Under the theme "Facilitating access to agricultural technologies and innovations for integrated soil management", the 5th edition of the Agricultural Innovations and Technologies Market (MITA) officially opened in Bamako, Mali, on Monday 20 October 2025.
This edition of MITA 2025 highlighted the challenges and solutions for restoring soil fertility and strengthening the resilience of agricultural systems in the face of climate change. MITA 2025 mobilised strong political commitment to support research and accelerate the scaling up of agricultural technologies and improve the climate adaptation capacities of FSRP beneficiary countries and beyond.
Organised by CORAF, with support from the World Bank through the Food System Resilience Programme (PRSA/FSRP) and the AICCRA programme, MITA 2025 brought together more than 300 technology providers and initiative leaders, agricultural entrepreneurs, producer organisations, women entrepreneurs and public decision-makers.
Over five days, participants discussed innovative solutions for integrated soil management, fertility conservation and the dissemination of climate-smart agricultural technologies.
Thursday 23 October 2025 was dedicated to Mali and featured a visit by MITA participants to the technology park of the Institute of Rural Economics (IER) in Sotuba. Participants had the opportunity to discover Malian agricultural innovations by visiting several stands and demonstration plots. This immersion continued in the animal park, where visitors were able to appreciate high-quality livestock specimens such as Boer goats and Wasase chickens. The visit also highlighted advances in Mali's national research on food security and nutrition, with presentations on fortified millet, optimised livestock feed and a variety of processed products, illustrating the diversity and potential of local solutions developed to support the agro-sylvo-pastoral sector.
The first Abdoulaye Touré Innovation Award at the 5th edition of the Agricultural Innovation and Technology Market, in the category "agricultural innovation for adequate and sustainable financing and trade", went to Burkina Faso. The lucky winner was Dr Abel TANKOANO from the Institute for Research in Applied Sciences and Technologies, for his work on the use of cashew apples in human food.
