The TARSPro II Lot 2 initiative aims to enhance legume and fodder production, focusing on women's empowerment and nutritional security in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest.
The TARSPro II Lot 2 project, focused on intensifying legume and fodder value chains for women's empowerment and nutritional security, has officially launched in Pala, Mayo-Kebbi Ouest province. Spearheaded by the Consortium Agri-Résilience Mayo-Kebbi (CARMK), the initiative seeks to bolster rural community production capacities, develop income-generating activities, and promote the economic autonomy of women and youth.
Neyom Toukoua Djaba, CARMK's lead, urged beneficiaries to embrace the project and leverage its opportunities for sustainable agricultural development. Provincial Governor General Abdelmanane Khatab praised the initiative for its local development prospects, highlighting Maralfalfa cultivation for fodder improvement, local agricultural product processing, and the promotion of the Maradi red goat.
Activities commenced with a symbolic Maralfalfa planting on a 200-hectare site in Sorga. TARSPro II Lot 2 intends to improve agricultural and fodder output, generate income, and strengthen rural household resilience through an integrated approach, contingent on beneficiary involvement and local actor mobilization.
Why it mattersFarmers in Mayo-Kebbi Ouest will benefit from enhanced production capacities, income generation, and improved fodder availability through the TARSPro II Lot 2 project.
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