Duitsland – Diensten voor de landbouw – 7000002294-Continuation du PARIZON dans la zone de l'Office du Niger (mise en ?uvre des résultats 1 et 2)

The Project to Support the Development of Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Mali (PADSAD-M) is co-financed by the European Union and the Federal Republic of Germany and implemented by GIZ. It contributes to the overall objective of the CRS-SANAD strategy, which supports poverty reduction, resilience of vulnerable populations, sustainable management of food and nutrition insecurity, inclusive economic growth, and improved democratic and economic governance in Mali. The specific objective is to promote sustainable and inclusive transformation of food systems in Mali through an agroecological transition that coherently integrates nutrition, gender and resource-friendly agricultural production.

PADSAD-M builds on the achievements of the former PARIZON project in the Office du Niger zone while expanding its scope to address food systems transformation at local and national levels. The project is structured around two complementary axes. Axis 1 focuses on the Office du Niger region (notably M'Béwani and Molodo) and continues to support agroecological rice production and diversification of family farming systems.

It aims to increase the profitability and quality of agroecological rice, strengthen processing and marketing capacities, and diversify income sources through agroecological market gardening and sustainable natural resource management. A strong emphasis is placed on women and youth, particularly within family farms and rice processing enterprises. Axis 2 is implemented within the framework of the BMZ global programme Food Systems Transformation (TES).

It supports the establishment and consolidation of a national Transformation Initiative, bringing together public institutions, producer organisations, civil society, and other stakeholders. This axis focuses on joint vision building, capacity development, political and social mobilisation, and the testing and scaling of innovative, nutrition-sensitive agroecological solutions through pilot projects. Across both axes, the project promotes multi-stakeholder collaboration, learning and innovation, gender equality, nutrition-sensitive approaches, and climate- and resource-friendly practices.

The project directly and indirectly reaches around 10,000 people, including approximately 5,000 producers (40% women), 50 family-run rice processing enterprises (over 80% women-led), and 15 service providers, with broader benefits for consumers and vulnerable groups. PADSAD-M is implemented from February 2025 to March 2028 with a total budget of EUR 8.2 Million, including EUR 7.0 Million from the European Union and EUR 1.2 Million from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).