Effects of the COVID-19 induced cotton crisis on agricultural production and livelihoods of smallholders in southern Mali
Smallholder farming systems are vulnerable to disruptions. The COVID-19 pandemic weakened the financial ability of the Malian government in the 2020–21 growing season to subsidize cotton farmers’ access to mineral fertilizers and the cotton company (CMDT) could not offer a good cotton price. Consequ...
Main Authors: | Arouna Dissa, Maja Slingerland, Ken E. Giller, Katrien Descheemaeker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1269355/full |
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