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Des jeunes militants en lutte pour arrêter un projet dévastateur d'extraction d'or sur la rivière Falémé au Mali
Entretien avec Abdoulaye M. Sissoko, Président de l’Association de jeunes pour le développement du village de saboucire (AJDVS)
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Youth Activists Rise to Halt Devastating Gold Mining Project on the Falémé River in Mali
Abdoulaye M. Sissoko: "Mining companies – both Western and Chinese – are ready to do anything to satisfy their thirst for short-term profits."
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Drying Out African Lands
Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa
As the escalating climate crisis threatens access to water for millions across Africa, Drying Out African Lands: Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa unveils the devastating impact of large-scale agricultural plantations on the right to water on the continent. Since the 2007-2008 food crisis, Africa has been the primary destination of private international investors for large-scale agriculture schemes. Governments justify granting access to land and water to investors to meet the needs of development and food security.
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Menace sur les eaux africaines : comment l’expansion de l’agriculture industrielle assèche l’Afrique
Alors que la crise climatique menace l'accès à l'eau pour des millions d'Africains, Drying Out African Lands: Expansion of Large-Scale Agriculture Threatens Access to Water in Africa dévoile l'impact dévastateur des grandes plantations agricoles sur le droit à l'eau sur le continent. Depuis la crise alimentaire de 2007-2008, l'Afrique est la première destination des investisseurs internationaux pour les grands projets agricoles. Les gouvernements justifient l’offre des terres et de l'eau aux investisseurs par les besoins de développement et de sécurité alimentaire.
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Agroforestry to Improve Farm Productivity in Mali
Location: Koutiala region, Mali A research project on improved fallows examined how short-term rotations of selected perennial tree and shrub species impact cereal yields and soil quality in subsistence maize cropping systems. The effects of improved fallows on maize yields were significant when combining a tree species (Gliricidia) and a nitrogen-fixing legume (Stylosanthes). The results suggest that this innovative agroforestry strategy holds significant promise for enhancing soil fertility, maize yields and food security throughout Mali and sub-Saharan Africa.
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The West African Integrated Production and Pest Management Program (IPPM)
Successful implementation of field-based learning in Farmer Field Schools (FFS) has facilitated ecologically resilient farming systems in West Africa.
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Ecologically-based Rural Development in Mali
Location: Douentza Region, Mali A Unitarian Service Committee of Canada (USC-Canada) project in eastern Mali combined educational programs, soil conservation techniques, agro-forestry practices, seed conservation, market gardening, and fruit tree planting as key innovations to fight hunger and poverty.
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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Mali
Location: Timbuktu Region, Mali Northern Mali’s Timbuktu region is one of the most food insecure regions in the Sahelian nation. Agriculture depends on the floodwaters of the Niger River and highly variable rainfall that averages less than 200 mm per year. Annual rice yields average less than one ton per hectare, and irrigated rice yields average four tons per hectare.
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Integrated Witchweed Management in Mali
Location: Mopti Region, Mali Following a locust infestation and drought in 2004 and 2005, researchers went to Central Mali’s Mopti region to assist farmers. Local farmers identified witchweed as one of the most formidable threats they faced. Thereafter, farmer field schools were developed in Mopti and the neighboring Tominian area, where scientists introduced an integrated means of managing witchweed. Both farmers and scientists noted crop improvement and witchweed reduction upon first harvest.
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World Bank's Bad Business in Mali
In 2013, Mali was classified among the African countries that made the most effort to improve their business climate since 2005 by the World Bank. Undeterred by the 2012-2013 political crisis, the country retained its top ranking out of the eight West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) nations in the Doing Business 2013 report. In 2014, Mali lost this leadership, coming at the 155th place, just behind Burkina Faso. The country, however, remains a good student of the World Bank in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Les Mauvaises Affaires de la Banque Mondiale au Mali
En 2013, la Banque Mondiale classait le Mali parmi les pays africains ayant fourni le plus d’efforts pour améliorer le « climat des affaires » depuis 2005. Malgré la crise qui a secoué le nord du pays de 2012 à 2013, il est resté le premier parmi les huit nations de l’Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) au classement Doing Business 2013. En 2014, le Mali a perdu ce leadership en arrivant juste derrière le Burkina Faso au classement général (155e place). Le pays reste cependant un des « bons élèves » de la Banque Mondiale en Afrique sub-saharienne.
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Comprendre les Investissements Fonciers en Afrique: Rapport Mali
Le présent rapport recense et examine les investissements fonciers au Mali. Il présente des informations d’ordre général sur le contexte institutionnel et politique du pays notamment la situation macroéconomique actuelle, l’état de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture, et le climat actuel des investissements. En outre, il fournit des informations détaillées sur quatre accords d’investissements fonciers en cours au Mali.

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Nachhaltige Zerstörung
BERLIN taz | Für den Agrarinvestor Modibo Keita war es ein Bombengeschäft: Pacht und Pachtoptionen auf insgesamt 27.000 Hektar fruchtbares, bewässertes Land, nutzbar für 30 Jahre – umsonst. Nur für das aus dem Fluss Niger gepumpte Wasser für seine neuen Felder sollte der Agrarunternehmer bezahlen. Mit weiteren Kosten mochte die malische Regierung den Unternehmer nicht belasten – schließlich sollte er in der Region Segou, drei Autostunden östlich der Hauptstadt Bamako, Arbeitsplätze schaffen.Die von der malischen Regierung geheim gehaltenen Verträge liegen der taz vor.
KPFA
Africa Today - Mali: History, Politics and Culture
Africa Today and Transitions on Traditions present a 2-hour special program on the history, the politics, and the music of the West African country of Mali. (Anuradha Mittal speaks at 1:04 in.)Listen to the program
CETRI
Emprise et Empreinte de l’Agrobusiness
Architectes et principales bénéficiaires de la libéralisation des échanges agricoles, les firmes de l’agrobusiness ne cessent de renforcer leur emprise sur le système agroalimentaire mondial. Fortes de leur poids économique et de leur influence politique, favorisées par une batterie de normes internationales taillées sur mesure, elles poursuivent leurs stratégies de concentration à l’échelle de la planète, prélevant une part grandissante de valeur ajoutée tout au long des chaînes productives.
African Press International
Fueling Global Land Acquisitions
DAKAR – Population growth and rising consumption by a minority of people around the world are fuelling global land acquisitions and Africa is a “prime target”, says the International Land Coalition.“The best land is often being targeted for acquisition. It is often irrigable, with proximity to infrastructure, making conflict with existing land users more likely,” says a 14 December 2011 report. Africa accounts for 134 million hectares of reported land deals.