Sustainable access by Niger's BoP consumers to locally produced potatoes

About the partnership

Niger

Fresh Produce

Status:

Active

This partnership aims to increase the small potato producers incomes and achieve food and nutritional self-sufficiency for BoP consumers in Niger. In the long term, this partnership seeks to reduce the massive importation of potatoes, what makes it currently an expensive and inaccessible food for the low-income population.

About the business champion

CCPHN is a Nigerian horticultural company specialized in potato production. In response to the collapse of basic food systems (mil, sorghum, rice, corn) due to the adverse effects of climate change, this company aims to develop the potato sector, a food with high nutritional and energy value. This is a promising and strategic choice for a country like Niger.

Key interventions

Build the capacity of smallholder farmers on production techniques and the use of modern equipment

Develop a consumer-oriented BoP marketing strategy

Improved access to funding for stakeholders

Train actors and managers of cooperatives on financial literacy and inclusive finance