Niger – Integrated Programme for Youth Agripreneurship Development and Technological and Financial Innovation (PIDAJ) (AFDB-P-NE-I00-006)

Regions
  • Africa
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • Niger
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • African Development Bank (AFDB)
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Project Status
Approved
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Bank Risk Rating
B
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Voting Date
Apr 23, 2026
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
Government of Niger - Ministry of Trade and Industry
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 180.19 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 193.84 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ AFDB website

Updated in EWS Jul 15, 2026

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Project Description
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According to the Bank’s website, the Integrated Programme for the Development of Youth Agripreneurship and Technological and Financial Innovation in Niger (PIDAJ-Niger) is a multi-sector sovereign investment programme designed to sustainably strengthen job and wealth creation for young people in Niger. The programme combines interventions in technical and vocational agricultural education and training, youth entrepreneurship and incubation, financial inclusion and access to markets, climate resilience and agricultural risk management, and institutional support and programme coordination. It will finance the construction and rehabilitation of agricultural training institutions, support innovation and agritech centres, develop agripreneur sites and irrigated perimeters, strengthen incubation ecosystems, improve access to finance through tailored financial instruments and guarantee mechanisms, and promote sovereign and agricultural index insurance against climate shocks. The total programme cost is estimated at UA 142.003 million, financed by an ADF loan of UA 72 million, a Transition Support Facility (TSF/FAT) loan of UA 60 million, UNDP co-financing of UA 1.7 million, and a Government counterpart contribution of UA 8.3 million. The implementing agency is the Ministry of Trade and Industry.

The development objective of the programme is to sustainably strengthen job and wealth creation for young people in Niger. More specifically, the programme aims to strengthen agricultural technical and vocational training systems, develop training engineering aligned with labour market needs and climate challenges, promote youth and women’s agripreneurship, improve access to finance, markets and digital services, and promote index-based insurance and other risk management instruments to protect agricultural investments against climate shocks.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
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Environmental Category: [2] Moderate Risk

The programme is classified in Category B under national regulations, and in compliance with the Integrated Safeguard System. This categorisation was approved in ISTS and SAP on 16 January 2025.

The key environmental risks and impacts are as follows: (i) loss of 316 trees; (ii) risk of water and soil pollution from pesticides and/or waste from construction operations; (iii) risk of groundwater depletion; (iv) risk of occupational health and safety accidents and incidents; (v) risk of STI/HIV/AIDS contamination with the influx of labour into the localities.

The main social risks and social impacts are: (i) health risks associated with accidental ingestion/inhalation/contact with the skin/eyes of plant protection products/pesticides; (ii) risk of conflict over failure to recruit local labour; (iii) risk of the marginalisation of women and young people in accessing the project benefits and of gender based violence (GBV).

Investment Description
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The total programme cost is estimated at UA 142.003 million, financed by an ADF loan of UA 72 million, a Transition Support Facility (TSF/FAT) loan of UA 60 million, UNDP co-financing of UA 1.7 million, and a Government counterpart contribution of UA 8.3 million.

Conversion Rate USD (2026-04-23): 1,36507


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