3.5.1 Niger food suppliers | Digital Logistics Capacity Assessments

Overview
Retail Sector
Wholesale

Overview

Millet, sorghum and black-eyed beans are staple crops that are readily available for local procurement. There are also salt mines in Bilma in the Agadez region. The most fertile areas of the countries are found in the south of Niger. The majority of large retailers will be based in the Maradi and Niamey, and to a lesser extent in Zinder; Tahoua and Diffa. Société de Transformation Alimentaire (STA) produce ready-to-eat foods, notably plumpy’sup and plumy doz, and could potentially produce a form of Super Cereal based on millet. Vegetable oil can be procured from Olga-Oil who maintains has production in Niger. Imported goods procured through local retailers include rice, sugar, corn, vegetable oil and salt. Niger-Lait SA supplies dairy products. Meat can be procured through the slaughterhouse Abattoir Frigorifique Abafri or through wholesalers such as Marina Market, Agro Niger Business or STC. Live animals can be obtained on market places for these purposes.

Additional information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For more specific and detailed overviews of food availability and market conditions, please consult the following sources:

WFP Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping (VAM): http://vam.wfp.org/CountryPage_overview.aspx?iso3=NER

USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET): http://www.fews.net/west-africa/niger

Réseau National des Chambres d’Agriculture du Niger (RECA): http://www.reca-niger.org/

Réseau des Systèmes d’Information des Marchés en Afrique de l’Ouest (RESIMAO): http://www.resimao.net/

For more information on food supplier contact details, please see the following link:

4.10 Supplier Contact List

Retail Sector

Retailers in the super market segment are dominated by Libanese traders that generally controls the import market of international brands for sale in the consortium’s super markets and whole sale through Marina Market. Each region will have wholesalers that supplies local retailers. To a certain extent small retailers will procure directly from trucks importing goods or make border runs, particularly to Nigeria. Market stands either supply local goods or obtain through wholesalers or larger retailers.

Types of Retailers Available
Type of Retailer	Rank (1-5)
Supermarket – concentrates mainly in supplying a range of food, beverage, cleaning and sanitation products; have significant purchasing power; are often part of national/regional/global chains.	5
Convenience Store/Mini Market – medium sized shop; offers a more limited range of products than supermarkets; usually has good/stable purchasing power; may be part of chain or cooperative.	4
Permanent shop with strong supply capacity – individually/family owned store; usually offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; good storage and reliable supply options.	3
Permanent shop with limited supply capacity – individually/family owned store; offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; limited storage and unstable supply options.	2
Mobile Shop/Market Stand – individually/family owned store; usually offers fewer commodities and a limited selection of brands; may be found at outdoor markets, camps or unstable environments.	1

Wholesale

Most wholesalers are based in Maradi and Zinder, but can be found on all cities. The wholesalers that are listed in contact list 4.10 can be solicited to deliver throughout the country if required. At occasions wholesalers have supplied school canteens directly.

Supplier Overview
Wholesalers	For cereals, pulses, sugar, edible oils, sugar, salt and more
Address	Regions of Maradi, Niamey, Zinder, Diffa
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	Few suppliers have own production in the sense that it makes up most of the supply. Will usually collect food in areas where they are known.
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	Most will combine retail and wholesale in the city where they are based. Import based wholesalers are more likely to specialise. Some wholesalers such as Baba Ahmed will have extensive networks.
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	Some have own transport capacity. All listed in the contact list 4.10 are capable of arranging transport.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	The supplier listed in contact list 4.10 have storage facilities. Though whether the facilities are rented or owned is not known for most cases.
Approximate Turnover in MT	Most wholesalers in the contact list 4.10 can be relied on for tonnages up to 1 000mt per procurement but may encounter problems if this limit is exceeded. For quantities surpassing 1 000mt wholesalers such as CCNI, ETS Labba Halilou, Mahamane Sani Laouali, ETS Ahmed Baba Issa and ETS Abdoulkadri M Issofou have the capacity to meet demands.
Payment Methods Accepted	Cash, bank transfer, checks
Other Comments or Key Information

Supplier Overview
Company Name	Société de Transformation Alimentaire (STA)
Address	B.P 12031 Niamey NIGER
Does the supplier have its own production / manufacturing capacity?	Yes. Food processing.
Does the supplier have its own retail capacity?	No.
Does the supplier have its own transport capacity?	No.
Does the supplier have its own storage facilities?	Yes
Approximate Turnover in MT	3 415MT/year (2016)
Payment Methods Accepted	Bank transfer, checks
Other Comments or Key Information	Subsidiary of Nutriset with licenses for plumpy’sup and plumpy’doz. Potential to produce a form of Super Cereal based on millet.

Primary Goods / Commodities Available
Commodities by Type** (SITC Rev 4 Division Code - Title)		Comments
00 - Live animals (other than fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc.)	i.e. sheep and goats, swine, poultry…	Can be obtained through market places for this purpose throughout the country. Mostly cattle, sheep, dromedaries, donkeys. One pig farm. The biggest market offerings are between July and December.
01 - Meat and meat preparations	i.e meat of bovine animals, meat of sheep, dried or smoked meat of swine, sausages…	Locally produced all year long. Can be obtained through Abattoir Frigorifique Abafri or through wholesalers such as Marina Market, Agro Niger Business or STC.
02 - Dairy products and birds’ eggs	i.e. milk, yogurt, butter, cheese, eggs…	Local production. Niger-Lait SA is the largest company making dairy products in Niger.
03 - Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs…	i.e. fish (chilled or frozen), fish (salted or in brine), fish liver and roes…	Obtainable through markets (local fishery) and supermarkets and small wholesalers (import).
04 - Cereals and cereal preparations	i.e. wheat, rice, flour of maize, pasta...	Sorghum and millet and their derivatives are locally produced, rest imported. The larger wholesalers can be found in the contact list 4.10
05 - Vegetables and fruit	i.e. vegetables, fruit and nuts, jams/jellies, fruit juices…	Mostly imported. Potatoes, onions and oranges mostly local. Through retailers and markets
06 - Sugars, sugar preparations and honey	i.e. sugars (beet or cane) raw, natural honey, fruit/nuts preserved by sugar …	Imported. Local honey. The larger import wholesalers can be found in the contact list 4.10
07 - Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof	i.e. coffee, cocoa, chocolate, tea, mate, pepper…	Imported. The larger import wholesalers can be found in the contact list 4.10
09 - Miscellaneous edible products and preparations	i.e. ready-to-eat foods, margarine, sauces, soups and broths, yeasts…	STA will produce ready-to-eat foods locally.
41 - Animal oils and fats	i.e. lard, fats and oils…	Abattoir Frigorifique Abafri can supply most animal derivatives.
42/43 - Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude, refined or fractionated	i.e. soya bean oil, olive oil, maize oil, vegetable oil…	OLGA-OIL has a processing factory for edible oils.

**For non-FOOD products please see section 3.5.2 Additional Suppliers, and for FUEL/PETROLEUM products please see section 3.1 Fuel.

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