Build trust, build lives…
Resource ID
18706
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
ICT / Knowledge management, Market Access and Value Chains, Natural resource management, Soil and nutrient management, Water management
Crops
Dryland cereals, Pearl millets, Sorghum
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
West and Central Africa, Mali
CSR Activity
No
Global Date
19 Feb 21
Title
Build trust, build lives…
Keywords
Agribuzz, Mali, Cultivating Hope, Feed the Future, USAID Transforms, Sorghum, Millet, ARDT, Africa RISING, Microfinance
Language
English
New ICRISAT Research Programs
West & Central Africa program
Story Partners
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), Association des Organisations Professionnelles Paysannes (AOPP), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Compagnie Malienne pour le Développement des Textiles Nord- Est, Compagnie Malienne pour le Développement des Textiles, Sud, European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD), Institut d’Economie Rurale (IER), SPROXIL, myAgro, and Malimark.
Author/Key contact
SMCO staff
Story Source
ICRISAT Happenings 1894-2, 19 February 2021
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://www.icrisat.org/build-trust-build-lives/
Description
“Farmers thought we were coming to steal their money!” Microfinance specialist Lamine Sountoura remembers the first time he tried convincing farmers in Mali to warehouse their produce a decade ago. Sountoura and his colleagues from Soroyiriwaso Microfinance Institute were trekking through villages and hamlets in Sikasso region on a mission to help farmers understand that well-stored, quality grain can be used as collateral for loans. The personal approach worked. Farmers increasingly began storing their grain in warehouses, got much needed access to credit for income-generating activities, repaid their loans on time, and ploughed the proceeds back into farming.
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
19 Feb 21
CGIAR Research Program
GLDC
SDG
01-No_Poverty, 02-Zero_Hunger, 09-Industry_Innovation_and_Infrastructure, 17-Partnerships_For_The_Goals
