Niger adapts crops and irrigation to drought
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Journalduniger
Niger’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Bilaly Elhadj Gambobo, has announced measures to adapt crops to drought in the Tchirozerine department, where the Intaratt area has 222 agricultural sites and 19,700 market gardens. The plan includes solar pumping and hydrogeological studies, while the Tindawene livestock market is 95% complete, according to Niger’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.
Niger’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Colonel Bilaly Elhadj Gambobo, has recommended more drought-resistant crops to preserve agricultural activities in the Intaratt area, in the Tchirozerine department. He presented these guidelines during a field visit on 8 October, the Journal du Niger reports.
The area has 222 agricultural sites and 19,700 market gardens. In response to irregular rainfall, falling groundwater levels and a shortage of fodder in the north of the country, the government is linking this shift to an energy transition, the media outlet said.
