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Moringa for more nutritious food in Niger

Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Fresh Produce
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Staple Crops
Country
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan
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Industry
  • Animal Production Related
  • Fresh Produce
  • Soy and Oil Seeds
  • Staple Crops


Country
  • Burkina Faso
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Egypt
  • Ethiopia
  • Ghana
  • Kenya
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • South Sudan

About the partnership

Niger
Fresh Produce
Status:
Active

Moringa is fast growing, drought resistant tree, of which the leaves and pods are very rich in (micro-) nutrients such as Vitamin A, C and calcium. Not surprisingly, the tree is seen as an important source of nutrition, and increasingly its products also feature the every day diet of many Nigerien households. It is estimated that 60% of Nigeriens consume a moringa-based dish every day, a very high percentage also given the high levels of undernutrition in the country. Moringa production in Niger is dominated by small-scale producers who, despite their large numbers, are not organized into producer groups. This low level of organization, combined with low levels of productivity with moringa producers, prevents a further growth of the sector, and further uptake of moringa based products by Nigerien consumers. 

Two companies in Niger, Nassaraoua and Goroubi, have taken up the daunting challenge of bringing more organization and productivity into the sector, with the goal of providing more, and more diverse, moringa-based products to Nigerien consumers. Ultimately, this should also lead to increasing the income of small-scale moringa producers, and to an improvement of the food- & nutrition security situation in Niger.

About the business champion

Nassaraoua is a Nigerien company focused on the sourcing and aggregation of moringa leaves and pods from a variety of small-scale producers. The company would greatly benefit from a more organized and more productive sector, and strives to invest its resources in achieving this. 

Goroubi is a company that is producing a diversity of processed food products, and moringa is an ingredient in a variety of their products. The company is looking to diversify its portfolio of moringa-based products, with products like porridge enriched with moringa leave powder. The company partners with Nassaraoua to increase the sourcing of moringa leaves and pods.

Key interventions
Facilitate access to quality inputs, technologies and production equipment for producers and processors
Develop new products based on moringa leaves intended for BoP consumers
Develop innovative and adapted financial products for key players in the value chain
Strengthen the technical capacities of producers in eco-efficient moringa production
Develop a marketing & communication strategy to increase demand for moringa products
Strengthen the financial literacy capacities of producer organizations and other value chain actors
2300 farmers targeted & supported
110 micro-small and medium enterprises involved
50 producer organizations involved
€ 728 516 private sector co-investment
40,000 BoP consumers with improved access to nutritious food
Get in touch

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

E-mail Issoufa Bachir Bounou
Inclusive Agribusiness Advisor
Issoufa Bachir Bounou
ibachir@2scale.org
Project partners
Producer organizations in Say and Kollo
Input providers
BAGRI, BOA and Proxifina
Financial service providers
National Laboratory for food technology
To support with product development
World Food Program
Enhancing the value of moringa: The plant with a thousand virtues
October 15, 2021
The moringa market is booming in Niger. While experts are working to determine its real place in the country's economy, no reliable statistics exist to date on this much-coveted…
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