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Urgent assistance to improve the food security situation of households affected by the 2011 food crisis in the Niger
Full title of the project:
Urgent assistance to improve the food security situation of households affected by the 2011 food crisis
Contribution:
USD 1 062 417
EUR 800 000
Implementation:
02/03/2012-02/03/2013
Project code:
OSRO/NER/201/FIN
Objective:
To contribute to the food and nutrition security of vulnerable populations in agropastoral areas of the Niger through the increased production of vegetables and cereals.
Key partners:
Ministry of Agriculture, in partnership with the regional Departments of Agriculture and non-Governmental organizations.
Beneficiaries reached:
77 600 vulnerable families (about 22 600 more than expected).
Activities implemented:
- Purchased and distributed 418 tonnes of dry seeds (millet, sorghum and cowpea).
- Purchased and distributed 1 335 kg of vegetable seeds.
- Purchased and distributed 122 tonnes of potato seed.
Impact:
- Planted 38 400 ha of rainfed crops (millet, sorghum and cowpea), 895 ha of vegetable crops and 122 ha of potatoes.
- Produced a total of 26 500 tonnes of rainfed crops, 4 360 tonnes of potatoes and 32 809 tonnes of fresh vegetables.
- Reduced the food insecurity of poor and very poor households by providing them with enough food for up to four months.
- Increased household income through the revenue generated by the sale of vegetable production, estimated at USD 176 per household.
OSRO/NER/201/FIN