Ferme Youyou, Educational farm and nature reserve in Lamordé, Niger.
Ferme Youyou is an educational farm and nature reserve in Niamey that combines livestock raising, crop cultivation, and fish farming. The operation maintains natural habitats alongside these commercial activities.
An agricultural engineer founded this farm in 2012 to address rising demand for poultry in Niger. The site evolved into a combination of commercial production and conservation effort.
The place offers training in farming methods and business skills, with young people learning from experienced staff members. Visitors can see how local communities apply sustainable practices in their daily work.
Visitors can come any day and join guided tours and activities available on the grounds. Comfortable footwear is recommended since the site is explored on foot and the terrain varies.
The grounds include a zoo section housing crocodiles, jackals, and monkeys in a managed setting. This area demonstrates how animal care is integrated with the farm's broader operations.
Location: Niamey
Address: Avenue, Niamey 8004, Niger
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 09:00-19:00
Phone: +22781835697
GPS coordinates: 13.50615,2.07026
Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:09
Niger reveals its character through desert expanses, mud architecture, and traces of centuries of trade and culture. The Ténéré Desert stretches across the southeast, bordered by the Aïr Mountains where oases such as Timia provide relief from the surrounding sand. Agadez holds the 16th-century Great Mosque with its towering minaret and the Sultan's Palace, both shaped from adobe brick in the Sahelian style. In Niamey, the National Museum displays tools, textiles, and artifacts from Haussa, Zarma, and Tuareg communities, while the Grand Market fills covered passages with spices, fabrics, and everyday goods. Fort de Madama stands in ruin far to the northeast, a French military post from 1931 that once guarded caravan routes between Niger and Libya. Zinder preserves its own Great Mosque and Fort Tanimoune, and Dosso keeps the Palace of the Chief and Tunguma Stone as markers of local authority. Abaaba National Park shelters black rhinoceroses and Sahelian antelopes across thorn scrub and grassland, showing efforts to protect wildlife in a demanding climate. These places together tell the story of a country shaped by desert conditions, ancient trade, and the meeting of different peoples and beliefs.
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