A project to restore the livelihoods of households in northern Mali is being implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with the Government of the country.

FAO says agriculture in parts of Mali, particularly the north, has been seriously affected in recent years by civil strife and climate change.

The US$5 million project will seek to immediately restore production assets to families in the Gao, Mopti and Timbuktu regions.

Stephanie Coutrix spoke with Etienne Juvanon Du Vachat, a resilient expert with FAO, and began by asking him what conditions Malians are currently facing in that area of the country.

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