Mali

Africa

The West African country is home to 19 million people. Mali relies on agro-pastoralism and farming, with 65 per cent of working Malians employed in agriculture. Its livestock sector is also key to the country’s economy, accounting for around 15 per cent of GDP and 30% of employment. Around 11 per cent of Mali’s population is between 15 and 19.

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Travelling to find water during the drought in Ethiopia’s East Shoa Zone, 2016. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Ayene

Technical report 5th December 2024

Bearing the burden: Climate change-attributable losses and damages in the Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa

This report provides new data about the current and potential future losses and damages from climate-attributable weather events in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, with a specific focus on the agriculture and livestock sectors.

Herders in the background with cattle with large horns in the foreground

SPARC partner publication 12th December 2023

Conflicts between farmers and livestock breeders in Mali: A review of dynamics and issues in the Mopti Region

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

Aishetu Mahmoudu Hama, 23, in a school classroom in Makalondi, Tilaberri Region, Niger - Image by Kelley Lynch / GPE - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

7th December 2023

A Rural Green Transition in the G5 Sahel

This policy brief outlines clear actions that Ministers in the G5 Sahel, aid partners, funders and researchers can take to drive a rural green transition and create jobs for youth in the region.

A farmer in Menz, Ethiopia gets help from her 10 year old daughter in keeping her sheep.

20th November 2023

The role of development finance institutions in addressing food security in vulnerable contexts

The challenges of food security and economic development in fragile contexts have become urgent. This report asks what more can be done to address food security in such contexts using private sector solutions.

31st March 2023

Food prices in Mali and Sudan

This study looks at food prices in Mali and Sudan to see how they changed between 2019 and mid-2022, when the prices of global basic goods spiked, in part pushed higher by war in Ukraine.