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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices could play an important role in strengthening food security and improving the nutritional quality of diets among smallholder farming households in Mali, according to a new study<\/a> by researchers from IITA<\/a> et le Institut d\u2019Economie Rurale (IER)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research comes amid persistent food and nutrition challenges in Mali, where hunger and malnutrition continue to be compounded by climate change and insecurity in the Sahel region. The country ranks 85th out of 113 countries on the Global Food Security Index, with an undernourishment prevalence of 9.8%. Meanwhile, projected changes in rainfall and temperature are expected to negatively affect crop yields and pastoralism, increasing the need for agricultural approaches that can strengthen farmers\u2019 ability to adapt and make agrifood systems more sustainable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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