Technical Assistance for the food security arrangement in Mali, within the framework of PASA MALI 2

Country: Mali

Sector(s): Agriculture and rural development

Date: 07/2007 - 06/2010

Client / Beneficiary: CE

Financing Agency: FED

Project Value: 640,000 €

Description of the project and Services provided:

The objective of the project was to put in place technical assistance to help implement the National Food Security Strategy (SNSA) in Mali.

    The services provided were:
  • convergence of the SNSA with the CSCRP (Strategic Framework for Growth and Poverty Reduction) and with other national strategies
  • convergence of the SNSA with sectoral action plans (LOA (Framework Law on Agriculture) and SDR (Rural Development Strategy))
  • capitalisation of previous diagnostics and recommendations by stakeholders
  • putting together in the medium term a single food security arrangement, integrating new cooperative approaches and differentiating the separate components
  • steering and managing the SNSA at central and decentralised levels of the arrangement
  • coordinating and following up community actions
  • Coordinating with regional initiatives (AGRHYMET/CILSS, etc.).
  • close steering and management of FS information systems concerning the effectiveness of the arrangement as a support for decision-making and action
  • close steering and management of FS information systems concerning the visibility and transparency of the arrangement
  • close steering and management of FS information systems concerning the visibility and transparency of the arrangement for the food security situation
  • close steering and management of FS information systems concerning its efficiency
  • improving the SNSA's capabilities in terms of overall steering
  • leading and managing the FS national arrangement by providing support for the financial management of the arrangement's funds
  • leading and managing the FS national arrangement by providing support for the financial management of food security stocks

Subsectors of activities:

  • Rural development policies and strategies
  • Food security policies and strategies
  • Agro-economics
  • Farm Management
  • Food Crops
  • Agriculture
  • Horticulture
  • Industrial Crops