Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali
Mali agriculture remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability, particularly for smallholder rice farmers facing unpredictable rainfall, droughts, and rising temperatures. To address these challenges, the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project in...
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| author | Diallo, Aboubacar Bengaly, Oumar Dossou-Yovo, Elliott |
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| description | Mali agriculture remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability, particularly for smallholder rice farmers facing unpredictable rainfall, droughts, and rising temperatures. To address these challenges, the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project in Mali developed and scaled digital platforms to deliver personalized, location-specific climate information services (CIS). This farmer-centered platform, integrating tools such as WhatsApp, phone calls, SMS, and radio broadcasts provided actionable forecasts and agro-climatic advisories tailored to farmers’ specific needs and locations. Between January and June 2025, 427,155 rice farmers (41% women) accessed CIS through these platforms. USe of CIS enabled significant improvements in agricultural outcomes, with rice yields increasing by 1,600 kg/ha, incomes rising by 561 USD/ha, and food consumption scores improving by 11 points. The interactive, inclusive design of the digital platform not only enhanced farmers' adaptive capacity but also demonstrated a scalable model for climate-resilient agricultural development in Mali’s rice-based systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1752372025-11-11T16:46:21Z Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali Diallo, Aboubacar Bengaly, Oumar Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Climate information services rice decision making Mali agriculture remains highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate variability, particularly for smallholder rice farmers facing unpredictable rainfall, droughts, and rising temperatures. To address these challenges, the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project in Mali developed and scaled digital platforms to deliver personalized, location-specific climate information services (CIS). This farmer-centered platform, integrating tools such as WhatsApp, phone calls, SMS, and radio broadcasts provided actionable forecasts and agro-climatic advisories tailored to farmers’ specific needs and locations. Between January and June 2025, 427,155 rice farmers (41% women) accessed CIS through these platforms. USe of CIS enabled significant improvements in agricultural outcomes, with rice yields increasing by 1,600 kg/ha, incomes rising by 561 USD/ha, and food consumption scores improving by 11 points. The interactive, inclusive design of the digital platform not only enhanced farmers' adaptive capacity but also demonstrated a scalable model for climate-resilient agricultural development in Mali’s rice-based systems. 2025-06 2025-06-21T00:57:16Z 2025-06-21T00:57:16Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175237 en Open Access application/pdf Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa Diallo A, Bengaly O, Dossou-Yovo, E, 2025. Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). |
| spellingShingle | Climate information services rice decision making Diallo, Aboubacar Bengaly, Oumar Dossou-Yovo, Elliott Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title | Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title_full | Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title_fullStr | Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title_full_unstemmed | Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title_short | Disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in Mali |
| title_sort | disseminating climate information services using digital platforms in mali |
| topic | Climate information services rice decision making |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175237 |
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