The Government of Mali applied for and obtained funding from the World Bank to provide seed support to producers in the PRSA-Mali intervention zone. In August 2023, the programme acquired and distributed 1,056 tonnes of improved seeds to producers in the communes where it operates, comprising 463 tonnes of maize, 592 tonnes of rice and 1,059 kg of onions.
The acquisition of these agricultural seeds mobilised the programme's managers, as well as all stakeholders, to ensure the success of the input distribution operations. To achieve this, committees were set up at national, district and communal levels.
The 1,056 tonnes of agricultural seed distributed benefited 1,616,316 farmers, including 36,414 (23%) women.
The table below gives details of the distribution and number of beneficiaries per PRSA-Mali intervention circle.
Region | Circles | Quantities of seed delivered and distributed | Number of final beneficiaries of PRSA-Mali seeds | ||||||
Maize (in tonnes) | Rice (in tonnes) | Onion (kg) | Men | Woman | Total | ||||
| Ségou | Ségou | 5 | 140 | 154 | 10 493 | 483 | 10 976 | ||
| Niono | 0 | 54 | 450 | 4424 | 4025 | 8 449 | |||
| Koutiala | Koutiala | 40 | 40 | 100 | 13 167 | 819 | 13 986 | ||
| Yorosso | 10 | 10 | 40 | 1379 | 42 | 1 421 | |||
| Sikasso | Sikasso | 373 | 303 | 247 | 81 396 | 26 852 | 108 248 | ||
| Kadiolo | 35 | 45 | 68 | 14 343 | 4193 | 18 536 | |||
| TOTAL | 463 | 592 | 1 059 | 125 202 | 36 414 | 161 616 | |||
% | 77 | 23 | |||||||
Despite the delay in delivering the seeds, the operation was favourably received by all those involved (growers, local authorities, administrations and management).
The rains stopped for 20 days after the crops were actually planted, necessitating reseeding operations in all the districts covered by the programme.
If the recommendations are taken on board, future operations could be improved. Farmers are asking for agricultural inputs to reach them by May at the latest.
