Outcome MLI_D_2.2

By 2024, communities are managing natural resources and the environment in a sustainable and equitable manner and are more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change

UN Women Mali's AgriFeD program has made real progress in achieving its objectives and targeted results in 2021, the final year of implementation of the first phase. The contributions, achievements and experiences of several partners have been leveraged according to their areas of expertise, including direct beneficiaries, the Government, UN Specialized Agencies (FAO, WFP, UNCDF and UNDP), civil society/NGOs and the private sector. Increased access to land and land security for rural women in Mali. The governance of land management is now sensitive in several communes of intervention of the agriculture program with the signature and beginning of implementation of 7 communal charters of land management that integrate women's land rights in the regions of Sikasso, Ségou. Koulikoro, Mopti and Kayes. Thus, 349.822 ha of agricultural land were acquired for 137 groups of 12,146 beneficiaries, of which 269.82 ha were secured for 125 groups of 10,742 beneficiaries. A strong sensitization and advocacy process contributed to the achievement of these results. To reinforce these achievements, 10 market gardening areas of 47 ha have been developed and benefit 10 groups of 1962 women and 521 men in the Sikasso region 14668 women beneficiaries of the program have strengthened their resilience to climate change with the acquisition of new knowledge in agricultural practices through training and demonstration activities. At least 9 production technologies were introduced to beneficiary groups, including potato production, winter onion production techniques, reforestation systems with various types of plants, fascines, Zaï, stone barriers, production and use of organic manure from low walls, production of natural neem-based pesticide, and production of organic liquid fertilizer from animal waste. 225,376,950 CFA francs of financing were acquired by the women's groups supported by AgriFeD. This result was obtained through support in terms of capacity building of the groups, which enabled them to access financial services through the opening of bank accounts. At least 4505 women farmers in 2021 generated income of more than 849,093,390 FCFA with 589,741,927 FCFA of profit margin.

By 2024, communities are managing natural resources and the environment in a sustainable and equitable manner and are more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change

During 2024, UN Women Mali made a significant contribution to the resilience of communities impacted by the effects of climate change through the implementation of the project to support the improvement of sustainable livelihoods, mitigation and adaptation of fishing communities to climate change (PACP) and the project to restore Sahelian ecosystems through agro-sylvopastoral and aquaculture activities to strengthen the resilience of populations in the communes of Soboundou and Soumpi. As a result, 1,594 rural women have strengthened their resilience to the effects of climate change thanks to two projects financed by the climate fund implemented by UN Men and its partners. They are now very active in sustainable agriculture, fish farming in cages and ponds, combined fish farming (avipisciculture), fish conservation and processing (smoking and drying fish). Access to energy sources has been strengthened in UN Women's areas of intervention, where 2180 women and women's enterprises have gained access to solar materials and equipment to strengthen their production and marketing capacity thanks to UN Women's support. They can now use equipment such as solar pumps, a negative solar cold room and solar dryers in rural and urban areas. The women's agri-food businesses that have benefited have thus reduced their production costs and their dependence on conventional electricity.

By 2024, communities are managing natural resources and the environment in a sustainable and equitable manner and are more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change

In 2022, the achievements of the first phase of the Agriculture program were reinforced. This has materialized with the funding of the roadmap and investment plan of the revised Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and with the mobilization of other donors to benefit from additional funding to make beneficiaries benefit from the support of our annual work plan for increased community resilience to the effects of climate change. Better positioning of UN Women at the UNS level in thematic groups, with government structures and the private sector. At least 10 meetings were attended in UN clusters and 2 high-level workshops during which positive contributions were made. UN Women provided co-leadership to the Sustainable and Inclusive Economy Thematic Group (SIE TG) and contributed to the facilitation of the group. In addition, the support process for one of the important components of our work is triggered in synergy with other agencies like UNFPA. This is the support for the research and dissemination of data on unpaid domestic work. This has helped to highlight the challenges related to the inclusion of the monetary value of unpaid work by women farmers in national accounts. At the operational level, 176 women in the Mopti region acquired a production space equipped with a solar system to strengthen their resilience to the effects of the security crisis and climate change through a joint partnership with the FAO. In addition, 150 actors in charge of groups in the Niafounké circle in the Timbuktu region have strengthened their resilience to the effects of climate change through the transfer of new skills on Water and Soil Conservation (WSC) and Soil Defense and Restoration (SDR), livestock farming, fish farming, fodder farming and dune fixation techniques. At least 620 producers acquired 12 tons of improved rice and sorghum seeds and more than 1,580 beneficiaries strengthened their resilience to climate change with the provision of vegetable seeds. In addition, 3,600 beneficiaries acquired 8 wells to strengthen their economic activity with increased access to water. In addition, rural women's access to ICTs has been strengthened with 35 members of shea groups acquiring new capacities to use the BFW platform and on digital marketing. Girls' access to ICTs for youth has been triggered by the launch of the first call for applications to recruit 50 girls who will benefit from the regional project on African. Girls Can Code. Mali was selected as one of the 11 countries that benefit from this initiative. 1100 women farmers benefited for the first time from crop insurance to protect their crops from losses due to drought and floods. UN Women Mali in partnership with UNCDF and with support from WACARO led to the development of a new crop insurance product for a female-dominated value chain (groundnut), the creation of new jobs for rural women in a non-conventional sector such as the insurance value chain, and the development of gender-sensitive training materials for insurance agents to enable them to better understand the specific needs and constraints faced by women. Resource mobilization challenges have limited the implementation of our work plan, however, actions are underway to solicit other donors interested in Mali and the economic strengthening component. 4 concept notes have been proposed, 1 of which is funded to scale up the initiative on the provision of gender sensitive agricultural insurance services for approximately US$200,000

By 2024, communities are managing natural resources and the environment in a sustainable and equitable manner and are more resilient to the adverse effects of climate change

UN Women confirmed its position on climate change resilience issues by providing financial support and making high-quality contributions to workshops to review the CDN's roadmap and investment plan. Collaboration with the FAO was also strengthened by the implementation of a project to support the development of a market garden site and the submission of a joint project to the PBF. UN Women has contributed to strengthening the communities benefiting from its support through improved access to means of production, notably improved seeds and production equipment. In addition, the beneficiaries of the actions, particularly women, are more resilient to the effects of climate change thanks to capacity-building sessions and support on production sites. More than 6,600 beneficiaries are more resilient to the effects of climate change thanks to the direct actions of UN Women and its partners.