Located at the heart of West Africa, Niger is a landlocked country with three-quarters of its territory covered by the Sahara Desert. Niger's climate is mostly arid, and it is one of the least developed countries in the world. The vast majority of its population lives in rural areas, and the...

Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country, two-thirds of which is in the Sahara Desert. Although only one-eighth of the land considered arable, the overwhelming majority of Niger's households is involved in rain-fed agriculture largely for subsistence. Given erratic rainfall and low soil fertility,...

Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country, two-thirds of which is in the Sahara desert. Although only one-eighth of the land considered arable, more than 90 percent of Niger's labor force is employed in agriculture, which is predominantly subsistence oriented. Food security remains a major...

Niger is a landlocked Sahelian country, two-thirds of which is in the Sahara desert, with only one-eighth of the land considered arable. Nevertheless, more than 90 percent of Niger’s labor force is employed in agriculture, which is predominantly subsistence oriented. Since the great famines of...