52 Profiles on Agroecology: Dual purpose sorghum and cowpea intercropping in Mali
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In Mali, agriculture is the main source of employment. Over 80% of the population is engaged in agriculture that is mostly carried out by small farmers with income of less than US$1 per day. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is an important cereal grain used as food and animal fodder (dual-purpose sorghum). Sorghum is predominantly grown in sole or in mixture with cowpea, peanut or maize in the Sudanian zones where the annual rainfall is comprised between 800mm and 1000mm. The main constrain ts to sorghum production are low soil fertility and low and erratic rainfall exacerbated by climate change.