Hands-on training in genomic tools for crop research organized in Mali
To train the next generation of researchers in the use of genomic tools for enhancing crop productivity and climate resilience in Mali, Read more...
Burkina Faso releases its first pearl millet hybrid
Burkina Faso recently approved the commercial use of its first pearl millet hybrid called Nafagnon. With the approval, the single-cross hybrid also became the first of its kind to be approved in West and Central Africa. Nafagnon yields as much as 45 percent higher than popular variety Misari-1. It is more resistant to downy mildew and has higher fodder yield potential. Read more...
Malian farmers garner benefits of breeding initiatives, despite pandemic
EU-APSAN-Mali project makes great strides in first year. More than 80,000 farmers, seed and grain producers, agro dealers and processors in Mali Read more...
The European Commission hopes for greater collaboration to improve food and nutrition security
Delegates from the European Commission to Mali expressed interest in exploring new opportunities for collaborations with ICRISAT to improve food and nutrition Read more...
Mali Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries keen on stronger research partnerships to benefit farmers nationwide
This is something we needed to know about, support, promote and make better known at the national level in order to benefit Read more...
Build trust, build lives…
“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura remembers the first time he tried convincing farmers in Read more...
Young Malian researchers gear up for grand challenges with crop modeling
UE-APSAN Mali project trains next generation of modeling experts Budding agricultural researchers are being trained in crop modeling to take on pressing Read more...
Upskilling climate change experts in Mali: Training begins with live project synopsis
A training program initiated by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency is upskilling climate change professionals in Mali from various streams ranging Read more...
Farmers in Mali endorse climate-resilient and high-yielding crop varieties
Farmers in Mali, who volunteered to grow climate-resilient and locally adapted varieties of sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut and cowpea crops under the Read more...
We have talented farmers!
Innovator, champion and change leader Oumar Koné is not only a seed producer and a farmer, he is an innovator. When Koné Read more...