The Nigerien Exode
All but 18% of the almost 14 million people in Niger are engaged in either crop or livestock agriculture, many in small rural villages operating at subsistence levels. As a solution to both the variability of harvests in the dry Sahel, and as a way to earn currency, Nigerien communities often seek alternate and seasonal sources of income. Each year during the dry season following harvest, men from many communities in rural Niger travel for temporary work. This process, called the Exode (French for Exodus) normally takes place between January and April in Niger, but is a process common to many nations of West Africa.
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