With funding from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP), the Water Mobilization Project to Enhance Food Security in Maradi, Tahoua and Zinder Regions (PMERSA-MTZ) is being implemented in Niger and benefits from a UA 40,443,000 financing: 9.34 million from the African Development Fund (ADF), UA 21.02 million from GAFSP, UA 9.56 million from the Spanish Cooperation and UA 0.52 million from the Government and beneficiaries.

Launched in 2011, the project focuses its interventions on three components: (i) water collection and mobilization infrastructure; (ii) strengthening agricultural production and beneficiaries support activities (farmers, herders and authorities); and (iii) project management.