Kalassa 1
The agricultural production and training facility Kalassa 1 is located about 1.5 km west of the campus on Route National No. 5. It consists of a large processing, technical and storage hall and an agricultural area of about 3 hectares for training purposes. The head of agriculture, Alassane Boré, has his administrative center on the site. The farm includes almost all the profitable work that a small farmer in Mandé can do.
The first animals of the future dairy herd
The eastern part of the Kalassa 1 site is used for agriculture and horticulture. In the western part of the farm there are more than 1,000 square meters of covered fodder storage, stables for dairy cows, dairy goats, beef cattle, sheep, chickens, turkeys, quails and pintads, accommodation for the shepherds and a slaughterhouse.
Processing of agricultural products in the large hall
Separate from livestock farming, fruit and vegetable processing takes place in a large hall in the center of the site. Here, trainees are taught processing and preservation techniques.
From their own agricultural and horticultural production, for example, tamarinds and citrus fruits are processed into juice, and spices such as turmeric, allspice and the popular Malian herbal tea Kinkeliba are also prepared.
The area around Siby is a center of peanut cultivation. An efficient oil mill for processing peanuts was therefore installed in spring 2025. It has been running continuously since it was commissioned in mid-March and processes over 1000 kg of peanuts into oil every day.
It also produces a peanut paste that is popular in Malian cuisine. CAAS obtains the peanuts from cooperatives in the surrounding villages. The CAAS products are intended to help stabilize the demand for peanuts and stabilize prices.
Agricultural land to the east of the site
To cool the products, ice is also produced on site and sold to customers from the surrounding area. All other products manufactured on the farm are to be sold locally and nationally and help to finance training.
Passageway and water tower in the north of the site
In addition to the cultivation areas, livestock farming and processing facilities, there is also a water tower, a workshop and a warehouse for the agricultural machinery, changing rooms, a toilet facility and a farm store with a bistro.
