Mali action program

The report first discusses the Government of Mali"s major natural resources policy instrument, the National Anti-Desertification Plan, which was developed with donor assistance in response to the droughts and general decline in rainfall levels which began in the Sahel in the late 1960"s. The next section briefly highlights the strategic approach identified by USAID in its 1987 Sahel Sub-Regional Natural Resource Assessment (SSRA). The Action Plan itself is then presented. Based on the recommendation of the SSRA, the Plan incorporates Local Resource Management Strategies (LMS"s) for four key agroecological zones: the sub-humid zone; the semi-arid zone; bottomlands; and woodlands. Each LMS represents an integrated approach, encompassing extension, research, changes in tax and tenure policies, and financial assistance for farmers.