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  Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 04/11/2025

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  This Action Against Hunger report assesses biomass production in northern Côte d’Ivoire (Bagoué, Bounkani, Folon, Poro, and Tchologo regions) during t...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Ivory Coste

  Organizations : Action Against Hunger (ACF) – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (Dakar, Senegal)
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NGO / Association report / Security and human rights,
Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 04/11/2025
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This Action Against Hunger report assesses biomass production in northern Côte d’Ivoire (Bagoué, Bounkani, Folon, Poro, and Tchologo regions) during the 2025 season. Findings show a marked improvement compared to 2024, with production levels equal to or above the 25-year average. Departments such as Ferkessédougou and Minignan nearly reached historical maxima, while M’Bengué and Ouangolodougou remained below average. The report highlights the strain on pastoral resources due to cross-border transhumance and inflows of herders from Burkina Faso and Mali. The authors recommend maintaining monitoring systems for pastoral zones, strengthening awareness among host and transhumant communities, and guiding herders toward areas with higher biomass potential to ensure sustainable management of grazing resources.
Keywords :
Pastoralism, Natural ressources, Justice, Education, Gold, Poverty, Vulnerability, Soicial sciences, Knowlege production, water
Organizations :
Action Against Hunger (ACF) – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (Dakar, Senegal)
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  Processing, preservation, and value addition of indigenous food crops in West Africa 28/10/2025

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  This narrative review explores how to integrate indigenous knowledge and modern technologies to process, preserve, and add value to West African indig...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Mali , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Togo , Ghana , Sierra Leone

  Organizations : Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Section: Nutrition & Sustainable Diets), Frontiers Media SA
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Journal article / Governance, Security and human rights,
Processing, preservation, and value addition of indigenous food crops in West Africa 28/10/2025
Summary :
This narrative review explores how to integrate indigenous knowledge and modern technologies to process, preserve, and add value to West African indigenous crops (e.g., pearl millet, sorghum, fonio, yam, cowpea, leafy vegetables). Traditional methods—fermentation, sun-drying, roasting, soaking, ash/clay, and botanicals—extend shelf-life, enhance digestibility, and sustain cultural identity, yet are labor-intensive with variable hygiene and quality. Modern innovations—solar dryers, vacuum/modified-atmosphere packaging, defined starter cultures, mechanization, composite/fortified flours, cold chains, and digital tools—cut post-harvest losses, improve consistency, and open markets, but face barriers of cost, capacity, and access, particularly for women processors. The paper advocates hybrid approaches, decentralized processing hubs, and gender-responsive policies alongside training, finance, and market linkages. The ambition is year-round availability of nutrient-dense foods, stronger livelihoods, and more resilient, inclusive food systems across the region. Keywords: indigenous crops; post-harvest; preservation; value addition; nutrition security
Keywords :
Agriculture, Food security, Hygiène
Organizations :
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems (Section: Nutrition & Sustainable Diets), Frontiers Media SA
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  Financial inclusion, gender gaps and agricultural productivity in Mali 18/09/2025

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  This paper investigates how financial inclusion and gender gaps affect agricultural productivity in Mali, a country affected by fragility and long‐sta...

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  Country : Mali

  Organizations : Review of Development Economics (John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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Financial inclusion, gender gaps and agricultural productivity in Mali 18/09/2025
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This paper investigates how financial inclusion and gender gaps affect agricultural productivity in Mali, a country affected by fragility and long‐standing conflicts. Using data from the 2017 LSMS-ISA household survey, the author quantifies the impact of financial inclusion on agricultural output. The findings show that financial inclusion has a positive and significant effect on productivity. However, a gender gap remains: female farmers have substantially lower productivity compared to male farmers. Across full model specifications, this gender gap ranges between 44.5 % and 49.8 %. The article offers policy recommendations aimed at enhancing access to financial services, addressing gender inequalities, and thus boosting agricultural productivity in Mali. Suggested interventions include improved financial instruments, training, and infrastructure designed for women. These findings are relevant to policymakers and financial institutions seeking to promote equitable agricultural growth.
Keywords :
Agriculture, Gender, Environment, Women, Politique publique, Inclusion
Organizations :
Review of Development Economics (John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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  Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 – Sahel Regional Report 17/12/2025

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  This regional report by Action Against Hunger assesses vegetation biomass production in the Sahel during the 2025 growing season using satellite image...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Chad , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin

  Organizations : Action Against Hunger – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA)
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NGO / Association report / Security and human rights,
Biomass Production in 2025: Analysis and Outlook for 2026 – Sahel Regional Report 17/12/2025
Summary :
This regional report by Action Against Hunger assesses vegetation biomass production in the Sahel during the 2025 growing season using satellite imagery and climatic data. It finds that the 2025 rainy season was generally normal to above average across Sahelian countries, resulting in good to very good biomass production, exceeding the 25-year average, though remaining below the exceptional levels observed in 2024. Central Sahel areas, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, recorded significant positive anomalies, while localized deficits persist in western Senegal, south-western Mauritania and the Lake Chad basin. In coastal countries, biomass production remains below average despite slight improvement compared to 2024. The report indicates that pastoral vulnerability for the 2026 dry season is generally low; however, insecurity, restrictions on transhumant movements and livestock concentration significantly constrain access to grazing resources, increasing the risk of early and difficult pastoral lean periods in several zones.
Keywords :
Pastoralism, Natural ressources, Security, Development, Gold, Poverty, Human security, Vulnerability, Knowlege production, water
Organizations :
Action Against Hunger – Regional Office for West and Central Africa (ROWCA)
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