The $473 million Niger Compact Program will directly address the underlying causes of two binding constraints to economic growth and investment in Niger: lack of access to water for productive uses, which inhibits agricultural productivity and household food security; and physical access and institutional barriers to trade, which create high transaction costs and lower sales volume.
The Program consists of two Projects:
1. the Irrigation and Market Access Project, which Project Objective is to increase rural incomes through improvements in agricultural productivity and increases in sales resulting from modernized irrigated agriculture and flood management systems with sufficient trade and market access; and
2. the Climate-Resilient Communities Project, which Project Objective is to increase incomes for small-scale agricultural- and livestock-dependent families in Eligible Communes and Livestock Corridors in rural Niger by improving crop and livestock productivity, sustaining natural resources critical to production, supporting growth of agricultural enterprises, and increasing market sales of targeted commodities.
As a result of these interventions, farming, fishing and pastoral households in the intervention areas will be able to increase their agricultural and livestock production and in turn, raise their income through improved access to markets and increased trade. In addition, the beneficiaries will receive assistance to improve water resource management (including irrigation), strengthen community-based livestock and climate-resilient agriculture systems, manage water resources and increase sustainability and resilience against climate risks and shocks. At a national level, The Niger Compact will improve national water resource planning and management and expand private sector participation in fertilizer distribution.
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