Mali - Middle Bani Plains Development Programme

The Middle Bani Plains Development Programme (PMB) was in keeping with the Government strategy aimed at contributing to the country’s food security through water management. The programme objective was to increase agricultural production by developing the Middle Bani Plains in two phases over a 10-year period. The objective of the first phase was to develop 7,850 hectares, comprising 4,750 hectares of rice fields using the controlled flooding irrigation technque, 350 hectares of rice fields using the total controlled flooding technique, and 2,470 hectares with bourgou pastures.