICRISAT, AVRDC/ICRAF) 3.Improved natural resource management and reduced vulnerability (ICRAF/ILRI/ICRISAT) 4.Child Nutrition: Enhancing mothers’ opportunities for preventing malnutrition (ICRISAT/AVRDC) 2 Africa RISING, WCA work planning and review, Tamale 23-26 October 2012

3. Choice of priority activities in Mali  Stakeholder workshops in the two target districts identified opportunities for SI  Quick win options & implementation capacity available in Mali Targeted output/ Entry PointTarget areaImplementation partners Intensified livestock production – fodder, grazing Bougouni Koutiala ILRI, ICRISAT, Mobiom, AMEDD, WU Increased Crop Diversity – access to seed Koutiala, Bougouni AMASSA, Mobiom, ICRISAT, AVRDC, ICRAF Food and Nutrition Training of mothers KoutialaAMEDD, MSF, ICRISAT, AVRDC Transversal: Soil fertility and Land Use issues Koutiala, Bougouni AMEDD, Mobiom, ILRI, ICRAF, ICRISAT, Rural Radio stations

4.  Diagnostics of on-farm productivity from a livestock production perspective  Testing fodder crops and trees in cereal based systems (all partners)  Quantify biomass productivity in farmer managed experiments and in surrounding areas (Tom, Gatien)  Options for modeling (Gatien) Moving toward sustainable increases in on-farm productivity: fodder production (ILRI, ICRAF, ICRISAT)

5.  Community surveys using PRA techniques and Household surveys (250 households, 25 villages, Koutiala and Bougouni districts) Diagnostic survey of organizational and institutional issues: land-use, NRM including forest, livestock and crop production systems

6. Population pyramid of Garalo “commune” in Koutiala in 2009/2010

7. Principal Sources of household income in Koutiala and Bougouni (% of households ) Income source Koutiala (% of household interviewed) Bougouni (% of household interviewed) Sale of crops 6065 Sale of animals 1811 Off-farm activities (small-scale commerce, remittances, salaried work) 1510 Vegetable production 52 Forest products 29 Others (e.g. fishing) 03

8. Use of crop produced by the households in Koutiala and Bougouni Crop Household consumption (%) Sale (%) KoutialaBougouniKoutialaBougouni Millet79751223 Maize76721622 Sorghum77 1416 Rice75602029 Cotton9091100 Groundnut49414052 Cowpea84551640

9.  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

10. Testing fodder crops and trees in cereal based systems (No of coops, tests and women/men) Type testDistrictNo. Coops No. tests No. wom en No. men Comparing fodder crops Bougouni428622 IntercroppingKoutiala4120 Installation of fodder banks Bougouni726323 Installation of fodderbanks Koutiala16643133

11.  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

12.  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

13.  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

14. 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

15.  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)

16. No. of variety tests sown: Crop# coops (B) # test# women # coops (K) # test# women Sorghum621107324 Millet (pops)7211626 Cowpea4289414 Groundnut82618 Soybean6179 Maize414 Vegetables (4)86751

17.  “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

18.  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

19.  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

20. 1.Natural resources management issues; 2.Maintenance of passageways for transhumance, and local roads 3.Managing local fishery resources. Types of land use conventions analysed in detail

21.  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) :

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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) 24 Africa RISING M&E expert meeting - Addis Ababa

25. 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 25 Africa RISING M&E expert meeting - Addis Ababa

26. 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 26 Africa RISING M&E expert meeting - Addis Ababa

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