There is growing recognition that water insecurity – the inability to reliably access sufficient water for all household uses – is commonly experienced globally and has myriad adverse consequences for human well-being.

In less than one year the Niger Basin Authority, an intergovernmental body tasked with the sustainable development of the Niger waters and associated resources, passed the first ever nexus policy in a transboundary river basin, contributing to a t

Intervention Context: WFP’s activities in Burkina Faso and Niger focus on fragile agrarian communities in the Sahel, where cyclical floods and droughts combine with decreasing soil fertility and increasing desertification, among other challenges,

The World Food Programme (WFP) supports communities to mitigate the impact of and build resilience to natural and human-made shocks and stressors that contribute to food insecurity and destabilize people’s livelihoods.

It is widely recognized that periods of crisis affect men and women differently, mediated by their access to resources and information, as well as social and institutional structures that may systematically disadvantage women from being able to ac

The Nexus Project is a collaboration between IFPRI and its partners, including national statistical agencies and research institutions.

The 2018 Niger Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) follows IFPRI's Standard Nexus SAM approach, by focusing on consistency, comparability, and transparency of data.

The countries sharing the Niger River suffer from poor access to clean water and energy as well as food insecurity.

As COVID-19 vaccines are becoming available, governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populations.

In anticipation of the development of a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine—the distribution of which will be a complex and sensitive issue—governments will need to assess the number and location of the most vulnerable people within their populati

Small-scale irrigation has been identified as a potential adaptation strategy for climate change and boosting food security and livelihoods in dry regions.

The ever-increasing demand for water, food, and energy is putting unsustainable pressure on natural resources worldwide, often leading to environmental degradation that, in turn, affect water, food, and energy security.

Aflatoxins affect the health of close to 70 percent of the population of the world through contaminated food.

Spatial interactions are essential drivers of price transmission mechanisms and may significantly affect any food’s policy outcomes. However, spatial aspects seem to be generally overlooked when analysing price transmission.

We use new household level data from Niger and regression analysis to study the role of drought perception and human capital – including empowerment – in climate change adaptation through the digging of zaї pits and effects of these pits on agricu

This chapter examines the global and regional trade agreements signed by Niger, their implementation status, and the main obstacles to their full implementation.

This study seeks to address the gap in understanding the role of gender parity in inorganic fertiliser technology adoption in Niger.

High rainfall variability, resulting in frequent floods, droughts and locus infestations, undermines Niger’s efforts to ensure its food security.

The current publication intends to add to the understanding of the potential role that smallholders and the institutional and market environment play in a sustainable transformation of the agriculture sector in Niger.