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January 2023 - December 2024
292.300,00
Highlights
In this VITO-led project, we explore the effectiveness of promising climate adaptation measures for resilient crop production in Mali. Sorghum takes centre stage, as one of the main food crops for the population and a promising bet for the hotter and drier weather conditions:
- Support national experts and scientists in using crop models in combination with climate information tools to estimate present and future sorghum yields. This is done through a series of workshops and training visits.
- Expand the availability of key crop and climate data, namely by expanding VITO’s CLIMTAG platform to cover Mali.
- Assess the performance of adaptive management practices (such as resistant varieties, water-saving measures) in delivering robust sorghum yields and better coping with the future climatic conditions.
- Stimulate the regional scientific and policymaking communities in jointly addressing the climate adaptation issues by disseminating the findings and promoting institutional collaboration and co-creation.