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Few Options for Niger's Small-Scale Farmers

Subsistence farmers in Niger's western region are forced to leave their villages behind in search of work.

Niger: What is the Price of Human Dignity?

UNIRIN, 18 April 2012

Small farmers in Oullam District in Niger's western region of Tillaberi, faced with their third drought in seven years, are being forced to consider bundling up their few… Read more »

Zalika Mounkaila (51) carries water back to the village.

Niger: Children's Lives Hang in the Balance

IFRC, 30 March 2012

Two malnourished boys sit still in the blazing sun. A slightly older boy comes along and gives them a bag of cookies. Read more »
Niger: Underfunding Aid Organizations Risks Lives

Oxfam, 26 March 2012

The current food crisis in Niger is likely to escalate into a full-scale humanitarian emergency if urgent action is not taken, international agency Oxfam warned today. Read more »
Niger: Drought Does Not Mean Death of Pastoralism

UNIRIN, 22 March 2012

Having spent a fruitless day in search of pasture in the searing heat, about 20 worried and exhausted Fulani pastoralists from Niger near the southeastern edge of the Sahara lie… Read more »
Niger: Food Estimated to Run Out Before Next Harvest

Oxfam, 21 March 2012

According to a recent field study conducted in communities in western and eastern Niger, between 70 and 90 per cent of people estimate their food stocks will run out before the… Read more »
Niger: Rising Food Prices, Sporadic Rains Spell Trouble for Farmers

IFRC, 19 March 2012

Boureima Garba from Kourtéré village in Niger, is fortunate. He has land close to the river, can read and write, and has good access to local markets. Despite these… Read more »

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Making Agriculture Sustainable in the Sahel

Farmers and donors have been urged not to abandon agriculture in the region as traditional irrigation methods and crop diversification could bear significant fruit. Read more »
- West Africa: Is Sustainable Agriculture Possible in the Sahel?
- Mali: Beyond the Drought - 'Families Will Disappear'
Fund Fatigue Threatens Response to Sahel Famine

The malnourished children of Kanim, Chad, offer a stark illustration of the severe food and nutrition crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa. Senior United Nations have warned ... Read more »
- Africa: Chad's Malnourished Children Offer Stark Illustration of Sahel Food Crisis
- West Africa: UN Attacks 'Global Indifference' to Food Crisis