Boosting European market access to Malian Mango growers

FRUILEMA, a Malian fruit and vegetable economic interest group (EIG), is acquiring the tools and resources needed to meet the requirements (GLOBALGAP certification) for exporting Malian farm products to international markets. Starting with the highly marketable mango fruit, an ICT solution has been developed to enable the identification of producers, to trace farm plots and produce, and to obtain quantitative and qualitative information on produce to support analysis and decision-making. The information is accessible via a web-enabled platform and can be updated using Internet and PDAs. The information is disseminated to producers, trackers, collectors, importers, and other actors in the mango value chain.