Abstract:
Abstract
The food crisis and hunger that happen in Niger is caused by Niger’s tropical
geographical condition where if the dry season comes will cause dry land, more
over the food crisis is caused by economy crisis in Africa, the government doesn’t
care in solving this problem, and low human resources of Niger can’t use the
ability to manage the land. The Niger’s growth is hindrance by instability of
politic and drought disaster which destroyed food production. Therefore, the
agricultural production decreases drasticly so that it causes the society can’t fill
daily food need. Niger needs relief both from government of other countries and
from international organization inn solving “silent hunger”.
United Nation overcomes the problem in Niger through International
Organization that handles the food security problem is World Food Programme.
This organization has fungtion not only over coming food security problem but
also reconstruction and rehabilitation. By handling the case of silent hunger in
Niger World Food Programme proclaims four programmes are emergency
operations, protracted relief and rehabilitation operations, country programme
and development activities, and special operations.
