Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: An overview of rice production in Mali 419


2. The rice value chain in Mali: productive capacity and economics 423
   2.1 Production potential 423
   A. Water resources in Mali 424
   B. Land availability in Mali 424
   C. Rice productivity 425

2.2 Rice sector actors and policies 428

A. Public role in the rice sector 428

B. Private sector actors 429

C. Other institutional actors 432

2.3 Economics of the rice value chain in Mali 432

A. Price formation 432

B. Import and competitiveness sub-sector 433

C. Added value and market segmentation 435

D. Production system of and added value 436

3. Towards a sustainable rice production for Mali 439
   3.1 The sector’s constraints 439
   A. Production constraints 440
   B. Marketing constraints 440

3.2 Recommendations 442

A. At the production level 442

B. At the commercial level 444

4. Conclusion 447


5. References 449