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Mali’s 2010 Seed Law governs its seed sector. This law is based on the 2006 Loi d’Orientation Agricole, which aims to increase agricultural productivity and improve access to high quality seeds. The law is in line with the ECOWAS seed regulation, though the level of available certified seed remains low.
Mali has liberalized its economy over the past decade, resulting in a more interactive seed system with several active players from the public and private sectors, as well as farmers’ organizations and non-governmental organizations. The role of private seed companies remains relatively low, supplying only a small portion of the seeds that farmers use.
There are 16 index companies operating in Mali, with three headquartered in the country. Only four companies accompany their sales activities with extension services.
Mali-headquartered SOPROSA, and Syngenta have breeding activities in the country. Five companies have testing locations where they test their own portfolio or varieties coming from public research institutes.
The three Malian companies produce seed in the country, and two of them, Faso Kaba and SOPROSA, involve smallholders in their production activities.
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||||||||
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Companies selected for the Access to Seeds Index |
Field crops |
Vegetables | Breeding location |
Testing location |
Seed production |
Processing location |
Sales | Extension services |
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| AGRIPLUS Mali ** | ||||||||||||||
| Advanta | ||||||||||||||
| Bayer | ||||||||||||||
| Bejo | ||||||||||||||
| East-West Seed | ||||||||||||||
| ENZA Zaden | ||||||||||||||
| Faso Kaba ** | * | |||||||||||||
| Limagrain | ||||||||||||||
| NAFASO | ||||||||||||||
| Nongwoo Bio | ||||||||||||||
| Pop Vriend Seeds | ||||||||||||||
| Sakata | ||||||||||||||
| Seed Co | ||||||||||||||
| SOPROSA ** | * | |||||||||||||
| Syngenta *** | ||||||||||||||
| Technisem | ||||||||||||||
Other index companies are also active in the country. However, country-specific information for these companies is not available or was provided under a non-disclosure agreement.
Other companies identified in the regional landscaping study and their activities.
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||
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| Field crops |
Vegetable crops |
Breeding location |
Seed production |
Sales | ||||
| Seneso | ||||||||
| Comptoir 2000 SA | ||||||||
| Camara Semences | ||||||||
Leading seed producing cooperatives highlighted in cooperative study
| Company | Crops in portfolio | Company activities in country | ||||||
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| Field crops |
Vegetable crops |
Testing location |
Seed production |
Sales | ||||
| Coopérative pour la Promotion de la filière Semencière du Mandé (COOPROSEM) | ||||||||
| Union Locale des Producteurs de Céréales (ULPC) de Dioïla | ||||||||
| Coopérative Sikolokoloton | ||||||||
