Poverty in Niger
One of the causes of poverty and hunger in Niger is known as food insecurity. Over 1.5 million people were affected in the year 2017. This was as a result of high cost of food, lack of adequate, rainfall, harmed crops and soil infertility. The United Nations record that, the estimated number of people of Niger that are suffering from food insecurity is 3.4 million, where nearly half of the population of children under the age of 5 years are suffering lack of balanced diet.