Niger earns its foreign exchange mainly from uranium and gold, which has limited domestic economic linkages. Distant second, livestock export also provide important revenue to the country. Overall, most of the labor force is employed in a low productivity and shock prone rainfed agricultural sector. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic growth slowdown is estimated to have pushed up to an additional people into poverty. Niger is further beset by vast...
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Niger - Investing in Human Capital, Agricultural Productivity, and Social Protection for Faster Poverty Reduction : A Poverty Assessment
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Nguyen,Nga Thi Viet; Tsimpo Nkengne,Clarence; Backiny-Yetna,Prospere R.; Sanoh,Aly; Savadogo,Aboudrahyme; Tanaka,Tomomi - EECPV; Tao,Tao.
Niger - Investing in Human Capital, Agricultural Productivity, and Social Protection for Faster Poverty Reduction : A Poverty Assessment (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/367401637061956224