Using goblet, a geographic information decision support system module to select livestock multi-stakeholder innovation platforms sites in mali

This study aims at experiencing an approach of platform selection in Mali using the Geographic Overlaying data Base and query Library for Ex-anTe impact assessment (GOBLET). This system was designed as a simple system to overlay maps of different criteria and facilitate the manipulation of scenarios, for targeting global level of pro-poor interventions in Mali. A four-steps methodology was designed starting by selecting a location where a wide range of productions systems and cultural and socioeconomic factors exist; within this area a set of strategies were tested to highlight similarities or dissimilarities, leading to a recommendation domain. For each recommendation domain, summary statistics such as the numbers of poor people in areas with high productivity of vegetable and milk within different livestock production systems were used. It came out from this study that two villages platforms Kouyan Coura and Farakan were selected as of the project sites. This proposition was validated by the project Steering committee. In total, the use of Goblet provides a rich set of components for building customized GIS applications were developers can concentrate their efforts on specific needs, like custom input screens, and not on complex processes like processing, rendering and storing geographic information. The use of this GIS in this project has created avenues for change for local city officials and key community stakeholders. It can be used to communicate important facts about a community.