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MALI – Mali has started buying 26,030 tonnes of unsold local rice, giving producers much needed market access after months of weak sales and rising competition from imported rice. The purchase programme also aims to strengthen food security while helping farmers prepare for the next production season.
Seydou Keïta, Executive Secretary of the Interprofession of the Rice Sector of Mali (IFRIZ M), said in an interview with Ecofin Agency that deliveries have already started in several production areas in partnership with the Office of…
