Burkina Faso authorizes exceptional grain export to Niger

BURKINA FASO – The officials of Burkina Faso has taken the exceptional step of allowing the export of millet, maize, sorghum, and beans to Niger as a gesture of solidarity with their neighbor. The announcement was made in a press release published on August 11 by the Ministry of Industrial Development, Trade, Handicrafts, and Small and Medium Enterprises. According to…

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Niger bans millet and rice exports to cushion local supplies, halt inflation

NIGER – The Ministry of Internal Trade has published a decree prohibiting, until further notice, the export of millet and rice as the government takes measures to ensure availability of the population’s diet on the local market. In Niger, cereals are a major source of food. While the world market for this category of foodstuffs is about to experience new…

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Niger cereal production saw a 69% up in 2022 owing to an increase in the total area of ​​sown crops

NIGER – The cereal harvest in Niger totaled more than 5.9 million tonnes in 2022 recording a volume increase of 69%, according to a press release from the Council of Ministers. According to the press release, the support in equipment, materials, and agricultural inputs granted by the executive in the development of irrigated crops have made it possible to increase…

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USAID, ICRISAT launch crop-livestock integration system in Niger to boost farm productivity

NIGER – The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has launched a new project aimed at boosting the crop-livestock integration systems in Niger. According to the organizations, crop-livestock integration combines crop production and livestock rearing in a mutually beneficial way to optimize the use of land, labor, and other…

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