MONITORING AFRICAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES (MAFAP) REVIEW OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN MALI 2005-2011 COUNTRY REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 MONITORING AFRICAN FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES (MAFAP) REVIEW OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES IN MALI 2005-2011 COUNTRY REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 Food and Agriculture Organization of the Unided Nations Review of Food and Agricultural Policies in Mali 2005-2011 - Country report Suggested citation: MAFAP (2013). Review of food and agricultural policies in Mali. MAFAP Country Report Series, FAO, Rome, Italy. © FAO 2013 FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. 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High levels of support for cotton may contradict other policies aimed at diversifying agricultural production. ............. 19 Significant efforts to improve production have not been accompanied by adequate support for marketing and trade ...................................................................................................................... 21 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Part 1. CONTEXT OF FOOD SECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL POLICIES................................................... 25 Mali in brief ....................................................................................................................................... 25 Geographical context ........................................................................................................................ 31 Socio-economic aspects .................................................................................................................... 33 Macroeconomic performance ....................................................................................................... 33 Performance of agricultural and rural development .................................................................... 35 Input market and major constraints to production ...................................................................... 42 Environment and agriculture ........................................................................................................ 44 Population ..................................................................................................................................... 46 Poverty, inequality and employment ............................................................................................ 47 Migration and urbanization ........................................................................................................... 51 Food security and health ............................................................................................................... 52 Education and gender ................................................................................................................... 56 Context of agricultural and food policies .......................................................................................... 59 Key strategies and government priorities for agricultural and rural development ...................... 59 Measures and policy decisions on agricultural value chains analysed ......................................... 62 Monitoring African Food and Agricultural Policies (MAFAP) 3 Review of Food and Agricultural Policies in Mali 2005-2011 - Country report Part 2: THE EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICIES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE AND AID ......... 69 Incentives, disincentives and market development gaps ................................................................. 72 Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... 72 Product Selection .......................................................................................................................... 73 Highlights of the methodology ...................................................................................................... 74 MAFAP project indicators and interpretation ............................................................................... 83 Conclusions .................................................................................................................................. 113 Public expenditure and aid .............................................................................................................. 118 Abstract ....................................................................................................................................... 118 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 118 General trends in public expenditure in support of agriculture in Mali ..................................... 119 Composition of public expenditure in support of agricultural and food sector in Mali ............. 122 Role of aid in public expenditure on agriculture in Mali ............................................................. 126 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................ 128 Coherence between incentives and government spending ............................................................ 131 An assessment of policy coherence through incentives and disincentives for each commodity 131 An assessment of policy coherence through agricultural policy objectives ............................... 138 Government's main objectives .................................................................................................... 139 Assessing the effects of major decisions and policy measures based on the results of the MAFAP project ......................................................................................................................................... 143 Conclusion on policy coherence .................................................................................................. 148 Part 3: TOPIC OF NATIONAL INTEREST RELATED TO THE POLICIES: OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO INVESTMENT IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN MALI ............................................. 151 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 151 Agricultural investment in Mali ....................................................................................................... 153 Level of equipment ...................................................................................................................... 153 Funding Sources .......................................................................................................................... 155 Constraints to agricultural investment in Mali ...............................................................................