Information
- Country
- Mali
- LuxDev's Regional office
- Dakar
- Sector
- Agriculture & Food Security
- PIC 2
- 2015 - 2019
- Implementation period
- 13 April 2016 - 31 December 2019
- Total duration
- 44 months
- Total budget
- 20,049,119 EUR
- Contribution breakdown
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- Luxembourg Government
17,767,383 EUR - Ministère Développement rural
2,281,736 EUR
The third Indicative Cooperation Programme (ICP III) aims to support the Government of Mali in its efforts to reduce poverty through support for inclusive and sustainable growth and the reduction of food insecurity. The scope of activities under ICP III covers the following sectors:
- Rural Development and Food Security (MLI/021);
- Training and Professional Integration (MLI/022); and
- Decentralisation and Good Governance (MLI/023).
The MLI/021 programme on rural development and food security in the southern region targeted under ICP III strategically aims to intervene in three priority sectors: rice, fonio and sesame.
The MLI/021 programme seeks to support and strengthen local stakeholders and government services harmoniously with sectorial policies and strategies at the national and local levels : Regions, districts, and municipalities.
The overall objective of the programme is to diversify and build sustainable sources of agricultural income and household food security. The specific objective is to develop and increase the productivity, sustainability and profitability of three agricultural sectors.
The program operates in the districts of Segou, San, Tominian, Bla, Barouéli (Segou region) and Yorosso (Sikasso Region). The targeted direct beneficiaries include 190 selected Producer Organisations (POs) in the rice, sesame and fonio sectors, including POs working on irrigation schemes, as well as a hundred micro and small businesses specialised in rice and fonio processing.
The results identified for achieving this goal are to:
- develop pathways for sesame and fonio by supporting 90 Producer Organisations and 50 micro and small businesses in sesame and fonio production and processing;
- improve food security, in particular through the development of the rice sector;
- contribute to the achievement of environmental and climate performance in terms of agricultural policies and strategies; and
- promote investment and business environment for better sector development.