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A woman trader brings shallots from a surrounding village to Bandiagara town on market day
Shallots and onions are an important source of income across the Sahel, while grains like millet and sorghum are mostly produced to be eaten locally. Normally farmers can cultivate up to three cycles of shallots per year. But this year the lack of rain and continuing conflict has meant that most will only be able to produce one cycle – a real blow to their yearly income.
© Irina Mosel / ODI
Read more at newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2014/10/22/mali-markets/
A woman trader brings shallots from a surrounding village to Bandiagara town on market day
Shallots and onions are an important source of income across the Sahel, while grains like millet and sorghum are mostly produced to be eaten locally. Normally farmers can cultivate up to three cycles of shallots per year. But this year the lack of rain and continuing conflict has meant that most will only be able to produce one cycle – a real blow to their yearly income.
© Irina Mosel / ODI
Read more at newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2014/10/22/mali-markets/