
Feed the Future (FtF) strategy developed by the United States Government seeks to launch a new generation of rural entrepreneurs through developing sustainable agricultural and health systems, utilizing technology and knowledge, and by building institutional capacity that will spur a vibrant private sector-led approach to achieve economic and food security. In the framework of this strategy for Mali and in line with the development strategy of pearl millet and sorghum of Mali, ICRISAT has been funded by the USAID to implement a number of projects among which there are the Large Scale-Diffusion of Technologies for Sorghum and Pearl Millet Systems (ARDT_SMS) and Africa RISING projects. In the framework of the two project, the on-farm trials are being conducted with the active participation of farmers and with the objective of developing agricultural technologies attractive to farmers.