As part of its efforts to empower women farmers in the Tahoua and Zinder regions, the West Africa Food System Resilience Programme (FSRP) Niger has distributed agricultural processing kits to 2,691 women. This initiative aims to improve the living conditions of women processors in rural areas.
In the Tahoua region, 1,804 women processors each received a kit comprising a 50kg bag of soya, 5 litres of oil and a gas stove. In Zinder, 887 women received kits consisting of a 50 kg bag of groundnuts, a rotary groundnut roaster, ten small plastic buckets and a basin.
This support comes at just the right time to help women in rural areas, who often face economic difficulties after the harvest, when the men leave for exodus. During this period, women struggle to meet the basic needs of their families. Thanks to these FSRP donations, they will be able to improve their financial independence and strengthen their resilience. The women expressed their satisfaction with the donations from PRSA Niger, and thanked the authorities for helping to improve their living conditions.
It should be emphasised that FSRP-Niger, through its expected results, contributes directly to the objectives of the Programme de Résilience pour la Sauvegarde de la Patrie (PRSP), an initiative set up by the Niger authorities to support development and food security.
