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Cotton
Maize
M illet/sorghum
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80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89
YEAR
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HA
. Fig. 9.4 Extension of cultivated area (ha). Main crops. Koutiala district, 1980–97.
(Source: Benjaminsen (2001) and CMDT)
Mali yields for grains and cotton
3500
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1000
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0
1961
1964
1967
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Year
Kg / Ha
Maize
Cotton
. Fig. 9.5 Maize and cotton yields in Mali, 1961–2010. (Source: Laris et  al. (2015) and
FAO)
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