Mali Small Ruminant Value Chains: Where
are we?
Abdou Fall (ILRI)
CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish
Planning meeting
Nairobi, 27-29 September 2011

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
2.Overview of small ruminants value chains in Mali
4.Targeted sheep and goats systems
6.Impact pathway
8.Progress in engaging with partners
10.Workplan
12.Analysis of gaps and resource mobilization priorities

Overview of the Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Production systems
27 millions shoats;
4.6 poor Millions livestock keepers
Diversity of Sheep and Goat Production systems
Pure pastoral systems in marginal arid areas
Extensive millet based crop-livestock systems in semi-arid
areas
Irrigated rice crop-livestock systems
Intensified sheep production systems in urban and peri-urban
areas (Sheep fattening)
Sedentary cotton/sorghum Djallonke sheep and goat
production systems
Large sheep and goat genetic diversity
Mobility, seasonal feed shortages, High risk (drought, diseases)

Overview of the Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Inputs and Services
Main inputs: family labour and natural pastures and crop
residues
Limited use of purchased inputs
Poor animal health delivery services resulting in high
death and reproduction losses, specially in young stocks

Overview of the Mali Small Ruminants Value
Chains
Marketing & transport,
Expanding domestic and export markets
1 Million sheep and goat slaughtered;
0.5 Million exported (0.4 M to Senegal), 2009
Increases in supplies and prices over years
Trade and transport policy barriers: Duties and taxes; Non-tariff
barriers (Export authorization, illegal transit procedures, illegal roadblocks and checkpoints)

Targeted sheep and goat
production systems
Millet based sheep
and goat
production
systems in semi-
arid areas
Irrigated rice sheep
and goat
production
systems in the
Interior Niger
Delta
Cotton/Sorghum based sheep
and goat production systems
in semi-arid areas, Bougouni

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Strategies for the development of sheep and goat
value chains
•Sourcing of males from extensive sheep production systems
neighboring Office du Niger
•Support group of farmers (women) to engage in sheep fattening
using local upgraded feed resources
•Establish business hubs to facilitate linkages with services
providers and financial services, and for the development of
contractual arrangements with buyers

Mali SRVC impact pathway

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Outcomes

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Outcomes and impact

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Existing engagement and key potential partners
Stakeholders consultation workshop, July 2010
Why Mali?
Choice of VCs (species) and systems
Participatory analysis of constraints, opportunities and
priority interventions for each value chain component
Identification of potential partners

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Potential partners
Research organization NARS (IER), CIRAD
NGOs SNV, AVSF
GoM Ministry of livestock and fishery,
DNPIA
On-going and future development PADESO, USAID-funded projects
projects (MLPI, ATP) , IFAD projects
Private businesses Mali feed processors
Other Value chain actors Mali livestock traders association,
Ordre des Veterinaires du Mali

Workplan
2012 2013
Priority Local and national partners have established Small ruminants VC have been assessed and
Outcomes R4D alliance to transform the SRC in Mali stakeholders have gained awareness of the
potential, constraints and opportunities and
preliminary upgrading options of SR VC.
Priority Animal health interventions priorities are Identification of combinations of technology,
Research determined and disseminated. epidemiological knowledge and institutional
Outputs change to solve specific animal health.
Animal health delivery systems are assessed
and are better understood.
Upgraded feeding strategies based on improved
Feeding systems in project site are varieties of feed crops/forges are made available.
characterized and upgrading options are
analyzed Genetic improvement strategies are assessed in a
participatory manner and small ruminants
Assess small ruminant management and performance recording systems and database are
breeding practices, farmers preferences of established.
traits and market demands for various
breeds
SR VC are characterized and stakeholders
and potential partners are identified
Baseline situation and M&E framework
established

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Analysis of gaps: Limited funding of subcomponents
CORAF Projects
PROGEBE

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Priority resource mobilization
Field studies to identify animal health priorities for pro-poor VC
development .
Analysis of animal health services delivery systems.
Characterization of Mali SR feeding systems
Sectoral and policy analysis/ Situational analysis
Scoping studies to characterize SRVC in Mali and identify best-bet
upgrading strategies
Evaluation of SR innovation processes
Baseline studies

Mali Small Ruminants Value Chains
Existing (ILRI Bamako Office) and missing staff
capacity
Existing capacity Missing capacity
Feeding Animal health/Epidemiologist
Animal husbandry Breeding
Sector & policy analysis Value chain assessment
Systems analysis Value chain innovation