Madar (Bamako) - Mali's 2026 harvest is in full swing in several areas, with early observations pointing to mixed yields caused by problems with the rains and access to farm inputs, according to a Studio Tamani report carried by Bamada.net on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
In Bankass, in central Mali, farmers are harvesting millet, sorghum, fonio and groundnuts, but yields are reportedly down on the previous season.
"The rain stopped for 17 to 18 days. That coincided with the stem elongation and heading of some crops, which affected yields," said Mahamadou Bore, head of the local agricultural sector.
In the southern Sikasso region, about 90% of the maize and 80% of the rice have been harvested, along with nearly 70% of the cotton, according to Sibiri Sanogo, vice-president of the Sikasso Chamber of Agriculture. Farmers are now bagging and storing their crops.
Further north, farmers on the Amadia plain in Timbuktu will start harvesting this month. "We had a water supply problem because diesel was so expensive. The canals were in poor condition. Expensive fertiliser also hurt us. But thank God, we can see the rice starting to yield," said farmer Oumar Hamadoun.
In Douentza, the millet and sorghum harvest was completed in October 2026. The report gave no national production figures.
