AGRIP
Sector: Agriculture Industry
Type: Private
Project owner: Global Sahel SA
Estimated cost (USD): USD 11 million
Estimated cost (FCFA): FCFA 7.5 billion
In several Niger regions, at the end of the rainy season, farmer organizations produce potatoes, onions, manioc, mangoes, tomatoes etc., … as excellent quality cash crops. Because of a lack of food conservation and processing techniques, much of this national production is lost or under-exploited between the two seasons. The objective of this project is to compensate for this loss by creating a Niger potato label, through the organization of the chain of traceability from production through to distribution of processed potato products.
Benefits
- Develop cash crops in addition to subsistence crops;
- Reduce the country’s dependence on imported potatoes;
- Improve the trade balance by exporting potatoes and processed potato products;
- Satisfy strong national demand and the possibility of exporting at a lessor cost to ECOWAS member states.
CHARACTERISTICS OF PARTNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
Project Design: Private/ Private
Funding: Private/ Private
Implementation: Private/ Private
Operations: Private/Private
Risk sharing: Private/ Private