Mali Livestock Sector Development Support Project (PADEL-M)

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The development objective of Livestock Sector Development Support Project for Mali is to enhance productivity and commercialization of non-pastoral animal production in selected value chains, and strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to an eligible crisis or emergency. This project has three components. 1) The first component, Strengthening of Livestock Services, aims to enhance livestock productivity in selected non-pastoral value chains. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Animal health and food safety; (ii) Productivity enhancement; and (iii) Policy design and regulatory framework. 2) The second component, Support to Private Investment, aims to strengthen the competitiveness of targeted livestock Value chains (VCs) cattle and small ruminants (meat and dairy), poultry (eggs and chickens), and fish farming (aquaculture) by supporting partnerships between VC actors and facilitating their access to markets. It has the following subcomponents: (i) Economic organization and incentive framework; (ii) Support to investment cycle; and (iii) Investment financing. 3) The third component, Crisis Prevention and Management, and Project Coordination, aims not only to develop mechanisms for preventing and responding to severe crises and emergencies in the livestock sector, but also to strengthen project coordination capacities within Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries (MEP). It has the following subcomponents:(i) Crisis prevention and management; and (ii) Institutional support and project coordination.