Green Revolution in Mali: The Triumph of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP) Management and Valorization by Women
In our weekly feature "Family Farming Gems of the Week", we highlight a real gem of sustainable development and women empowerment in Mali. In the heart of the Sikasso region, within the rural municipality of Farakala, a remarkable transformation is underway, thanks to an initiative focused on the management and valorization of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP). It is here that the women of Farakala have embraced a new era of prosperity and empowerment. They have developed activities around the production of soumbala, a typically West African product made from néré seeds, and this initiative has led to an array of impressive changes...