Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Main features of the study sites
Feature | Fakara | Gabi | Zermou |
|---|---|---|---|
Location | Tillabery region, Western Niger | Maradi region, Central Niger | Zinder region, Eastern Niger |
Nearest urban market | Niamey (about 80 km) | Maradi (about 40 km) | Zinder (about 40 km) |
Annual precipitation | 450 mm (range: 180 to 675) | 550 mm (range: 275 to 775) | 350 mm (range: 70 to 525) |
Dominant ethnic group | Djerma | Hausa | Hausa |
Other ethnic group | Fulani | Fulani, Bouzoua | Fulani |
Soil fertility (physical and chemical properties) | Poor/average | Good | Poor/average |
Major crops | Millet, cowpea | Millet, sorghum, cowpea | Millet, sorghum, cowpea |
Degree of crop-livestock integration | Medium | High | Medium |
Household size (adult equivalent) | 6.48 | 7.03 | 5.19 |
No. of livestock owned (TLU per household) | 4.67 | 2.67 | 2.89 |
Education level | |||
- Illiterate (not able to read or write) | 60 % | 56 % | 32 % |
- Primary school | 15 % | 17 % | 17 % |
- Secondary | 0 % | 2 % | 3 % |
- Koranic education | 25 % | 25 % | 48 % |