Food system institutional mapping and capacity assessment in Niger

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dc.creatorSrivastava, Nandita
dc.creatorHema, Aboubacar
dc.creatorBabu, Suresh Chandra
dc.creatorUlimwengu, John M.
dc.creatorBenin, Samuel
dc.date2025-09-04
dc.date2025-09-05T12:50:38Z
dc.date2025-09-05T12:50:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:11:00Z
dc.descriptionNiger faces rampant food insecurity, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. The transformation of food systems to tackle such challenges hinges on the capacity and effectiveness of institutional frameworks. To analyze the status, challenges, and strengths of Niger’s food system, a mapping and capacity needs assessment was conducted at three levels—enabling environment, institutional, and individual. Based on the assessment, leadership concerns on strategic guidance were observed at the policy process level, with major issues such as the incidence of corruption, infrastructure constraints, and lack of reliable data availability. At the institutional level, lack of an interconnected network and mutual accountability, resource and funding constraints, and high staff turnover have adversely impacted overall institutional performance. Availability of reliable data evidence is limited or absent due to weak monitoring and evaluation systems and decentralized capacity, lack of sufficient local support, transparency issues in strategy development, and selection bias. At the individual level, there is a need to improve technical capacity on analytical thinking, quantitative and qualitative research tools, and the dissemination of communication, outreach, and information. Despite the climate change-related challenges in the country, there is less focus on environmental management, adaptation, and advanced technology implementation. The underrepresentation of key areas such as socio-cultural dynamics, governance, social protection, and cross sectoral collaboration indicates a potential lack of integration in policymaking and implementation. Overall, there is an urgent need to reallocate resources to enhance the focus on underrepresented yet critical food systems areas, enhance inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral collaboration to ensure a more integrated approach to food systems management, and incorporate social inclusion and equity considerations. Forward-looking strategies should be developed that anticipate and respond to emerging challenges such as demographic shifts, globalization effects, and technological changes.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/176348
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/96992
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSrivastava, Nandita; Hema, Aboubacar; Babu, Suresh; Ulimwengu, John M.; and Benin, Samuel. 2025. Food system institutional mapping and capacity assessment in Niger. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2355. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176348
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.subjectfood insecurity
dc.subjectmalnutrition
dc.subjectcapacity assessment
dc.subjectenvironmental degradation
dc.subjectgovernance
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.titleFood system institutional mapping and capacity assessment in Niger
dc.typeWorking Paper

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