NIGER: - The Power of Cooperative Action in Advancing the

CASE STUDIES ON ADVANCING THE RIGHT TO FOOD NIGER: The Power of Cooperative Action in Advancing the Right to Food in a Fragile Context In Diffa, a region in southeast Niger, people are struggling with the combined challenges of conflict, climate change and food insecurity. [...] A portion of this harvest is allocated to the household within the cooperative while any surplus is sold to vulnerable households outside the cooperative at discounted rates ensuring food access during the lean season. [...] Regional officials have conducted field visits to observe the wheat and rice fields and acknowledged the effectiveness of the cooperative-driven approach. [...] Households gain the financial capability to continue the project themselves in the years to come, with little or no reliance on external support. [...] • Close collaboration with government technical services to facilitate monitoring of activities in the field and support to producers has contributed to the success of the project.