Accelerated Economic Growth program:
Increase productivity and incomes in
selected sub sectors
Mali is a country rich in history, culture, and resources located at the heart of the Sahel in West Africa. Despite challenging demographic and socioeconomic conditions, Mali is nevertheless one of the more food- secure countries in the sub-region, maintains high economic growth rates (5.4% over the last decade), and enjoys an important yet presently underdeveloped agriculture sector. The Government of Mali’s vision for the peaceful and prosperous future of the country is dependent on spurring this promisng agricultural sector to fulfill its potential in stimulating broad-based economic growth and nourishing its population. The current AEG program— framed by the U.S. Feed the Future Initiative—aims to assist Mali in this goal.
Feed the Future (FtF) is the United States government’s current global hunger and food security initiative through which the U.S. works with partner countries, development partners and other stakeholders to sustainably tackle the root causes of global poverty and hunger through accelerated agricultural development and improved nutrition. The initiative, first unveiled by USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah’s on May 20, 2010, continues the agenda of President Obama’s Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative, which was launched in 2009 in response to the food price crisis. The FtF initiative is based on five core principles: the accelerated progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the Rome Principles, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action, and Alignment of Investments with partner country priorities. Based on the global burden of under nutrition and other criteria that examined the prevalence and dynamics of poverty, country commitment, and opportunities for agriculture-led growth, Mali was selected as a Feed the Future focus country.
The Accelerated Economic Growth program’s highest-level objectives under FtF are inclusive agriculture growth and improved nutritional status, especially of women and children by 2015. To attain these objectives AEG is leveraging its annual budget of $32M with resources and expertise from other USAID technical sectors, USG actors, and development partners. Foundational to this approach and to the success of the FtF program is USAID’s close partnership with the Government of Mali and alignment with Malian agricultural policy. The FtF strategy is based on the priorities laid out in Mali’s multi-sectorial National Agriculture Investment Program (PNIP-SA), and will make investments in the areas of technological advancement, value chain development, enabling environment, and nutrition. These activities aim to bring transformation to the millet-sorghum, rice, and livestock value chain systems, and will be targeted in selected communes of Sikasso, Mopti, Timbuktu, and the Alatona region of Segou.
PL480 programs (launched in in Mali in 2008) complement AEG activities to meet FtF objectives by reaching Northern Mali’s most food-insecure communities with non-emergency programming in agriculture, nutritional, food, and other assistance. The program has a total five-year budget (2009-2013) of $42 million, and is implemented through a consortium of NGOs including Africare, CRS, Helen Keller International, and Save the Children. Through PL480 funding, this consortium assists approximately 150,000 beneficiaries in the region of Mopti, Gao, and Timbuktu.
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Our Activities:
IICEM (Integrated Initiatives for Economic Growth):
Promoting economic growth to increase competitiveness in five agricultural value chains: rice, potatoes, mangoes, shallots and tomatoes. Increasing yields in lowland fields through the rehabilitation of small scale irrigation infrastructure. Developing business linkages between small producers, input suppliers, and banks.
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CLICK HERE to See IICEM Projects Testamonial Video (French version):
Food for Peace/PL 480 Programs:
Implementing community capacity building, agriculture, health, nutrition and livelihood activities. About 138,573 food insecure people are targeted in Timbuktu, Mopti, and Gao regions.
Africare:
Reducing food insecurity in the Timbuktu region by increasing agriculture production and productivity, promoting improved nutrition and infant health, and supporting adult literacy.
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CRS:
Reducing food insecurity in the Gao and Mopti regions by increasing agriculture production and productivity, promoting improved nutrition and infant health, and supporting adult literacy.
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Support to l’Institute d’Economie Rurale (IER):
USAID’s direct support to the Institute Rural d’Economie (IER), the agricultural research institution of the Malian Ministry of Agriculture, falls under three programs: Intercropping, soil Ridge Tilling, and USB. Through these programs, USAID/Mali seeks to improve Mali’s agricultural productivity through local institutional development in order to grow the Malian economy and reducing poverty. IER is an ideal candidate for additional programming because of its capacity to work with a number of actors and influence the agricultural landscape in Mali
Intercropping:
Improving farmers’ productivity and incomes through the intercropping of drought-tolerant maize and jatropha.
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Soil Ridge Tilling:
Improving water and soil management through soil ridge tilling techniques.
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USB:
Encouraging the development of a private seed sector through the research, production, and extension of improved seed varieties.
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CRSPS:
USAID, through a series of core grants made in Washington, DC, supports research and development programs in agriculture known as the Collaborative Research Support Program(s). This program was created in 1977 to engage the capacities of the US land grant and other eligible universities in addressing the needs of developing nations worldwide while also contributing to US food security and agricultural development. The US Congress made this possible with the passage of the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 under its Title XII. In October 2000, Title XII was reauthorized, enabling the continuation of long-term collaborative university research programs as one of several categories of US university research efforts helping “to achieve the mutual goals among nations of ensuring food security, human health, agricultural growth, trade expansion, and the wise and sustainable use of natural resources.”
The Mali Mission funds additional work with various CRSPs to accomplish specific goals under the mission’s strategic objectives and to help develop the research capacity of the government of Mali.
The Mali mission has associate awards with:
Livestock:
Supporting the development of the extensive livestock sector and empowering pastoralists to improve their capacity for risk management.
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INTSORMIL:
Facilitating the adoption of production and marketing technologies to improve the productivity of sorghum to incomes of farmers.
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IPM:
Developing and diffusing new pest management technologies and methods for gardening and staple crops.
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Trickle Up:
Reducing poverty via microenterprise development with a focus on women, people with disabilities (PWD), and the youth.
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MSU PROMISAM II:
Developing technical and analytical skills for the food Security Commission (CSA). Providing assistance for the completion of the Mali Round Table through support to the committee on the development of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development (CAADP) Program.
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Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance (GSTA) Implementer:
Stimulating income generation, promoting the equitable distribution of benefits, and supporting environmental conservation in Dogon Country.
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ProMali Nord:
Increasing economic opportunities in Northern Mali (Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal) through support for sustainable small and micro-enterprises.
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West African Seed Alliance (WASA):
Providing technical support in seed production, business development services, and marketing. Focusing on seed commercialization.
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Peace Corps:
Enabling Volunteers to build grass-roots capacity to address food insecurity in Mali through an integrated response to specific, locally identified organizational, technical, financial, and communication needs.
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Farmer to Farmer:
Increasing agricultural productivity, facilitating the access to micro finance, and improving product quality and its market competiveness.
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Mali Investment Climate Reform (ICAS), Phase II:
Assisting the Government of Mali in implementing focused regulatory and institutional reforms in selected sectors in order to stimulate domestic and foreign private investment.
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Tostan: Community-Led Development in Mali:
Assisting select Malian communities to improve their living conditions through better governance, education, health and economic growth.
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Near East Foundation: Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change (ERCC):
Reducing poverty and climate vulnerability in Mopti and Douentza by building capacity of local governments to integrate climate change adaptation into development planning processes.
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EDC: Out of School Youth:
Supporting Malian youth to become more educated, economically productive, and civically engaged and to empower them to build economically productive and civically active lives for themselves, their families, and their communities.
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CLDP: Intellectual Property Rights:
Improve the business and regulatory environment for private sector-led trade and investment in Mali by strengthening the intellectual property protection regime.
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Closed Projects:
CERFITEX:
Funding an assessment study and developing a business plan to expand its capacity and opportunities in the textile and apparel markets regionally and globally.
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Mali Bio-Carburant:
Funding a feasibility study for converting municipal waste into profitable bi-products such as biogas, oil, char, and asphalt.
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Aquafish:
Improving the productivity and income of Mali fish producers, facilitating their access to technologies and achieving efficiency through quality management.
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Last Updated on: February 23, 2012