



ntroducing Malian farmers to improved varieties of both sorghum and pearl millet has boosted both yields and overall grain production in target villages and spilled over to their non-targeted neighbors. Pearl millet and sorghum play a critical role in production and supply systems in Mali. These two staple crops account for about 80% of the country’s planted crop area, and for about 49% of cereal production over the period 2009−2010, an increase of 17% compared to the 2008-2009 period.