Mali - Douentza Province Agricultural Development Study

The study of the agricultural development project of the Douenttza Circle fits perfectly into the rural development policy of the Government of Mali. This policy aims to strengthen the country's food security and poverty reduction through a comprehensive strategy involving the active participation of the rural world in production activities. The investments to be recommended by the study should make it possible to identify and intensify land development and promote the preservation of the environment. This study is fundamental for the development of the area of intervention insofar as it should allow the realization and the development of hydro-agricultural and agro-pastoral infrastructures specific for the control of the runoff water, the exploitation of the potentialities existing (irrigable plain land and runoff water, ponds, livestock), conservation and management of natural resources available. The study also focuses on income-generating activities that benefit women and youth as well as specific environmental aspects. The study is planned in 2 phases. The first phase is to define the context of the study. The second phase consists of the development of a complete feasibility study for a hydro-agricultural development project.