July 16th, 2012

Niger’s innovative response to famine

The latest video in our “Food for 9 Billion” series with PBS NewsHour, Homelands Productions and American Public Media’s Marketplace looks at Niger, one of eight drought-stricken countries in West Africa where relief officials say millions of people are imperiled. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how the country is preparing for its crisis. 

Watch the video with a full transcript here. 

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