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Key highlights
> The tenth round of Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) took place in the Niger at the start of the irrigated cropping season, between 10 September and 8 October 2024.
> The collection period coincided with some of the most severe flooding in 20 years, affecting more than a third of the households surveyed (39 percent).
> Among the reported shocks affecting households were abnormally high food prices – particularly cereal prices – linked to the reduction in Beninese imports, fooding and the security situation. The conflict, which is part of the daily lives of the exposed populations, does not stand out among the reported shocks.
> Harvests fell for half the households (53 percent), while the area under cultivation remained the same for the majority. This decline could be attributed to flooding, difficulties accessing affordable agricultural inputs and damage caused by crop pests.
> The rainy season was favourable to the regeneration and development of pastoral resources, with surplus biomass production across all pastoral zones, where there had been a shortage of pasture in all previous rounds. Nevertheless, the availability of feed for livestock remained limited.
> The level of food security in the country seems to have improved following the harvests in the months preceding the survey, in line with the gradual normalization of agricultural conditions following a prolonged break in rainfall.
> The main recommendations relate to activities aimed at increasing the availability of animal feed and veterinary services. Fertilizer should be distributed, and phytosanitary treatments should be developed in areas heavily infested by pests to support crop production