An image of the vast, dry, cracked land the food crisis has brought to Tillabéri, #Niger #Sahel #FoodCrisis Severe food shortages threaten more than six million people in Niger. Funding is urgently needed to stave off a food crisis in the band of dry, drought-ridden territory that stretches from Senegal to Chad called the Sahel. Niger is home to some of the poorest people in the world and many factors this year have aggravated chronic food vulnerability. Those include soaring grain prices and irregular rainfall, as well as an influx of tens of thousands of Malian refugees fleeing the Tuareg rebellion. Plan is stepping up its response to the Sahel food and refugee crisis, including Niger, which is already on the verge of a food crisis. Free food is being distributed to targeted groups in villages and schools which are facing additional pressures on food supplies, pastures and infrastructure, with almost 200,000 Malian refugees having sought shelter over the borders. Please support Plan's response http://plan-international.org/what-you-can-do/emergency-appeals/west-africa-food-crisis