DFID - UK Department for International Development
Hansa fruit - Niger's main food source
Across Niger, grain stores are empty. The hansa fruit, pictured above, has become the main source of food for millions of people. Bitter and toxic in its natural form, it has to be boiled four or five times, smashed and then diluted in water before it can be eaten.
Around 4.6 million people in West Africa face the threat of imminent starvation as a result of food shortages caused by poor rains and harvests. This includes 3.3 million people in Niger – one of the poorest countries in the world. UKaid, from the Department for International Development, is helping UN agencies and charities on the ground to deliver vital food aid and treat malnourished children.
To find out more please visit www.dfid.gov.uk/niger-malnourishment
Picture credit: Gonzalo Höhr/Action Against Hunger. Used with permission.
Hansa fruit - Niger's main food source
Across Niger, grain stores are empty. The hansa fruit, pictured above, has become the main source of food for millions of people. Bitter and toxic in its natural form, it has to be boiled four or five times, smashed and then diluted in water before it can be eaten.
Around 4.6 million people in West Africa face the threat of imminent starvation as a result of food shortages caused by poor rains and harvests. This includes 3.3 million people in Niger – one of the poorest countries in the world. UKaid, from the Department for International Development, is helping UN agencies and charities on the ground to deliver vital food aid and treat malnourished children.
To find out more please visit www.dfid.gov.uk/niger-malnourishment
Picture credit: Gonzalo Höhr/Action Against Hunger. Used with permission.