• Why is Malian agriculture important?
  • Malian agriculture has experienced strong development in recent decades with agricultural dynamics that can be identified for food crops, particularly rice and corn, and for certain export crops for which the country has comparative advantages.
  • Does Mali invest a lot in agriculture?
  • Mali has invested a lot in its agriculture: 12% of public resources on average between 2004 and 2011, well above the 10% of the Maputo commitment (source: Resakss). Agricultural policies and incentive frameworks have improved significantly.
  • Does Mali have a good economy?
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development Mali’s economic performance improved markedly following the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. Between 2016 and 2019, the average overall economic growth rate of GDP stabilized at 4.7% per year.