Overview of Activities: AGRHYMET Regional Centre
André Nonguierma, Remote Sensing Expert, AGRHYMET Regional Center, BP 11011 - Niamey, NIGER REPUBLIC, TEL: 227-73 31 16, FAX: 227-73 24 35, EMAIL: nonguierma@sahel.agrhymet.ne
Djaby Bakari, Agropastoralist expert, AGRHYMET Regional Center, BP 11011 - Niamey, NIGER REPUBLIC, TEL: 227-73 31 16, FAX: 227-73 24 35, EMAIL: djaby@sahel.agrhymet.ne
Sankung B. Sagnia, Head, Training Major Programme, AGRHYMET Regional Center, BP 11011 - Niamey, NIGER REPUBLIC, TEL: 227-73 31 16, FAX: 227-73 24 35, EMAIL: sankung@sahel.agrhymet.ne
Issoufou Ali, Librarian Assistant, AGRHYMET Regional Center, BP 11011 - Niamey, NIGER REPUBLIC, TEL: 227-73 31 16, FAX: 227-73 24 35, EMAIL: iali@sahel.agrhymet.ne
Abstract
AGRHYMET is a special institution of the Comité Permanent Inter Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse au Sahel, or CILSS. Its goals are to increase food security by providing tools to help maximize agricultural production in the CILSS member states (Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Chad, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauretania, Niger, and Senegal), and improve natural resources management within the overall Sahel region. Founded in 1974, AGRHYMET collects and disseminates both raw data and a variety of finished information products relating to environmental monitoring and food security in the Sahel. It also acts as a center for capacity building, providing both long-term, degree-level training and short-term training courses in topics such as agrometeorology and hydrology. This poster presents examples of the various ways in which AGRHYMET is working to meet its goals and to promote sustainable land use within the Sahel.