Reviving of the groundnut sector to offer opportunities to rural women and youth

About the partnership

Niger

Soy and Oil Seeds

The idea behind this partnership is to reactivate the groundnut sector by increasing the productivity and quality of products, as well as the inclusion of rural women and youth. One of the interventions will focus on establishing a financial mechanism between farmers and the business champion AINOMA, which will allow farmers to pay for inputs through microfinance institutions to produce and then sell to AINOMA. They also aim to increase the production and sales of quality groundnuts with minimal levels of aflatoxin to strengthen the position of groundnut producer communities in the region.

About the business champion

AINOMA is a company for the production, trading and distribution of improved and hybrid seeds. Run by Nasser Aichatou Salifou and located in the department of Say, the seed company produces improved varieties of cereal and vegetables seeds. AINOMA has a network of more than 3,500 multipliers including 3,220 women with a very high rate of youth in the regions of Niamey, Tillabéry, Dosso, Tahoua and Maradi. With an annual production average of one thousand (1,000) tons of seeds, AINOMA is one of the largest suppliers of improved seeds in Niger. As an additional business activity, and at the core of this partnership, AINOMA seeks to supply groundnuts to one of the largest food processing companies in Niger, Société de Transformation d'Alimentaire (STA).

Key interventions

Support groundnut farmers improve production practices with particular focus on women

Organize groundnut farmer to collectively supply larger off-takers like STA

Proactively broker for the inclusion of women and youth in the groundnut value chain

Provide relevant inputs for groundnut farmers and organize financing related to it

13,500 smallholder farmers involved

200 micro-small and medium enterprises involved 29 VSEs

70 Producer organizations involved

€753,954 private sector co-investment. Achieved so far 6929,62€

50,000 BoP consumers with better access to nutritious food

Get in touch

Curious about this partnership? Get in touch with the Inclusive Agribusiness Advisor.

E-mail Adiza Mamane Laminou

Inclusive Agribusiness Advisor

	Adiza Mamane Laminou
	alaminou@2scale.org

Project partners

65 groups of groundnuts producers

in Dosso, Maradi, Niamey, Tahoua and Tillabéry

Agri-input dealers

As suppliers of quality inputs

ICRISAT

As a research partner contributing to provision of quality seeds and extension services

Societe de Transformation Alimentaire

Food processing company, being one of the largest offtakers of groundnut in Niger

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)

Variety of MFIs involved such as Casef Mourna-Capital Finance, Tanadi, Mecref, ASUSU, Yarda, Amana Aloumma MECA involving them to arrange financing for groundnut farmers

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