Niger’s 3N Initiative: ‘Nigeriens Nourishing Nigeriens’
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Niger’s 3N Initiative ‘Nigeriens Nourishing Nigeriens’ of 2012 stems from a strong political will to combat hunger and poverty. It is a large-scale, cross-sectoral initiative that increases livestock, agricultural and forest productivity, while augmenting the resilience of farmers and herders climate change and food insecurity. Thanks to the initiative, Niger has made significant progress in its fight against land degradation and hunger reduced the proportion of people suffering from hunger by 50 per cent since 2011. For its inclusive and participatory design and implementation, as well as its significant achievements, the 3N Initiative was recognized with the Future Policy Bronze Award 2017, awarded by the World Future Council in partnership with the UNCCD.