Smallholders adaptation to climate change in Mali

Ebi, Kristie L.; Padgham, Jon; Doumbia, Mamadou; Kergna, Alpha; Smith, Joel B.; Butt, Tanveer; McCarl, Bruce A.

doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0160-3

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“…Interviews with extension workers confirmed the men"s observations and described declining crop yields, scarcity of water, increased pest and disease problems, deteriorating animal health and others as mainly impacts of climate change on rural development (see Zoundji et al, 2017 for similar observations). Other studies of farmers" observations confirmed the above as the main climate change impacts in Mali (Ebi et al, 2011;Diiro et al, 2016).…”

Section: Farmers' Observation Of Climate Change and Related Impactsmentioning

confidence: 71%

Beyond Striga Management: Learning Videos Enhanced Farmers’ Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mali

Zoundji

Vodouhè

Okry

et al. 2017

SAR

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This paper assesses the climate smart agricultural practices triggered by learning videos on integrated striga management, soil fertility and cost-benefit evaluation practices. Using household head interviews and focus group discussions, this study revealed that farmers have similar perceptions of climate change and related impacts in video-villages and in non-video-villages. However, farmers" observation of climate change and related impacts are influenced by gender; men perceived more climate change and related impacts than women. In non-video villages, few respondents adopted crop rotation, intercropping, crop diversification, improved short-cycle seed varieties and zaï techniques as climate change adaptation strategies. Videos contribute more to the adoption of crop rotation, intercropping and fertiliser application for men than for women. Videos on accounting (managing money) enable more women than men to enhance their cost-benefit evaluation practices for income improvement. During the interviews, women farmers in video-villages were eager to demonstrate their knowledge about cost-benefit evaluation. We also found that the yield of sorghum, millet and maize is higher in video-villages than in non-video-villages. Thus, using videos as an extension tool is suitable for knowledge development and leads to the high adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices for food security.

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Section: Farmers' Observation Of Climate Change and Related Impactsmentioning

confidence: 71%

Beyond Striga Management: Learning Videos Enhanced Farmers’ Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mali

Zoundji

Vodouhè

Okry

et al. 2017

SAR

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“…Further to the stakeholder consultation program, available publications showed the agricultural system in Mali is challenged by climate variability and other factors. Ebi et al (2011) and Rahman (2006) showed occurrence of many hotter and drier days over the last several decades in Mali which in turn caused scalding in cereals, disturb flowering and strongly reduce crop yield. Butt et al (2005) reported that the precipitation trend in the southern part of Mali during the years 1960 to 2005 showed significant reduction in rainfall in the wettest months (July and August), and an increase in precipitation at the beginning of the rainy season.…”

Section: Stakeholder Consultation Programmentioning

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A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: integrated research on water and land use

Zemadim

Traoré

Gumma

et al. 2018

Environ Dev Sustain

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Soil and water conservation (SWC) practices like that of erosion control and soil fertility measures were commonly practiced in the semiarid region of southern Mali since the 1980s. The SWC practices were mainly meant to increase water availability in the subsurface, reduce farm water runoff and gully formation and improve nutrient content of the soil, thereby increasing crop yield. Despite such efforts to promote at scale SWC practices, the landscape of southern Mali is still affected by high rates of runoff and soil erosion and low crop yield in farmers' fields. Data are lacking on previous beneficial SWC practices that could be adapted for wider application. In this paper, a watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture is presented to show potential benefits of SWC practices at field and watershed scales. The approach included (1) community participation in establishing and monitoring new sets of hydro-meteorological monitoring stations and field experiments; (2) studying the dynamics and consumptive water uses of different land uses over time; and (3) evaluating the biophysical and economic advantages of SWC practices

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“…Located in West Africa and land locked, Mali is one of the least developed countries with an economy that relies heavily on rainfed cereal production [1]. Smallholder agricultural production is dominated by rainfed production of millet, sorghum and maize for meeting food demands and on cotton for the market.…”

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“…According to Mali's Direction Nationale de la Meteorologie (DNM), Mali has become hotter and drier over the last several decades [1]. Analyses of recent temperature records showed an increase in temperature over the latter part of the 20th century.…”

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The Challenges of Rainfed Agricultural Practices in Mali-Redefining Research Agenda- A Short Communication

Zemadim¹

2016

APAR

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Mali is one of the least developed countries with an economy that relies heavily on rainfed cereal production. Rural communities are faced with extreme poverty as a result of unpredictable rainfall pattern and lack of appropriate agricultural intervention practices. Most agronomic practices in support of development in the past had emphasized farm-level productivity issues with limited scope for managing interactions among components and actors beyond the level of the farm. Several studies showed different techniques practiced at farm level to improve the agricultural productivity. However rural communities at large are unable to cope with the impacts of climate change and other shocks related to agricultural input supplies and market access. In this short communication paper recent findings related to the challenges of rainfed agricultural practices were discussed to inform policy makers, researchers and development practitioners to re-define approaches towards sustainable agricultural development. In addition new research agenda was discussed that aim to integrate interactions among components and actors beyond the level of the farm to improve rural resilience.

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Smallholders adaptation to climate change in Mali

Cited by 47 publications

References 8 publications

Beyond Striga Management: Learning Videos Enhanced Farmers’ Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mali

Beyond Striga Management: Learning Videos Enhanced Farmers’ Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Mali

A watershed approach to managing rainfed agriculture in the semiarid region of southern Mali: integrated research on water and land use

The Challenges of Rainfed Agricultural Practices in Mali-Redefining Research Agenda- A Short Communication

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