Niger Agriculture & Food Security Fact Sheet

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The vast majority of Nigeriens depend on rain-fed agriculture for their livelihoods; frequent droughts in the region often reduce crop and livestock yields, leading to food shortages in the country. Their livelihoods are further threatened by low and variable rainfall, land degradation, desertification and the highest birth rate in the world.

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Friday, March 24, 2017 - 7:45am