PROJECT: ECOLOGICAL AND ORGANIC AGRICULTURE( AEB Mali)

Project title: INTEGRATION OF ECOLOGICAL AND ORGANIC (EOA) INTO NATIONAL POLICIES STRATEGIES AND PROGRAMMS IN AFRICA

CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL REPORT OF PILLARS. January-December 2018

MALI

DECEMBER 2018

1 Table des matières SOMMAIRE

LIST OF ACRONYMS 2

RESUME 3

INTRODUCTION 6

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 8

THE GREAT CHALLENGES 39

CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES 41

Attachments

LIST OF ACRONYMS

AEB/EOA Ecological and Organic Agriculture AOPP Association of Farmers' Professional Organizations CRRA Regional Center for Agronomic Research DNA National Directorate of Agriculture DRA Regional Directorate of Agriculture EOA Economic and Organic Agriculture FENABE National Federation of Organic and Fair Farming IER Institute of Rural Economy IPR/IFRA Rural Polytechnic Institute of Training and Applied Research REMATRAC-BIO Malian Network for the Transformation of Organic Cotton OHVN Operation Upper Niger Valley HSI Helvétas Swiss Intercoopération SIAGRI International Exhibition of Agriculture COASP West African Peasant Seed Committee

2 Résumé An analysis of the level of achievement of program activities shows that 100% of planned activities for 2018 were implemented according to the analysis tabulated below:

Code Activi Activities Completion Activities Reasons ties completed rate not for not planne in 2018 carried realizing d in out 2018

Pilier 1 Output 1.1 3 3 100 - Output 1.2 3 3 100 -

Output 1.3 3 3 100 -

Output 1 .4 2 2 100 -

11 11 100 0

Piler 2

Output 2.1 4 4 100 - Output 2.2 4 4 100 -

Output 2.3 3 3 100 -

11 11 100 - Pilier 3

Output 3.1 6 6 100 - Output 3.2 4 4 100 -

Output 3.3 1 1 100 -

Output 3.4 4 4 100 -

15 15 100 -

Pilier 4 Output 4.1 8 8 100 -

Output 4.2 5 5 100 -

Overall 13 13 100 -

Global projet 50 50 100 -

I. The overall rate of completion of activities until 31 December 2018 is 100%:

3 However, not all programmed activities have been carried out At REMATRAC BIO there are two activities to be completed and at the level of the CLO it is the strategic plan that must be finalized during the first half of 2019

I. INTRODUCTION Conventional agriculture based on the intensive use of chemical products synthesis has shown its limits in terms of its perverse effects on the environment, biological diversity and human and animal health. In response to this situation, alternative forms of agricultural production have been developed focusing on ecological processes, the exploitation of natural resources and the local knowledge of producers. Among these, organic and ecological farming occupies an important place and presents itself as the option of sustainability allowing to combine the trilogy ecology-economy-society.

Thus, the advent of the pilot project "Integration of Ecological and Organic Agriculture (AEB / EOA) into national policies, strategies and programs in Africa" was welcomed in Mali as laying the foundations for taking this method into account. of production This project led by the Association of Professional Farmers Organizations (AOPP) aims to promote the effective integration of the "Biological and Ecological" dimension into agricultural development strategies by focusing its efforts on three pillars: (i) Research -information and communication, (ii) information and communication, (iii) value chain development and marketing and coordination and networking The year 2018 is a period marked by the end of the test phase of AEB-M activities after four years of intense activity. The implementation of the activities of this last year of exercise has been a consecration to the extent that 100% of planned activities have been addressed even if there are still activities to be completed.

This report presents the activities carried out by the 4 pillars during the period January to December 2018. The focus was on certain visibility activities ✓ Development of the national strategic plan AEB in Mali; ✓ Developing a communication strategy under the guidance of Pillar 2 ✓ A reflection on the tools of statistics collection, ✓ Restructuring the platform for greater inclusiveness ✓ The updating of the directory and the availability of more and more reliable statistics ✓ Further research and dissemination of AEB best practices ✓ A generalization perspective of the subsidy for organic fertilizers ✓ The multiplication of sales points for organic products ✓ Inventory of policy documents and legislation for directory development ✓ The inclusion of certain partners in the network: such as: ❖ AVSF through its EQUITY program with its beneficiary structures ❖ AGRO GROUP CONSUL

4 ❖ The Mali Company FERTILIZE

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II MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS

ACTIVITES ASPECTS D’IIMPACTS CODE ACTIVITES REALISEES RESULTATS OBTENUS METHODES UTILISEES PLANIFIEES VISIBLES

• Pilier N° 1 : Recherche / formation et vulgarisation

Résultat 1,1 connaissance accrue de recherche sur l'utilisation, les besoins et les priorités sur les pratiques organiques dans les chaînes de valeur entières disponibles Indicateur de sortie (s): Nombre de documents sur EOA a augmenté de 20% annuel cible / livrable (de sortie quantifié prévu): Rapports (5) et des publications (2) Situation de base au début (quantifié): Rapports (2) et des publications (0.5)

Output 1.1.1 Procéder à des Administration of The stakeholders The methodological Various actors évaluations questionnaires and met showed their approfondies approach during this were met during des documents, discussion with the willingness to mission was (1) to the mission. It's target groups as part collaborate with les recherches present the about : disponibles en of the evaluation of the program -of the office of service sur EOA research documents Ecological and objectives of the the National available in Organic Agriculture mission to the Ecological and Organic and each actor or different actors Federation of Agriculture. group of actors met involved in organic Producers of agreed to make and ecological Organic and Fair Farming (FENABE) available to the agriculture (2) to project all the which evolves in know better what the available Bougouni, different actors do documentation for a Yanfolila, visibility of the in their field Kolondieba, actions carried out ecological and Yorosso, Bla and within the biological Kati; -OHVN framework of agriculture and (3) through the Emile agriculture. to collect all Ecological and Noël Mali available biological. Foundation documentation for working on the creation of a Organic Sesame; database on the person in ecological and charge of the biological follow-up and accompaniment of

agriculture. the market gardeners of Samanko and Kanabougou on behalf of HELVETAS Swiss Inter Cooperation Mali (SHI); the coordinator of the Association of African Cotton Producers (AProCA); researchers from IER Sotuba

.1.1.2. Identifier les Assessment of Strengths : The work was organized OPPORTUNITIES lacunes dans knowledge, strengths -Availability of in plenary sessions - Existence of market les and weaknesses, needs arable land, and group work. - Training on organic connaissances of men and women - Availability of farming techniques des besoins et actors in the certain equipment, - Existence of des priorités - Organic seeds easy partners for the development of value to find support-advice by the par sexe dans chains in Ecological le - Knowledge of organic advisers and and Organic développement farming techniques. the service of des chaînes de Agriculture Weaknesses: agriculture (IER, valeur EOA - Insufficient AMEDD, FENABE, equipment Project '' feere - Difficulty in diyara '') producing sufficient - Easy access to organic manure to markets cover needs - High efficiency - Women have no means - More advantageous of production of than conventional

their own (oxen, cultivation plow) - Presence of - Difficulty of research structures women's access to and some NGOs arable land - Payment on time of cotton money - Lack of funding - Insufficient water due to lack of drilling - Closing issue of market gardening perimeters (lack of fence fence)

1.1.3 Créer et mettre Un contrat avec un prestataire pour la Non exécutée cette année Non exécutée cette année Non exécutée cette année à jour mise à jour de la base régulièrement une base de données de la recherche EOA en service au niveau national Créer et mettre à jour régulièrement une base de données de la recherche EOA en service au niveau national en étroite liaison avec des réseaux comme Noara et

d'autres institutions de recherche

1.1.4 Valider les Restitution and Producers (15 women Presentation of the Good choice of résultats de validation of research and 19 men) trained main pests, recommendable recherche dans results on soil in pest recognition recognition of products for organic les pratiques amendments in the of organic crops and beneficial insects, farming. Possibility EOA practices of the AEB in production of good presentation of of producing organic Application de market gardening quality organic control methods. manure in two months. document de manure Organic manure connaissances production technique locales pour le développement des EOA

1.1.5. Application de Identification and Day 1: Reading and Review literature and Elaboration of a document de capitalization of local synthesis of the review training capitalization connaissances knowledge reports of the reports of local document locales pour le Workshop of workshops held. stakeholder développement capitalization of the Day 2: discussion on identification and des EOA local knowledge of the the drafting assessment workshops actors for the framework proposed by in value chain development of the value the researcher development in chains in Ecological and trainer. Structuring Ecological and Organic Agriculture and content discussed Biological and adopted. Agriculture. Bibliographic Prepare the synthesis of the capitalization organic crops document according to concerned namely the proposed template. sesame, millet, eggplant and shallot. This synthesis allowed to make a generality on these speculations, their socio-economic and nutritional

importance. Days 3 and 4 were used to develop the Capitalization Document Draft based on the development of the value chain mapping for the selected crops. The document will be discussed and validated during a future workshop.

1.1.6. Lancer la recherche Cotton program Cotton and maize Cotton: a block Fisher The report is being axée sur la demande - a cotton test and a agronomy: device with 5 objects written basée sur approche corn test on the Sowing cotton: in 6 repetitions. Compétitive evaluation of the 11/06/2018 Corn: a Fisher bulk performance of Sowing corn: device with 5 objects sustainable and organic 19/06/2018 in 6 repetitions. The report is being systems with written conventional systems Lowland rice in a farm environment: Simple device Farm tests on the Lowland Rice: determination of an Implementation in optimal dose of organic progress manure in organic farming .

Résultat 1.2 Capacité d'organisation et de mise en œuvre des pratiques de EOA développé et renforcéIndicateur (s) de sortie: Nombre de documents sur EOA a augmenté de 20%Objectif annuel / livrable (de sortie quantifié prévu): Rapports (5)Situation de base au début (quantifié): rapports (2.5) et des publications (0)"

1.2.2. Appuyer l'examen Two meetings were Katibougou stage Exchange with PR A model has been périodique des organized to discuss Follow-up of the Coulibaly responsible created. programmes et with teachers of higher evolution of the appointed for the matériels de formation, and secondary education creation of the amount of the master des institutions de on the enrollment of AEB master in AEB project. in school curricula Step from Sikasso Retrieving images on

formation pertinents Follow-up of Collection of evidence teaching different avec les parties designated teachers of AEB teaching in modules prenantes (praticiens, for student training different schools institutions et décideurs)

1.2.3 Sensibiliser les parties Awareness-raising Upgrading of national The work was organized The Constitution Act prenantes sur les workshop on the actors on the content in plenary sessions of the CCBE Bamako of programmes EOA Coalition for Organic of the Constitution and group work December 6, 2017 is recommandées et and Fair Trade Cotton in Act of the CCBE of shared, and matériels de formation Mali (CCBE-Mali) Bamako of December 6, participants have a 2017 good understanding of To draft and / or the CCBE develop an action The 2018 action plan plan of the Mali of the Mali network network for the for the promotion of promotion of organic organic and equitable and equitable agriculture to agriculture on behalf support the CCBE in of the CCBE in West West Africa is Africa. drafted if not available.

1.2.4. Soutenir le Institutionalize The model for the AEB Check the progress of The model is développement des Ecological and Organic has been proposed but the proposals made available programmes et des Agriculture (AEB) in the list of teachers during the mission of supports de formation National Strategic of the different DRs 19 December 2017. EOA basée sur la Policies and Programs in has not been made.

formation et Africa l'évaluation des besoins curricula

1.2.5. Soutien à la réalisation Exchanges with teachers Student training Plenary exchanges Participants des sessions courtes de in the first and second expressed their formations pour les cycle of agro-pastoral satisfaction to the acteurs ciblés dans la schools research team for the chaîne de valeur EOA modules offered pour renforcer les capacités sur les lacunes identifiées.

1.3.3. Préparer les rapports Elaboration of the final The various technical Reports: biannual, Documents are annuels et intérimaires report of the 2017-2018 and financial reports final accessible for 2017 are available

1.4.1 Coûts des voyages Travel expenses Meeting of the Mission report Report available Mission of Kenya

1.4.2. Coûts administratifs Coverage of Management fees Available vouchers Financial state administrative costs Supporting

ACTIVITES CODE ASPECTS D’IIMPACTS ACTIVITES REALISEES RESULTATS OBTENUS METHODES UTILISEES PLANIFIEES VISIBLES "Pilier partenaire d'exécution: Aliments sains pour les consommateurs Initiative Pilier: 2 La période de planification: Janvier - Décembre, 2017 Résultat: les producteurs sont systématiquement informés et sensibilisés sur les approches de EOA et les bonnes pratiques et motivés à les appliquer en ayant accès à des services de conseil et de soutien renforcés

Résultat 2.1: Sensibilisation accrue et la connaissance de la valeur et des pratiques des EOA de 40% Indicateur de sortie (s): augmentation de la prise de conscience et la connaissance des pratiques EOA de 20% entre les parties prenantes et l'adoption des technologies et de l'innovation EOA de 10% entre les parties prenantes Objectif annuel / livrables (de sortie quantifié prévu): Rapports (3) et des médias matériaux (2) Situation de base au début (quantifié): Rapports (3) Centre de communication (0) et les matériaux de médias (2) 2.1.1 Analyse des écarts de SIAGRI participation, Stakeholder Different meetings (4) Satisfaction and conduite dans les report involvement and exchanges around commitment to

stratégies d'information the various versions behavior change et de communication of the document (suite)

2.1.2 Élaborer des stratégies Consultant recruitment, Development of a Different meetings (4) Shared vision and de sensibilisation et de communication plan and exchanges around action plan more and communication et document. the various versions more precise, sensibiliser les parties The results obtained of the document communication prenantes EOA et are: Meetings to validate strategy document acteurs de la chaîne de A document available RDTs, share different elaborated valeur par le biais with: 2 strategic drafts with The process was d'ateliers, les médias, axes recommendations inclusive both at the -Development of an One last meeting IPR / IFRA faculty les sites Web internal mobilization allowed to share the level and at the policy (with one final version of the level of the platform component: establish document members and other AEB an internal actors communication policy) -To know the AEB Project and gain the support of the Authorities and the beneficiaries (with two components: search for visibility and valorization of the vision of the Project / program) -Activities -An estimated budget of 243,050,000 for 7 years and an average of 34,700,000

2.1.3 Préparer et valider du Creation of Website and E-mail, Training and Sharing Advertising issues matériel d'information communication network of SMS, Facebook, information around from print articles et de communication communicators Twitter, What Sapp, Tics. This training and broadcasts (extensionists and Imo. brought together

journalists), producers journalists and and technicians producers and extensionists

2.1.4 Sensitize EOA Transformative Awareness Via SIAGRI Interview and Existence of organic stakeholders and actors and Producers (International questionnaires to food products and in the value chain Exhibition of technical producers, knowledge of sales through workshops, Agriculture) and NGOs, value chains and sites media, websites website Indication website. Panels were organized during these events «Sortie 2.2: systèmes de vulgarisation et de soutien de communication sont renforcées Indicateur (s) de sortie: Nombre de documents sur EOA a augmenté de 20% Objectif annuel / livrable (de sortie quantifié prévu): rapports (4) et le centre de communication (1) Situation de base au début (quantifié): Rapports (2) et des publications (0)

2.2.1 Communication via Centers at the Act formalized by the Increasing number of Établir une Website and E.mail, SMS, Communication and administration of the AEB student trainees infrastructure de Facebook Information Service IPR / IFRA and applicants support de at Annex IPR (Bamako) (producers, communication and Laboratory of communicators, (centres de ressources Arthropod Biology and visitors from agro- agricoles, centres IPR / IFRA-Katibougou bio-ecological d'information, les sites parcels of IPR and other actors) with Web, bases de données useful information et d'autres référentiels) and guidance in AEB. 2.2.2 Former les agriculteurs Participation to the More than 200 actors Training in AEB and Multiple requests for et les agents de peasant meetings and (producers, extension Tics, Conferences, AEB advice and vulgarisation de organization of workers, technical multi-stakeholder multiple internship l'utilisation de conference, supervision journalists) informed meetings COASP, requests, wide stratégies de of students, and trained, plus 300 agricultural distribution of communication installation of parcels students (students in entomology course, numerous radio and innovantes agriculture, Biodiversity, newspaper programs on extension, integrated pest the AEB. agro6economy and control, agricultural agro-business ...) zoology. sensitized

Edition of note Technical information Préparer et profiter des Edition of note blocks blocks bearing the notes on AEB, notes d'orientation et bearing the various various contacts sponsorship of lignes directrices sur contacts Website, Website, Facebook, activities, farmer les applications des 2.2.3 Facebook, Tweeter Tweeter seed fair visits, TIC dans les EOA aux E-mail, E-mail, website and social décideurs politiques et Telephone deliverables Telephone networks autres parties prenantes to policy makers deliverables to policy makers 2.2.4 Créer des liens et des Collaboration with Links with COASP, Researcher advisor and Increase in the partenariats entre les partners, establishment BEDE, COFRESA, USC resource person number of requests organisations d'acteurs of the network of Canada, CAB DEMESSO, engaged with listed for advice and dans le transfert communicators at Network of structures training impliquer les dans la national level Communicators, diffusion des pratiques National Technical EOA, Identifier au Framework of moins trois partenaires Producers DNA and DRAs) de travailler avec

upscaling dans la diffusion des technologies EOA. EOA projet présenté à des séminaires et des réunions des partenaires et des intervenants, Rapports de réunion, des protocoles d'entente signé avec les partenaires, servies de vulgarisation renforcés

Output 2.3: Implementation of the pillar activities effectively enhanced Annual Target/deliverable(expected quantified outputs): Reports (3) Baseline situation at the start(quantified): Reports (0)

Frames of the technical Spot checks and Conduite M & E Better understanding 2.3.1 agents and questions on questionnaires to Increase in adherents of AEB principles the constraints producers 2.3.2 Superviser et appuyer Supervision and advisory identification of Awareness on AEB Increasing support to producers gaps in the benefits and dangers recruitment of AEB performance of of pesticides producers certain activities with producers

2.3.3 Préparer les rapports Supervision and advisory Increase and Awareness on AEB Increasing annuels et intérimaires support to producers diversification of benefits and dangers recruitment of AEB AEB products of pesticides producers

PILLAR 3: VALUE CHAIN AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT

3.1: Accès à l'information sur le marché et les données sur les produits EOA

Update the database: Increase in the Participatory -10 Market gardeners -Visit of exchange in number of actors: 10 methodology exchanges in Kayes Region 10 the Region of Kayes (the market gardeners in and sharing -30 women from AOPP Mettre à jour la base de maraichers actors of the the Kayes Region experiences and IER données nationale des commune of Kayes, (Kayes Commune and Collection of data -the actors organic acteurs (producteurs, Toukoto and FENABE) Toukoto Commune) farming under local transformateurs, -International -The women's groups greenhouse (Request négociants, les consommateurs, les Agricultural Fair of of the AOPP of IER for partnership for organismes de Mali (women processors Sotuba, off-season crops) réglementation) dans of the AOPP, the women actors in Local -The agents of the 3.1.1+3.1.4 les chaînes de valeur processors of IER of Greenhouse Organic Pesticide EOA et former les Sotuba, the actors of Agriculture, the Research and parties prenantes sur the Agriculture under Organic Pesticide Production Institute l'utilisation des outils local greenhouse, the Research and in Mali, and the de collecte d'informations et de Institute of research Production Institute Danish Cooperation données de marché and production of in Mali, the Danish for the financing of organic pesticide with Cooperation for AEB AEB Mali, the Danish Financing Cooperation for the Participatory financing of the AEB) Methodology Exchange

and Sharing of Experience Data collection -10 Market garden producers in the Kayes Region 10 -30 women from AOPP and IER -the actors organic farming under local greenhouse (Request for partnership for off-season crops) -The agents of the Organic Pesticide Research and Production Institute in Mali, and the Danish Cooperation for the financing of AEB

Development, adaptation the collection card Development and Data and information of data collection tools Moments (Seeds, adaptation of tools as collection media and on ecological compost and organic needed by AEB Mali tools are available agriculture products and fertilizers, organic - Collection of and operational Développer, et adapter pesticides) data and information les outils de mise à jour market information pour collecter les - the collection card - Data analysis, Programming of data informations et les Activities collecting data on cereal - Validation workshop. and information données du marché et data on ecological and production collection and 3.1.3+3.1.5 soutenir les parties organic farming products - The card analysis activities prenantes pour and market information production on a collecter, analyser et market gardening Programming diffuser des Data analysis, collected production validation and informations et des on products of - the marketing card dissemination of data données de marché ecological and for market and information biological agriculture information are collected and market information available and ready to serve for data and

information collections

Best-selling Arrangement and The AEB products are Aider à la création d'au Development and conditions for provision of equipment of quality, are moins trois marchés provision of equipment quality products and materials available and des produits fermiers and materials at the promoting AEB accessible on a 3.1.6 organiques dans organic point of sale of products public space chaque région de résidence des the Missira market developed according participants to the AEB standards

Identification of new Participatory Strengthening actors / partners methodology, exchange partnership links Put in relation of of experience, with organic market partnership between presentation, gardeners of the actors by sectors presentation, Satinebougou, of activities organization of -62 contacts were Sharing of exhibition of research established between information products and market market gardeners; (producers, gardeners bio -150 stands of processors, partners and Support for the consumers, partners) stakeholders of the Soutenir la participation of market on the specifications AEB visited participation de gardeners from Bamako, Discovery of new -Communication on AEB l'organisme d'appui et Banankoro, Satinebougou products and organic with 4500 flyers 3.1.7 des parties prenantes at the International restaurant in Bamako distributed to dans les foires nationales, régionales Agriculture Fair in Mali Communication and visitors; et internationales Organization information on AEB One million seven directly with hundred and fifty producers, thousand CFA francs processors, of turnover for the consumers, partners sale of organic Participation in vegetables; fairs and exhibitions -Sensitization, communication and expose on the strategic pillars on which AEB is focused

3.2: Le développement des chaines de valeur des produits biologiques

Strengthening Exchange visit partnership link and sharing of experience 25 women from AFSM improvement of the building capacity on Bio Agricole are different actors; the development of committed to produce value chains and the market garden - Make known market produce, organic Day of exchange and the benefits of fruits, poultry and sharing of lessons on organic farming to cereals to meet the the development of the the actors and challenges of feeding value chain of AEB strengthen their quality products and Faciliter les visites products with the capacity in the value safeguarding the d'échange pour les 3.2.5 Association AFSM-Bio chain and the market; environment acteurs à des cas de bonnes pratiques agricultural (December 2018) at the agro - Sharing To supply the organic Gaoussou center of experiences in market of Missira Samanko innovative practices market of the in organic farming products of the - Exchange with the producers of AFSM-Bio producers farming agricultural. techniques and production of compost and bio pesticide

Production of Participatory The available Document des brochures, des awareness and methodology, magazine newspaper dépliants, des clips Production of the information consultation exchange will serve as a means vidéo et des clips audio magazine '' Sènè horon communication media of experience, visits of raising awareness et part à travers les '' on best practices in on value chain best and exchange with AEB of AEB information 3.2.8 médias et des ateliers / the value chains of EOA practices on AEB stakeholders and communication événements meilleures products products among consumers of pratiques dans les actors and chaînes de valeur des authorities produits EOA Partager les leçons sur Day of exchange and Strengthening Exchange visit sharing 5 women from AFSM Bio le développement de la sharing of lessons on partnership link and of experience building Agricole are 3.2.9 chaîne de valeur des the development of the improvement of the capacity on the committed to produce produits EOA et visite value chain of AEB different actors; development of value market garden

d’échange sur les cas products with the chains and the market produce, organic de bonnes pratiques de Association AFSM-Bio - Make known fruits, poultry and l’AEB dans la agricultural (December the benefits of cereals to meet the commune de Kayes, et 2018) organic farming to challenges of feeding de Toukoto the actors and quality products and strengthen their safeguarding the capacity in the value environment chain and the market; To supply the organic - Sharing market of Missira experiences in market of the innovative practices products of the in organic farming producers of AFSM-Bio - Exchange with the agricultural. producers farming techniques and production of compost and bio pesticide

3.3: la Capacité pour assurer la qualité pour soutenir la commercialisation collective des produits biologiques vers les marchés nationaux, régionaux ou d'exportation

Former 8 inspecteurs 3.3.1 biologiques locaux Self-control group participatory The managers of the leaders are trained, Presentation of the self-monitoring informed and educated working document groups of market Former au moins 16 about the Shared experience gardening organisations de Operationalization of requirements and group work cooperatives are able producteurs à l'échelle the participatory benefits of local to use the support nationale dans guarantee system (GSP) certification and tools for the l'utilisation du système in Mali Training session operationalization of 3.3.2 de contrôle interne for members of self- (SCI) et le système de The use of document GSP monitoring groups in garantie participative supports for the cooperatives (PGS) pour l'accès au operationalization of They are informed marché, faciliter GSP in Mali about the requirement l'application Mali of organic farming and GSP

They are engaged in the process of certification (GSP) in Mali

Exploit the manual Document review, GSP is functional in defining the development, Mali authorized techniques adaptation and Operationalization of and products reproduction of SPG Market gardeners are the participatory A system put in place documents, tools and listed guarantee system (SPG) to ensure the correct materials in Mali Reproduction and application of the Provision to market Market gardening Faciliter la mise en provision of supports, Regulation gardening cooperatives productions are 3.3.3 œuvre de la tools and documents to Submit the members of labeled locally certification par tierce market gardening each cooperative to cooperatives (6 the exercises to localities) individually inform the tools of the cards and the forms, depth.

Follow-up evaluation of The activity report Presentation and Criticism, the activity reports and and the financial presentation of suggestion, advice the financial report by report were evaluated reports and group work and recommendation the Bio-vision team in between Pillar 3 and for best practice in Bamako, Banankoro and project leaders the management of AEB Sibirila (Bougouni) Pillar 3 funds and activities Framework meeting of the Faciliter la mise en AEB-Mali project 3.3.4 œuvre de la external evaluation certification par tierce mission

External evaluation external evaluation mission of Bio-vision of of the project from Pillar 3 activities in 2014 to 2018 Ségou completed

Restitution meeting of

the external evaluation mission of Pillar 3 activities to AOPP

3.4: Effective implementation of the pillar activities enhanced Submission of Compilation of figures Criticism, activity reports and data and activity suggestion, advice Preparation of interim the financial report report and recommendation Préparer les rapports reports from June to for the period from for best practice in 3.4.2 intermédiaires et September 2018 June-September 2018 the management of AEB annuels Pillar 3 funds and activities

Assumption of expenses Sharing of criticisms, suggestions, advices Partial coverage of and recommendation Pillar 3 expenditures for a better Minutes of the external management of the evaluation meeting from funds and the 12 to 18 August 2018 in activities of Pillar 3.4 .4 Benin 3 of the AEB, Couts administratifs Support rental office, decision-making for Support manager shop the improvement of Bank charges work Assumption of the hiring of the seat and the salary of the manager of the shop Bank charges

PILLAR 4: SUPPORT AND CEMENTING Résultat 4,1 Plates-formes nationales pleinement opérationnelles avec un comité de pilotage renforcé de sable

A meeting of the pillars with the CLO is held to Développer le mandat define the This has created a mutual et les règles de procedures understanding of the procédures pour les relating to the Establishment of a implementing actors. The often functioning of plates-formes Activity performed scale for missions lengthy debates for the cause 4.1.1. the CLO and the nationales et Comité de (travel and meetings) have greatly diminished. This pillars for the pilotage facilité par le scale is to be perfected for harmonization of CLO. reasons of equity the principles of operation within the 4 pillars: During this meeting, the AEB directory was debated The following results were obtained: Refreshing the directory with Organiser au moins 2 An experience- addition to the sharing meeting initial document Réunions des Meeting with the This meeting strengthened the that brought Identification of the . partenaires des pays pillars extended Malian platform by integrating 4.1.2 together AEB main crops affected by afin de partager les to other actors other actors expériences et les stakeholders in the organic production leçons Mali method (cotton, sesame, mango, cashew nut, shea butter, fonio, market gardening) Some speculations still need to be verified Sensibiliser les Two meetings held The members of the Through these meetings the différents acteurs et in order to inform platform are informed Sharing reports members of the platform and the 4.1.3 parties prenantes dans the platform of of the recommendations / reports, group other actors understood the le pays à propos de la the evolution of of the West African work whole issue of the AEB. valeur de EOA dans le the project meeting held in Benin Also many proposals for the

développement as well as the point visibility of the project were of the development of made by the participants (see the strategic plan report) At this stage, 18 pieces of legislation and policy documents have been identified (16 laws, 18 policy Entreprendre une documents, 7 analyse de l'écart de la Inventory of various Undertake an codes, a texts and program Directory establishment through politique sur les analysis of the charter. documents (Legislative meetings with different 4.1.4 politiques actuelles en current policy gap In these various or regulatory text and departments and services. matière de in EOA development documents policy documents) développement EOA mention is practically not made of the AEB except at the level of the PDA (agricultural development policy) More than 100 people from the sub region and East Africa and Thematic Europe made the trip. meetings, It was a space for establishing Key decisions plenary debates, intra- and extra-African including the project exhibition Plaidoyer pour relations for business "Coalition Cotton for fairs, processed l'inclusion des EOA Restitution opportunities and launching a dans la politique Fair Trade CCBE" organic products 4.1.5 meeting of the 4th new CCBE project nationale les processus, Workshops led by conference ("CCBE Fair Trade Bio Cotton stratégies et plans the consultants, Coalition" d'investissement presentation of Information on the prospects of the achievements the AEB project of the pilot Recommendations phase resulting from this mission

Outlook for the AEB (transition phase in 2019 and new phase 2020_2022) Strategic plan document available. Participation of the members of the platform Amendment of the evaluation mission timetable, presentation of the Sharing meeting of results of the 2017 external pilot project; report evaluation issues on organizational

capacity assessment Participants were informed about and pillar management the results of the project and

the issues of the external In the form of a Développer des evaluation workshop; and objectifs à long terme As a result, participants were et des stratégies pour la Workshops-debate debate on themes 4.1.6 briefed on the perspectives of Plate-forme nationale around the draft of Two-day the next phase with a focus on facilitées par le Comité the strategic plan and workshops in an the strategic plan de pilotage et CLO validation of draft 1 inclusive way Better ownership of the process of the plan Strategic Plan and involvement (identification of Perspectives strategic orientations de tous les acteurs Strategic Plan (6 orientations) and Development axes of intervention Meeting (6 axes of intervention. Identification of results and indicators of results. It remains the budget and the implementation strategy

A field mission Perspective of integration of Développer répertoire with meeting of new structures in the AEB Mali Individual et base de données des organic structures Data update (review of network. membres des plates- interview, 4.1.7 is organized organic structures and Massive adhesions of different formes nationales et les meeting with (FENABE, NKO, speculations types of actors (organic input partenaires de producers développement SA.k.WA, Banamba producers, organic pesticides, Organic Sesame market garden producers ...) Accompaniment of 13 Exhibition of groups. A sale of 14 products under Participation in In-depth knowledge of organic 456 100 F CFA was made stands the International products. with an average of 1 Explanation of Soutenir la Agricultural Show Knowledge of organic market 445 610 F CFA per day. the two projects 4.1.8 participation à des fora 2018 / 7th edition places in Bamako. Opportunities régionaux Partnership supported by from 5th to 13th for relationships between actors relationships have AOPP (AEB) and May been established (Equity)

Practical training with Training of the 9 people were trained Créer un site web pour everyone working site animators to animate the site Better control of site la visibilité de on their 4.1.9 Renewal of the A subscription of 12 manipulation (aebmali.org) l'initiative et le partage computer des informations site subscription months is assured (classroom training) Each pillar produced an Assessment At this level the pillars have observation roundtable meeting been questioned about the report of the Préparer le plan de (external capacity Proposals to improve situation. Awareness is being evaluation travail et le budget assessments and the performance of the made documents. These 4.1.10 evaluation). pillars have been It should be noted that the annuel au moyen de reports were Update of made. reporting deadlines are processus participatifs analyzed at the activities respected especially for the meeting and a reported on 2019 2018 annual report synthesis was made of them.

4.2 Output 4.2 Country leader Organization (CLO) and pillar implementation partners have capacity to fulfill their duties

Renforcer les capacités A mission to Establishment of a Meetings with Identification of constraints by 4.2.2 des CLO et PIP dans la identify synoptic table of different speculation: sales of all coordination et constraints that constraints by structures and organic products

l'exécution des projets hinder the speculation with a their processing High cost of certification promotion of proposal for the units (FENABE, High operating load of organic lifting of these NKO.SA.K.WA for structures speculation constraints is organic cashew available nuts, KOPROKAZA for organic shea butter update of the chronogram especially the field steps, The program was revised to include the Presentation of Ségou stage and the mission and conceal the Sikasso expectation of stage where the agents the missionary. A preparatory involved in the Debate on the meeting of the implementation of the interview of external program were all producers and evaluation mission absent recruitment of (scoping meeting) The mission met the The pillars understood the CLO tient au moins two young with the Chef de IPR / IFRA Board and issues of this evaluation deux réunions graduates for Mission the staff involved in Visit of NDomo center for the nationales de la plate- this interview A mission in the the implementation of first time by a project mission 4.2.4 Individual forme par an pour les field was carried the program. The Assessment of the quality and meeting with all piliers et autres parties out with the mission was able to types of products of the project staff prenantes missionary. appreciate the processed products of the center wherever the A meeting with the difficulties related mission has platform to report to the positioning of gone. Visit of on project the pillars through the NDOMO center activities these different stages of REMATRAC-BIO The members of the located in Ségou platform were informed Presentation of about the evolution of the achievements the project and the new structures potentially able to be in the platform

update of the chronogram especially Presentation of the field steps, the mission and The program was expectation of revised to include the the missionary. Ségou stage and Debate on the conceal the Sikasso CLO tient au moins interview of stage where the agents The pillars understood the deux réunions producers and involved in the issues of this evaluation nationales de la plate- recruitment of implementation of the Visit of the NDomo center for forme par an avec les two young program were all the first time by a project piliers et autres parties graduates for absent mission 4.2.5 this interview prenantes pour The mission met the Assessment of the quality and Individual préparer un plan de IPR / IFRA Board and types of products of the meeting with all travail annuel et le the staff involved in processed products of the project staff budget par des the implementation of center wherever the processus participatifs the program. The mission has mission was able to gone. Visit of appreciate the the NDOMO center difficulties related of REMATRAC-BIO to the positioning of located in Ségou the pillars through these different stages Debate ; discussion around the A meeting for the encounter elements of the AP. 2018 Action Plan between CLO and Framing budget lines Proposed reorganization of plans A meeting on the pillars Elaboration de plan de through redevelopment in terms of budget line through travail de l'année dans balance of Periodic 4.2.6 Presentation of the reallocation un processus activities correspondence results Emphasis was placed on reporting participatif Réunion Amendment and to make Of all the pillars deadlines. bilan consolidation of improvements Presentation reports Exchange of Reporting (support) mails

The period from July to September was marked by: - Analysis of evaluation reports and response to reservations Analyse - Drafting of strategic plan draft and sharing with the platform - Inventory of policy documents and legal texts for directory development - Sensitization of stakeholders for inclusion of AEB in policies

- Restitution meetings of the different missions Field missions for monitoring land activities More mobilization of the relevant ministries (agriculture, environment, livestock ...)

II. Les grands défis à relever In line with our strategic plan and the main issues identified, the following challenges must be met by the members of the AEB-Mali platform to achieve our objectives: ✓ How to ensure the effective and explicit inclusion of agro-ecology in agricultural policies at the national, regional and continental levels? ✓ How to ensure the increase of the yield level of agro-ecological and biological productions to cover the food needs of the populations? ✓ How to improve the sustainable and constant transformation of products from agro-ecology and biological products in terms of quality and quantity? ✓ How to support the development of markets for agricultural products from agro-ecological and organic agriculture? ✓ How to promote rural entrepreneurship of young people and women around the promotion of agro-ecological and organic agriculture in Mali? ✓ How to ensure access and security of Family Farms producing agro- ecological and biological production to productive resources including land, water, inputs and equipment?

IV. Conclusion et Perspectives In perspective, the project will benefit from a four-month extension (January-April 2019) to allow the various CLOs and the pillars to complete the ongoing activities. The dynamic of inclusion is underway and the coming months will see the platform become stronger through the involvement of the Rural Development and Environment Committee of the National Assembly and the consumer network. Also a focus will be on the participation of state services at the regional, local and communal levels and NGOs evolving with the same vision. The participation rate of women and youth in the activities of the AEB is increasing with respectively more than 35 and 40% of women and young people listed in 2017 against 17 and 22% of women and young people in 2014. What confirmed In 2018 this rate is increased by 5% Priorities have been identified by the actors including: ✓ Data collection to improve statistics

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Annexe

Proposed priority activities for January-April Based on the challenges here are some activities to conduct during the period January to April 2019

➢ Finalization of the strategic plan ❖ Sub activities ✓ Preparation of the budget ✓ Meeting with partners to promote the strategic plan ✓ Process for implementing advocacy.

➢ Finalization of the communication plan

❖ Sub activities ✓ Meeting to see coherence with strategic orientation: Advocacy / communication for agro-ecology ✓ Sharing the plan with the network and the authorities

➢ Continued updating of the directory ❖ Sub activities ✓ Production of directory booklet

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