Pumpkins are held in high esteem. They are a staple food in West African cooking. And in the harvest season, all roads and fully-loaded pirogues, lead to Niamey, Niger.
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In Niger, pumpkin harvest support thousands of jobs and fill countless bellies. Pirogues laden with pumpkins sailing down the Niger River to the capital Niamey . Some trucks even travel as far as the central Zinder region to bring pumpkians to Niamey.
