Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2016) 5(4): 698-704 698 Original Research Article http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2016.504.080 Impact of Mineral Fertilizer Microdosing on the Yield of Sorghum in Adoption Fields of Women Trained in Farmers’ Field School of Niako in South Sudan Area of Mali Diakalia Sogodogo*, Béjamé Coulibaly, Bakary Youba Coulibaly and Karamoko Sacko 1 Agronome système à l’Institut d’Economie Rurale, Coordinateur national du projet 2009 SHP 003 AGRA Microdose au Mali, Chef de l’Equipe Système de Production et de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Station de Recherche Agronomique de Cinzana, Mali BP 214 Segou 2 Agronome - Gestion Intégrée de la Fertilité des Sols, Chercheur dans l’Equipe Système de, Production et de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Station de Recherche Agronomique de Cinzana, IER – Mali 3 Agronome système, Chercheur dans l’Equipe Système de Production et de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Station de Recherche Agronomique de Cinzana, IER – Mali 4 agronome vulgarisateur, Point focal du projet 2009 SHP 003 AGRA Microdose, ONG European Cooperative for Rural Development (EUCORD) Bamako, Mali *Corresponding author email id: diakalia_sogodogo@yahoo.com ABSTRACT Introduction The decline in fertility of croplands is the basis of food insecurity in households especially the poor peasants are the most numerous in agriculture in the Sudan region of Mali. According to Dixon et al., (2001), the fallow which was the traditional way to restore the fertility of the land has almost disappeared in some places and in others its International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 4 (2016) pp. 698-704 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com In south sudan area of Mali, women grow sorghum in their Fields. In order to improve thé production, those who are trained in farmer field school are applying mineral fertilizer micro dosing in their fields. One study was undertaken in this area to assess the impact of this mineral micro fertilization on sorghum yield. The investigations were done at the level of 213 women in three types of growing sorghum villages: control villages (Sido and Solo), pilot village of Niako and the scaling out villages of Kondo, Banankoro and Nèrèkoro in which woman are applying the technical itinerary learned in farmer field school. The cultivated areas have significantly increased in the pilot and scaling out villages. Sorghum yield has been considerably improved by the application of fertilizer micro dose (2 g of di- ammonium phosphate/hill during sowing time or 21first day after sowing when soil is humid). Sorghum yield is better in pilot village that has its input shop and a warrantage ware house indicating that efforts should be put in the technical and financial follow up of women in the diffusion villages. Keywords Area Yield, Pilot, Diffusion, Micro Dose, Mineral Fertilizer Accepted: 22 March 2016 Available Online: 10 April 2016 Article Info