La problematique du developpement rural au niger
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Abstract EN:
The present research shows an experiment of rural development in niger from independance to this day. This state of the sahel region was one of the first to direct its development in priority towards the achievement of alimentary self-reliance. The object of this survey was to point out the difficulties, successes and limits of this development. These were analysed in three parts, the first two concerning the various components of the problems approached, "the men" and "the land", while the third was mainly devoted to propective. One has thus tried to understand the situation of rural development in its resources and potentialities, the regions where it is applied and, when possible, to know its evolution and the results achieved. The latter are on the whole positive, when considering that alimentary self-reliance, which still remains the government's main objective, is theoretically achieved, except during period of drought. Furthermore, the development structures set up within the specific frame of "the development society" allowed a more volontary consciousness and integration of the rural populations towards development actions. Finally, help from the international community was decisive in the fulfilment and success of certain projects.
Abstract FR:
Cette recherche retrace l'experience de developpement rural au niger de l'independance a nos jours. Cet etat de la region du sahel a ete l'un des premiers a orienter prioritairement son developpement vers la poursuite de l'autosuffisance alimentaire. L'etude realisee s'est propose d'en montrer les difficultes, les reussites et les limites, qui ont ete analysees en trois parties, dont les deux premieres portent sur les composantes de la problematique abordee : "les hommes" et "la terre", tandis que la troisieme a ete surtout consacree a la prospective. On a ainsi cherche a comprendre la situation du developpement rural dans ses ressources et ses potentialites, les regions ou il s'exerce et, chaque fois que cela aura ete possible, a en connaitre l'evolution et les resultats acquis. Ces derniers sont dans l'ensemble positifs dans la mesure ou l'autosuffisance, qui reste toujours l'objectif prioritaire du gouvernement est theoriquement atteinte sauf en periode de secheresse. En outre, les structures de developpement mises en place dans le cadre specifique de la "societe de developpement" ont permis une conscientisation et une integration plus volontaire des populations rurales aux actions de developpement. Enfin, l'effort de la communaute internationale a ete decisif pour la realisation et la reussite de certains projets.