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Explore SPARC’s publications and resources as we create, distil, evaluate and share evidence and best practice on research and policy that aims to support pastoralists and farmers in dryland areas.

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Technical report

This study builds on earlier SPARC-IDRC research on food prices in Mali and Sudan by looking at subsequent price changes and their drivers, effects, and public responses from 2023 to mid-2025.
A man with his back to the camera drives a herd of camels through an arid landscape
Journal article

This journal article assesses the persistence of pastoral livelihoods despite far-reaching social, political, economic, and technological change over the last 45 years (1975–2020).

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  • Baba Ba
Mopti, Mali. Image by Oberson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Policy brief

This brief aims to understand the root causes and impacts of farmer–herder conflicts through a food production system and political economy lens.
An image of the report's cover, showing a man gesturing towards a hand-drawn map that hangs on a wall
SPARC partner publication

This CGIAR study, conducted in the commune of Sio in the Mopti Region of Central Mali, aims to analyse the root causes and impacts of conflicts between farmers and herders.
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SPARC partner publication

This study was conducted to better understand the impacts of the instruments in Central Mali that aim to strengthen natural resource management while playing a role in peace-building.
Herders in the background with cattle with large horns in the foreground
SPARC partner publication

This literature review aims to highlight the issues characterising conflicts between herders and farmers in Mali, particularly in the Mopti Region.