Journal of Food Research; Vol. 14, No. 2; 2025 ISSN 1927-0887 E-ISSN 1927-0895 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 24 Technical Process and Economic Analyses of Organic Moringa Oleifera Production in the Sahel Region of Niger Massaoudou Mahamane 1 , Issoufou Amadou 2 & Maman Rabiou Laouali Moussa 2 1 School of Post Graduate (SISE), Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Niger 2 Department of Crops Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Niger Correspondence: Issoufou Amadou, Department of Crops Production, Faculty of Agronomy and Environmental Sciences, Dan Dicko Dankoulodo University of Maradi, Niger. E-mail: amadou.issoufou@uddm.edu.ne Received: January 10, 2025 Accepted: February 16, 2025 Online Published: February 22, 2025 doi:10.5539/jfr.v14n2p24 URL: https://doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v14n2p24 Abstract In the Sahel of Niger, the fight against food insecurity remains one of the main major challenges. To reduce the effects and impacts of recurring food crises in rural areas, the production and processing of organic Moringa oleifera have been developed to strengthen community resilience. This study aims to analyze the technical and economic aspects of the production and processing of organic M. oleifera to achieve this a digital interview guide was designed on KoboCollect and administered to 231 heads of households including 132 women and 99 men in the Sahel regions of Maradi and Zinder, Niger. Data on moringa production systems, types of processed moringa products, and the financial profitability of operating accounts was analyzed. The results revealed that the seasonal cultivation practices identified two moringa production systems irrigated and rainfed. The results showed that in the rainy season, producers practice the production of pure organic moringa (82%) organic moringa associated with cereals (9.1%), and organic moringa associated with legumes (8.9%). Most producers associate organic moringa with market gardening crops (70.42%) and pure moringa (29.58%) for the irrigated system. Furthermore, the different types of processed products, are Dried Moringa Leaves (FSM), Precooked Moringa Leaves (PML), Moringa Leaf Powder (MLP), and Moringa Oil (MO). The analysis of the operating accounts showed that the irrigated moringa production system is more profitable than the rainfed system with (55%) financial profitability in Kanambakaché and Droum (55%). On the other hand, the rainfed moringa production system is less profitable with a financial profitability rate of 36% in Dogo. Keywords: Moringa oleifera, crops association, organic moringa, cultivation systems, profitability, Sahel 1. Introduction In Africa. the first initiatives explicitly dedicated to organic farming date back to the end of the 1980s (Bendjebbar, 2018). It aimed to develop resilient agriculture adapted to climatic conditions. However. the interaction between agriculture. food security and nutrition resulted in the development of agricultural production systems including organic production. Indeed, food insecurity and malnutrition are both favored by the insufficiency irregularity, and inadequacy of food resources (Walser, 2015). Moringa cultivation as a food crop was introduced in the Sahel of Niger at the beginning of the 20 th century (Saint Sauveur & Hartout, 2001). It has become an alternative to deal with recurring food deficits and strengthen populations' nutrition, especially in rural areas. Agricultural societies had to deal with the need to feed a growing population. As the population increased, pressure on the farm system reduced soil fertility and threatened its sustainability. The environmental impacts of organic farming are numerous and significantly positive, contributing to the sustainability of agricultural practices. Soil health is a cornerstone of organic farming and health is one of the principles of organic agriculture, the others being ecology, fairness, and care. Organic farming maintains healthy soils, delivers high-quality food, fosters biodiversity, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions (Tiwari, 2023). Whereas, the principle of organic production is defined as a production practice based on the non-use of synthetic chemicals. Organic moringa cultivation is practiced both during rainfed and irrigated cultivation Its production combines traditional innovation and science for the benefit of the common