This paper describes and critically reflects on a participatory policy process which resulted in a government decision not to introduce genetically modified (GM) cotton in farmers’ fields in Mali (West Africa). In January 2006, 45 Malian farmers gathered in Sikasso to deliberate on GM cotton and the future of farming...

This article offers a well-argued and supported study synthesis in response to the issue, Why didn't AGRA's Green Revolution work in Mali? Is it feasible for African farmers to feed the continent? This is a must-read essay for anybody interested in the situation of Mali and the powerful farmers' movement...

Cotton is one of the most common fabrics in the world, from its origins in ancient India to the modern garments many of us wear today. This durable, versatile and naturally organic fabric is made from the white, fluffy fibres around the seeds of cotton plants.  However, the backstory of cotton...

Cette revue de la littérature fait partie d'une série de quatre revues sectorielles. Elles visent à éclairer l'élaboration de notes d'orientation pour l'intégration de la nutrition dans les secteurs de la production végétale, de la pêche et de l'aquaculture, de la foresterie et de l'élevage dans 12 pays d'Afrique subsaharienne....

L’article présente un état des lieux des principaux enjeux à l’intersection du genre, de l’agriculture familiale et des changements climatiques. Il analyse ensuite les réponses apportées par l’aide au développement, et propose les priorités en termes de justice climatique pour les femmes rurales du sud.

In this video, Malian farmers show us how to prepare a seedbed. Establishing a good seedbed is needed to obtain strong seedlings and giving crop a good start.

Policy-makers from Guinea, Mali and Mauritania speak about three topics crucial to enhance responsible investment in agriculture: the investment approval process, inclusive and effective consultations, and investment for young agri-entrepreneurs. Likewise, young agri-entrepreneurs from Guinea and Senegal highlight challenges and opportunities to engage youth in responsible agricultural investment. These interviews...

Measures that empower young agri-entrepreneurs should be a key component of a sustainable development-centred investment promotion strategy. The very realization of future generations’ food security, the sustainable transformation of food systems and the combat against unemployment and distress migration all depend upon the successful implementation of strategies that make the...

This practice describes innovative egg incubation methods for inclusive guinea fowl farming. The clay incubator materials and how to prepare the egg tray are detailed. The procedures to be observed during the operation of the clay incubator and the prerequisites for success are also noted. Information is also given on...

Groundswell International and Cultivate! publish this new briefing on how to upscale and outscale agroecology in the Sahel in West Africa.  The briefing starts from an integrated approach, combining agroecology with women’s self-empowerment, nutrition, equity and governance. It outlines concrete steps in three general strategies for how civil society organisations can successfully support processes to scale up...

Le document présente les Actes d'un séminaire organisé à Bamako en novembre 2018, par AVSF et VSF-International, avec le soutien de l'Agence Française de Développement, pour dynamiser et renforcer les collaborations entre l’ensemble des partenaires impliqués (organisations paysannes, société civile, services publics et techniques déconcentrés, professionnels de la santé animale...

More than 12 million small-scale farmers and their families in the risk-prone, dryland areas of the Western Sahel have become chronically vulnerable to food and nutrition insecurity. This growing crisis is due to a constellation of factors, including the collapse of soil fertility and climate change. Agroecology Plus Six (AE+6)...

La transhumance transfrontalière est trop souvent réduite à une activité génératrice de conflits qu’il est possible de régler très facilement en fermant les frontières. Cette note aux décideurs montre une réalité beaucoup plus complexe. La mobilité pastorale en Afrique de l’Ouest représente un apport économique de plusieurs dizaines de milliards...

This report unpacks and explores farmer-managed seed systems and their contribution to food and seed sovereignty, including the benefits they provide to farming communities as a part of their sociocultural, economic, spiritual and ecological livelihoods. The report highlights, exposes and explores how these systems work. It builds on reports of...

As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition calls for urgent action to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient. The impacts of climate change are further increasing uncertainties and vulnerabilities facing farmers and communities. Integrated, cross sectoral approaches like agroecology are an...

Ce Profil national genre des secteurs de l’agriculture et du développement rural a été préparé dans le cadre du projet de coopération technique de la FAO et de la Commission de la CEDEAO portant sur : « la Réponse Genre aux Plans Régionaux et Nationaux d’Investissement Agricole pour relever le...

Terre et Paix is an EU funded project which has been implemented since February 2015 by the Italian NGO COSPE in partnership with the three national farmers’ platforms of Senegal, Mali and Niger, (CNCR, CNOP and PFPN), under the auspices of ROPPA (Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de...

Terre et Paix is an EU funded project which has been implemented since February 2015 by the Italian NGO COSPE in partnership with the three national farmers’ platforms of Senegal, Mali and Niger, (CNCR, CNOP and PFPN), under the auspices of ROPPA (Réseau des organisations paysannes et de producteurs de...

Based on 25 case studies from the global comparative study ‘GENNOVATE: Enabling gender equality in agricultural and environmental innovation’, this paper explores rural young women’s and men’s occupational aspirations and trajectories in India, Mali, Malawi, Morocco, Mexico, Nigeria, and the Philippines. We draw upon qualitative data from 50 sex-segregated focus...

As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, achieving a world without hunger and malnutrition calls for urgent action to make agriculture more sustainable, productive and resilient. The impacts of climate change are further increasing uncertainties and vulnerabilities facing farmers and communities. Integrated, cross sectoral approaches like agroecology are...