From August 21 to 23, AFSA organized the 3rd edition of the Pan-African Conference on Seed Governance, in Niamey, Niger, under the theme “Partnership between state and non-state actors for resilient seed systems in Africa.”
Category Archives: Niger
Community Seed Banks: Safeguarding farmer-managed seed systems for food security
Safeguarding farmer-managed seed systems is one of the key objectives of the CROPS4HD project. Discover how community seed banks can contribute to food security.
Beneficiaries stories: Niger
Discover the stories of three Nigerien farmers that have (re)introducted some NUS into their fields.
New publication on the right to seeds in Africa
A new publication looks at the implementation of the right to seeds in Africa from the perspective of the Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP).
PMCA visibility in Niger
In Niger, CROPS4HD actors participated to the 6th edition of the National Forum for Women’s and Youth’s Empowerment taking place in Dosso in October 2022. It was an opportunity to present the Participatory Market Chain Approach.
FiBL’s technical and scientific support in Niger
In May 2022, the Nigerien team received valuable technical and scientific support from FiBL. The support focused on capacity building, exchanges with local partners, and launching the NUS collection. Discussions led to significant decisions and triggered the implementation of participatory research activities.
Visit in Tanzania : knowledge exchange
In March 2022, the Tanzania team brought together CROPS4HD project representatives from Niger and Chad as well as several experts from FiBL and SDC to exchange knowledge and learn about the project’s progress at this stage.
Kickoff visit in Niger
CROPS4HD Niger started its activities in July 2021 with a workshop on 22 September with the project supervision team. The launch took place in the Dogondoutchi prefecture in the presence of the prefect and the coordination body of technical services.
CROPS4HD builds climate resilience
The project CROPS4HD promotes neglected and underutilised crops that are more resilient to the impacts of climate change as a strategy for farmers to adapt their production to the new reality of climate change.
Fonio millet, Lablab bean or Bambara groundnuts: the rediscovered crops
The new SWISSAID project CROPS4HD focuses on local, almost forgotten crops to improve the food security of people in the South.