MONTHLY REPORT – JUNE 2018

FEED THE FUTURE CEREAL VALUE CHAIN PROJECT CONTRACT NUMBER AID-688-C-13-00002 COR USAID: AMADOU DIANE CHIEF OF PARTY: RICHARD COOK

DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. ii

CONTENTS IR1: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN IRRIGATED AND DRYLAND SYSTEMS INCREASED...... 1

Technology development, dissemination, management, and innovation ...... 1 Evolution of dam construction and the establishment of water management committees ...... 2 Training of FUSCOCYN and FDRY producers in irrigation water management ...... 2

IR2: MARKETS AND TRADE EXPANDED ...... 3 Evaluation of warrantage (warehouse receipt) activities...... 3 CAT and producer training in cereal commercialization techniques using training posters...... 3 Training of cereal wholesalers on documents/procedures regulating cereals trade and transport in Mali ...... 4

Bulk sales at the Producer organization-level ...... 4 Facilitating access to credit for cereal producers and wholesalers ...... 4 Follow up to rural and agricultural loan reimbursements for the 2017-2018 season ...... 5

IR3: RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED ...... 5 Training of CATs on intercropping techniques (millet/cowpea)...... 5 Mobilization and capitalization of local savings through S4C ...... 6 Producer training on climate change adaptation technologies ...... 6

Training of producers on production high quality organic fertilizer (compost) ...... 6 Producer training on millet/sorghum-cowpea intercropping ...... 7 Households awareness on nutrition and data collection ...... 7 IR4: LOCAL CAPACITIES AND SYSTEMS STRENGTHENED ...... 7

Meetings between CVC, Nyeta Conseils, GFORCE, and technical services ...... 7 Data collection to assess the Sell More For More (SMFM) and the Community AgriBusiness Team (CAT) approaches ... 7 Training of agribusiness coaches on capitalization tools for the CAT and SMFM approaches ...... 8

Workshop to support PO formalization according to OHADA ...... 8 Knowledge transfer to universities and training institutes ...... 9 GENDER ...... 9 Monitoring data collection to assess the gender and vulnerable household approaches ...... 9

Mentoring workshop ...... 9 ENVIRONMENT ...... 10 iii

Producer training on the best management practices of pesticide use ...... 10 MONITORING & EVALUATION ...... 10

Technical support for configuring the GFORCE server at Ségou ...... 10 Training of data collectors for CVC’s 2018 annual survey in Sévaré – Mopti ...... 10 Supervision of the 2018 annual survey in Mopti and ...... 11 Training of CATs on the collection of nutritional data...... 11

COMMUNICATION ...... 11 COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION ...... 12

Participation in the NIYÔRÔGNINI project workshop, implemented by the Association SORO and ONEWORD consortium ...... 12

Participation in the general meeting of the Communal Union of Ganadougou Women ...... 12 CVC participation in regional meeting of USAID-funded projects/programs in Sikasso ...... 12 Culinary/testing demonstrations using Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and Moringa leaves ...... 13

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ACRONYM LIST

BDS/Sikasso Business Development Service/Sikasso Bureau d’Appuis Conseils aux Initiatives Locales/ Initiatives Advisory Support BACIL Office BMS Banque Malienne de Solidarité BNDA Banque Nationale pour le Développement Agricole CAT Community Agribusiness Team Compagne Malienne pour le Développement des Textiles/Malian Textile CMDT Development Company CPC Coopératives de Producteurs de Coton CVC Projet Chaîne de Valeurs Céréales/Cereal Value Chain Project Comité Villageois de Gestion d’Entretien/Village Water Management and CVGE Dam Maintenance Committee DNA National Directorat of Agriculture FFSWE Finance for Food Security and Women Entrepreneurs FDRY Federation of Unions for the Rural Development of Youwarou FUSCOSYN Federation of the Unions Cooperative Societies of Youwarou and Niafunké FtF Feed the Future GAP Good Agricultural Practices KJK Keneya Djemu Kan IGA Income Generating Activity ME Monitoring and Evaluation ORM Office Riz de Mopti OHADA Organisation pour l’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires PERSUAP Pesticides Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan PO Producer Organization PSI Population Services International PNH Programme National de l’Hygiène SNV Organisation Néerlandaise pour le Développement SCI Save the Children International SOPROSA Society for the Production of Improved Seeds VIP Village Irrigated Perimeter

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During the reporting period (from May 21 to June 20, 2018), the Cereal Value Chain (CVC) project’s activities continued in four technical component areas: (i) promotion of improved cereal seeds, (ii) monitoring of dam construction and establishment of water management committees, (iii) support for bulk sales, warehouse receipt programs, credit reimbursement, and Saving for Change (S4C) groups, and (iv) multiple training sessions on the following topics: • Irrigation water management • Cereal marketing, using training posters • Documents/procedures for cereals transport and trade • Climate change adaptation technologies • Production techniques for high quality organic fertilizers • Millet/sorghum-cowpea crops intercropping • Capitalization tools of CATs and the SMFM approaches • Safe management of pesticides

During June 2018, CVC’s major focus was training and building capacity of beneficiaries and partners, including data collection and entry into the CVC database.

IR1: AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN IRRIGATED AND DRYLAND SYSTEMS INCREASED TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND INNOVATION

Organization of a trade promotion day with the seed company SOPROSA The CVC project, in partnership with the Society for the Production of Improved Seeds (SOPROSA), organized a promotional trade day for improved seeds in Sikasso. A total of 24 producers, including seven women, from 24 producer organizations (POs), participated in the event to promote the importance of improved seeds in increasing the production and productivity of millet, sorghum, and rice. The trade day specifically aimed to: (i) promote seed varieties for specific agro-climatic zones covered by the project, and (ii) facilitate the creation of business relationships by linking producer cooperatives to SOPROSA.

The activities of the promotional day included: • A general meeting where SOPROSA presented its structure, functions, and activities • An exhibition of various type of seeds for different crops • Exchanges with visitors on the various value chains (millet, sorghum, rice, maize, cowpea), including how to acquire and best use the seeds

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91 POs (60 from FUSCOCYN and 31 from FDRY). Slightly more than three thousand producers had been originally targeted for this training, but due to local interest, additional producers were added to the program. The training built the capacity of producers and water user committees in water management practices, training water users and producers in the management/maintenance of irrigation equipment and the management/organization of irrigation systems and planning.

The themes focused on: i) efficient management of irrigation water through the maintenance of a minimum water cover; ii) the importance and benefits of improving the leveling of plots on costs of production and the durability of equipment, and (iii) how to access necessary equipment for soil leveling. IR2: MARKETS AND TRADE EXPANDED Evaluation of warrantage (warehouse receipt) activities In Korientzé, Bankass, and Koro (Mopti region), CVC conducted an evaluation of the warrantage program over the period from 2015/2016 to 2017/2018. Nine out of 27 POs presently using warrantage credit (33 percent) were interviewed.1 The evaluation sought to: i) evaluate the value of warranting loans, (ii) assess the loan reimbursement rate, (iii) develop an operating account of the warranting activity within POs, and (iv) identify and evaluate income generating activities (IGAs) by the warranting funds.

The analysis is presently underway, but the partial results indicate that 613 producers, including 234 women, benefit from the warrantage system. Of the total producers, 158 are rice producers, including nine women (5 percent), and 455 are millet producers, including 225 women (49 percent).

Results showed that the majority of warrantage loans were invested in IGAs The IGAs included cattle breeding and the purchase/sale of cereals by both men and women. Some activities were uniquely undertaken by women, such as: (i) agro-food processing, (ii) producing fabric and spinning and weaving cotton, (iii) and the purchase/sale of peanuts (oil extraction). Analyses are underway to assess the impact of warrantage on the generation of diversified revenue streams, mainly for women. CAT and producer training in cereal commercialization techniques using training posters In Sikasso, , , , , Niono, and districts, the project carried out training sessions using CVC-developed commercialization and marketing posters. The training involved 1,064 producers, including 510 women, representing 27 POs, and 80 Community Agribusiness Team (CAT) members, including 17 women. The objective was to strengthen the capacity of CATs and producers on the use of bulk sale techniques, market research, contract negotiation strategies, and the use of market information. At the end of the training, 415 posters on commercialization and marketing were given to the POs. Participation was disaggregated as follows: • 350 producers, including 53 women, of irrigated rice in the Alatona area

1 The survey was limited due to time and budgetary constraints related to the increasing insecurity in the zone.

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In Alatona (Ségou), CVC facilitated financing for the purchase of equipment and plowing costs for producers. This enabled 17 producers in the area to obtain ) in credit to purchase equipment and cover plowing costs of plots for the 2018-2019 season.

In Mopti, CVC aided wholesalers access funding from financial institutions. Short-term financing of ) was granted to the Planète Distribution company by BMS SA (Banque Malienne de Solidarité) for the purchase of inputs, as rice producers in the Mopti and Tombouctou regions prepared for the 2018 agricultural season. This funding enabled Planète Distribution to make a first delivery of 4,000 MT of fertilizer.

In addition, the CVC project supported , a wholesaler in Mopti, to submit a new loan application to BNDA for an amount of ) to finalize a contract for the provision of cereals. This funding was granted with the support of the CVC-trained financial intermediary of Mopti. This is the fifth round of funding that BNDA has granted to for contracts, suggesting that BNDA increasingly trusts this wholesaler. This year, BNDA approved a line of credit of compared to the previous year. This is due in part to CVC’s support, as Sounkoro had difficulties repaying a loan in the past. CVC encouraged him to repay his outstanding loan balance to maintain his good credit history with the bank.

Follow up to rural and agricultural loan reimbursements for the 2017-2018 season In Sikasso, Bougouni, Kadiolo, and Yorosso districts, the project monitored the reimbursement of rural agricultural loans by POs, provided for the 2017-2018 agricultural season. During the reporting period, was reimbursed by 943 producers, including 551 women, representing 15 POs. To date, the total amount refunded is which gives a total reimbursement rate of 41.7 percent on the total amount of credit of that was accorded.

IR3: RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS INCREASED

Training of CATs on intercropping techniques (millet/cowpea) In Bankass and Koro (Mopti region), the project led CATs in training on millet/cowpea intercropping. The training was part of the dissemination of good agricultural practices (GAPs) for the 2018/2019 agricultural season. Ultimately, the training aims to educate producers on the agronomic, nutritional, and economic benefits of millet/cowpea intercropping and to train producers in the relevant technologies.

5 The training involved 32 CAT members (three women) from 36 POs in Bankass, and 16 CAT members from 16 POs of Koro. Trained CAT members are responsible for replicating the received training to their respective POs.

Mobilization and capitalization of local savings through S4C In Niena (), with the objective of strengthening household resilience, was mobilized by 180 women from six S4C groups with project support. This amount was redistributed among the women with the average amount per woman at ). Distributions ranged from a maximum of ) to a minimum of depending on the amount originally contributed by each member.

In Kadiolo (Sikasso region), the project conducted a survey of S4C for learning and strengthening field activities. The objective was to collect information and develop a report on the S4C approach for future capitalization. Information was collected from 24 participants, including six men, in Kadiolo. The individuals targeted for this collection were representatives of the municipal and village authorities, non-member women, and members of the S4C groups. The data are being analyzed and will be included in a following report.

Producer training on climate change adaptation technologies In the Sikasso region and Alatona area, the project led producer training on climate change adaptation technologies to: (i) better understand the causes of climate change and its effects on agriculture, and (ii) how to use practical strategies to adapt to the effects of climate change on agriculture.

The training benefited 1,108 producers, including 425 women, representing 43 POs, including 17 rice POs. The training heightened participants’ awareness of: (i) the history of the local areas to have an idea of the physical changes in the environment, (ii) analysis of the causes and effects of climatic variations, (iii) good agricultural adaptation practices to address the effects of climate change, and (iv) the programming of recommended adapted agricultural practices.

Training of producers on production high quality organic fertilizer (compost) In Bougouni, Kadiolo, Koutiala, and Sikasso districts, CVC trained farmers on high quality compost production techniques using pits. The training was led by agribusiness coaches in 20 sessions and involved 649 producers, including 317 women, representing 19 PO, including five rice POs. The training aimed to enable producers to understand: • The role of organic fertilization in the process of agricultural production • The appropriate equipment used to prepare a pit • The sequence of steps (location, digging process, inputs, filling techniques, and maintenance) for good decomposition

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Producer training on millet/sorghum-cowpea intercropping In Bougouni, Koutiala, Sikasso, Yanfolila, and Yorosso (Sikasso region), the project carried out 16 training sessions on millet/sorghum and cowpea intercropping through its trained agribusiness coaches. The sessions involved 509 producers, of which 179 were women.

The objective of the training was to equip millet and sorghum producers with technical/economic information for the practice of millet/cowpea or sorghum/cowpea intercropping in households. It was an opportunity to: (i) inform producers about the benefits of intercropping, (ii) inform producers about the nutritional benefits of cowpea, and (iii) train them on the millet/cowpea and sorghum/cowpea intercropping technologies.

Households awareness on nutrition and data collection To improve the nutritional status and diversify food consumption of vulnerable households, the project carried out household awareness sessions and collected household nutrition data in Sikasso. These awareness sessions have resulted in the production of over 0.5 metric tons of cowpea by the 10 surveyed households, who in turn stored 307 kg (61 percent of the total harvested) for family consumption.

IR4: LOCAL CAPACITIES AND SYSTEMS STRENGTHENED Meetings between CVC, Nyeta Conseils, GFORCE, and technical services The CVC- team chief of party (COP), deputy chief of party (DCOP), and training director) carried out a partnership visit with Nyéta Conseils and Gforce head of missions to the National Directorate of Agriculture (DNA) and the Malian Textile Development Company (CMDT). Discussions focused on the results achieved during the three years of partnership and the CVC project’s recent request for support to conduct the timely completion of project activities, including the capitalization of achievements. The exchanges helped formally introduce Nyéta Conseils and Gforce to these public-sector CVC partners for possible future collaboration. Both DNA and CMDT appreciated the approach and pledged to strengthen their support of CVC project efforts.

Data collection to assess the Sell More For More (SMFM) and the Community AgriBusiness Team (CAT) approaches The CVC project conducted activities to monitor data collection efforts to assess the SMFM and CAT approaches to strengthen the capacity of producer organizations. The CVC project targeted producer organizations for efforts focused on strengthening producer organization, marketing, accounting, and operations management.

7 In Mopti, to assess achievements of the approaches, a sample of 68 POs (48 millet POs and 20 rice POs) were targeted. Data collection focused on: (i) the organization of the cooperative, (ii) capacity to mobilize resources, and (iii) operations management capacity and performance, including marketing and investment (equipment and materials purchased and/or renovated).

As of 2016, the CVC project also adopted the CAT approach to facilitate capacity building so that POs can provide improved services to their members. Accordingly, each cooperative established a CAT composed of four people. CATs were responsible for assisting their PO in agricultural production, post-harvest management, marketing, and cooperative organization.

To assess this approach in Mopti, a sample of 59 POs (25 rice POs and 34 millet POs) was identified for the collection of data relating to: (i) the identity of the CAT, (ii) strategies established and operationalized by POs in the areas of agricultural production, post-harvest management, marketing, and cooperative organization, (iii) an assessment of PO performance, and (iv) the prospect of the PO appropriating the CVC approach post-project.

The same activity was initiated by CVC-Sikasso; surveys and data collection are ongoing. Analyses are underway to highlight the results and weaknesses recorded at the PO-level.

Training of agribusiness coaches on capitalization tools for the CAT and SMFM approaches CVC-Sikasso conducted capacity building sessions for agribusiness coaches to monitor data collection efforts to assess the Sell More For More (SMFM) and CAT approaches. The objectives were to: (i) guide agribusiness coaches in the use of data collection and survey sheets, (ii) support agribusiness coaches in the administration of data sheets at the PO-level, (iii) identify needed improvements in data sheets to facilitate data collection, and (iv) identify solutions to improve identified weaknesses. The mission strengthened the capacity of 11 agribusiness coaches, including five women. During training sessions, information was provided by 66 participants, including 23 women, who benefited from SMFM and CAT members. The survey is ongoing.

Workshop to support PO formalization according to OHADA CVC-Mopti organized a workshop to monitor the PO formalization process to comply with the OHADA law. A total of 35 people, including seven women, participated in the workshop. Since the project’s fourth year, CVC has assisted POs in the Mopti and Tombouctou regions to complete the formalization process to comply with the OHADA act. A total of 161 cooperatives were registered in accordance with the law – 51 percent of the CVC objective for the Mopti region. An awareness raising workshop was then organized in Bankass for project-supported POs that were not yet aligned to OHADA procedures, to encourage them to comply with the new regulations. At the end of the workshop, PO leaders better understood the OHADA process and advantages of formalization and expressed their commitment to continue with the process of re-structuring and registration.

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Knowledge transfer to universities and training institutes In the FY2018 annual plan, the CVC project committed to transferring skills to local organizations and institutions as part of its sustainability strategy. Accordingly, CVC approached universities and agricultural training institutes to discuss sharing some “field-tested” training tools and materials with the goal to strengthen the field development capacity and encourage the post-project continuation of field-adapted CVC approaches. Seven educational institutes were identified by the project. These institutes have committed to sending lecturers to take part in a training workshop which will be held at the University of Ségou from June 20 to 24, 2018. ACDI/VOCA’s headquarters-based training director is expected to assist lead this training workshop.

GENDER Monitoring data collection to assess the gender and vulnerable household approaches In Bougouni, Koutiala, Sikasso, Yanfolila, and Yorosso (Sikasso region), the project collected information to assess gender and vulnerable households approaches and outcomes. The activity involved 50 people, including 20 women, and aimed to field test data collection sheets to better understand the changes brought about and encouraged by gender integration activities. The survey- related activities included: (i) orienting agribusiness coaches on recordkeeping, (ii) supporting coaches in the administration registers, and (iii) identifying weaknesses of and revising data sheets. This activity involved the orientation of 13 agribusiness coaches, including five women, for seven sessions.

Mentoring workshop As part of the mentoring process, the project held a workshop on the progress of the mentoring program (initiated in March 2017) that aimed to fully integrate an operational gender lens in cereal value chains that promoted broad-based women entrepreneurship. The workshop was implemented under the chairmanship of the Director for the Advancement of Women in the Ministry for the Promotion of Women, Children and the Family. The overall objective was to consolidate achievements and define mechanisms for continuing the mentoring process for women operating in cereal value chains. The workshop, in addition to the presence of the CVC-based COP and DCOP, involved:

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9 A nine-member standing committee was elected, with (the CVC mentor in Sikasso) as president and as vice president. A roadmap defining actions, activity managers, and an implementation timetable was developed by the participants.

ENVIRONMENT Producer training on the best management practices of pesticide use In Bougouni, Koutiala, Niono, and Sikasso (Sikasso region), the project led producer capacity building sessions on the best management practices of pesticide use. This training involved 700 producers, including 300 women, representing 21 POs. The objective was to strengthen the capacity of producers in the management of pesticides to reduce potentially harmful effects on crops, the environment, and associated populations, in accordance with the procedures in the project’s Pesticides Evaluation Report and Safer Use Action Plan (PERSUAP). The sessions, led by the agribusiness coaches, helped to strengthen the knowledge base of the producers in the following thematic areas: (i) definition and operational framework for safe pesticide use, (ii) risks associated with the use of pesticides, (iii) good pesticide use practices, and (iv) management of pesticide packaging.

MONITORING & EVALUATION Technical support for configuring the GFORCE server at Ségou CVC’s implementing partner GForce received project support to train their office team for the reconfiguration and utilization of their system server, as well as the implementation of a data backup strategy. Eight GForce participants, including four women, benefited from this support, including: the Head of Mission, GForce Administrative Assistant, CVC Project Accountant, CVC Project Accounting Assistant, CVC Project Training Manager, GForce Gender Specialist, and CVC Financial Assistant. Training of data collectors for CVC’s 2018 annual survey in Sévaré – Mopti In Mopti, the project participated in the training of data collectors for the 2018 annual survey that is focused on the Incremental Sales and Gross Margins indicators. The objectives of the training were to: (i) provide guidance to data collectors and supervisors on the tools designed to collect data on the production and marketing of rice, millet and sorghum, and (ii) train data collectors and supervisors on the use of tablets for data collection. The training was facilitated by two TOGOUNA Consult2 trainers, with the support of the CVC monitoring and evaluation (M&E) teams from Bamako, Mopti, and Sikasso. At the end of the training, 41 data collectors and supervisors, including seven women, were provided with operational skills for the field use of tools and procedures for the annual survey. The training ended with a pre-

2 TOGUNA Consults are a Malian consulting firm, recruited by the CVC project to implement its annual survey.

10 test of the survey instrument and recording tools in the commune of Sofara, with 37 producers in ORM 3-Mopti area.

Supervision of the 2018 annual survey in Mopti and Sikasso In Mopti, Sikasso, and the Alatona zone, CVC conducted supervisory missions for the 2018 annual survey. Supervision allowed the team to: (i) facilitate contact between CVC data collectors, consultant field staff, producers, and technical partners, (ii) monitor the work of the data collectors in the field, (iii) monitor the process of data collection on production and marketing, and (iv) provide support to data collectors for the proper conduct of the survey. Supervisory missions also made it possible to interact with authorities and producers to ensure the proper coordination of field efforts.

Training of CATs on the collection of nutritional data In the Bankass and Koro areas, CVC trained CATs to collect data on household cowpea-based nutrition through two training sessions. The training focused on using data sheets to collect the amount of produced and consumed cowpeas at the household-level. The training involved 84 CAT members, including eight women. Data will inform the “quantity of product with high nutritional value produced and consumed” indicator. The next step in the data collection process consists of each trained CAT member carrying out a survey within the households of their respective POs. As a result of this training, the CATs were able to carry out data collection in all 160 POs planned for this purpose. Supervision of the survey was provided by the coaches. COMMUNICATION During this reporting period, the project shared cartoon videos on GAPs developed by the project with the regional coordination for broadcasting:

• Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices for low land rice production • Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices for VIP rice production • Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices on millet production • Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices on sorghum production • Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices on cereals commercialization • Cartoon on Good Agricultural Practices on safe management of pesticides

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11 COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION Participation in the NIYÔRÔGNINI project workshop, implemented by the Association SORO and ONEWORD consortium In Sikasso, CVC participated in a NIYÔRÔGNINI Project workshop, implemented by the consortium composed of Association SORO and ONEWORD,4 to co-create messages for dissemination. A total of 33 people, including 17 women, participated in the workshop. The objective was to develop written and vocal messages to be tested through different communication platforms in a “test phase” to raise awareness of the needs of people with disabilities. During the workshop, voicemails and written messages were developed to heighten awareness on the needs of women and people with disabilities gaining access to: land, agricultural grants, capacity building services, and techniques and practices for improved production and marketing.

Participation in the general meeting of the Communal Union of Women In Finkolo Ganadougou (Sikasso), CVC participated in the General Assembly of the Communal Union of Finkolo Ganadougou Women, which involved 96 participants, including 15 men. The following decisions were made: (i) approval of the minutes of the previous meeting, (ii) the membership fee was set at ), (iii) a “share” was set at ) for producer participation in the PO’s capital, (iv) approval of the activity report for 2017, (v) approval of the financial report for the 2017 fiscal year, and (vi) approval of the budget for the 2018 fiscal year.

CVC participation in regional meeting of USAID-funded projects/programs in Sikasso The meeting involved USAID-funded projects/programs in the Sikasso region. It aimed to strengthen the project-partnership framework and discuss strategies and activities for project convergence through collaborative planning to significantly improving basic social and health indicators in Sikasso region. The meeting involved 24 participants, including four women, from: • Save The Children International • Service Santé à Grand Impact • National Hygiene Program • Keneya Jemu Kan • UNICEF • World Health Organization • Population Services International • Red Cross – Mali • Handicap International • Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (Netherlands Development Organization)

4 Association SORO and ONEWORD are a consortium of a Mali-based NGOs which implement activities in the health sector with an emphasis on people with disabilities.

12 • Improving the Environment of Care for Mothers and Children attending Health Facilities Project (BECEYA) • BØRNEfonden • Médecins Sans Frontières • World Vegetable Center • Association Malienne Pour la Protection et le Développement de l’Environnement au Sahel • Association Conseil pour le Développement

Minutes of the meeting are being finalized for distribution. Culinary/testing demonstrations using Baobab (Adansonia digitata) and Moringa leaves In Soufouroulaye (Mopti), CVC participated in culinary demonstration sessions using leaves from the Baobab and Moringa trees organized by the smart scaling project of ICRAF-Sahel program. The training aimed to train trainers in the use of forest products in local foods to diversify and enrich household diets. This was an opportunity to strengthen the capacity of producers in: (i) the processing of agroforestry products into food, (ii) the diffusion of technologies for the processing of agroforestry products, and (iii) the marketing of processed agroforestry products. The CVC Mopti- based vulnerable group-gender specialist, and two women producers from Koro and Bankass participated in the training.

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