The technical advisor at the Ministry of Agriculture, Mouhamed Diarra, announced on September 1, the temporary suspension by the Directorate-General for Health of the Commission of the European Union, mango exports from Mali.

Fruit flies are a challenge major health for the horticultural sector in West Africa. Mali, a of the main suppliers of mangoes in UEMOA are directly affected by consequences of this problem, through the temporary suspension of exporting. According to the technical advisor at the Ministry of Agriculture, the decision was taken by the European authority, in reaction to the increase in health interceptions related to fruit flies, mango cargoes from Mali since the 2022 campaign.

In fact, according to data compiled on the Trade Map platform, in 2024, Mali exported mangoes totaling nearly $11 million on the international market, including approximately 80% were intended for the common market of L'Union European . Thus, if this announcement calls into question the She is worried about the reliability of the national control and certification system especially players in the sector, for which the EU represents the main market.

For this reason, from 1 to 3 September last year, the Office Plant Protection Agency (OPV) organized a national workshop to assess the system for the control and certification of mangoes for export to European Union , in partnership with the Liaison Committee enterprise-farming-development (COLEAD). The ambition shown to Through this initiative is to find appropriate corrective measures to regain the trust of European partners.