Niger - Diffa Region Local Development Support Project (PADL - DIFFA)

The Diffa Region Local Development Support Project (PADL - DIFFA) is designed to preserve and better organize the agricultural and pastoral activities of the Diffa region. It addresses problems of desertification and proposes to contribute to a more rational management of natural resources that can provide protection to productive areas. The project should help increase the incomes of over 5,000 farms, that is an estimated 31,000 persons and thereby improve the living conditions of the rural communities in this region, through intensified production of the major food and cash crops. The PADL-DIFFA should also reach women in a privileged way and develop the capacities of local communities, which guarantees a decentralized and sustainable rural development that can reduce the poverty index in the region. The total cost of the project, excluding taxes and customs, is estimated at CFAF 13,754 million, or UA 16.86 million. Its main components are: (A) agro-pastoral development works; (B) participatory planning and capacity building; as well as (C) project management.