Stakeholders in agricultural development in Mali were invited to the third open day of the Mali   Technology Park.

This activity, part of the implementation of component 2 of the West Africa food system resilience program, provided an opportunity to exchange views with users of agricultural technologies, with a view to ensuring their adoption and thus improving agricultural production.

The technology park opened its doors for the third year running to promote research, training, and the application of technologies in the field of agroforestry, with a focus on sustainable development and food security in Mali and West Africa.

The Agricultural Technology Park in Mali is an innovative initiative aimed at modernizing and improving the efficiency of the country’s agricultural sector. Initiated and managed by the Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), it hosts research and development centres dedicated to agriculture, where scientists and experts can work on new cultivation techniques, improved seeds, pest and disease control methods, etc.

The park is also equipped with modern facilities such as agricultural research laboratories, crop storage and processing facilities, greenhouses for growing plants, etc.

The visitors, made up of students, researchers, company directors and agricultural producers, were able to see that the Mali Technology Park is a centre for agricultural training and education on best agricultural practices, new technologies and farm business management.