Foreign Affairs committee  We are working on that at the moment. We do not have buyers for the new formulas because the buyer is the United Nations. The formula is the one we developed in 1996 and it has not changed since. We are developing products containing local crops like millet, black-eyed peas, sorghum and teff.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. In fact, we identify the skills needed, whether they be in quality, in production or in purchasing. The skills are those of the agri-food industry. We provide training both in France and in the plants themselves. Then we identify the partners' deficiencies in terms of skills.

Foreign Affairs committee  That may be the case, but it can also involve young entrepreneurs who want to do something in their countries. For example, a student from Burkina Faso, who was doing a placement with us, said that he wanted to start up a plant. We helped him start that plant from scratch. He became a shareholder in the plant and now he manages it.

Foreign Affairs committee  Yes. The important thing for me is to be able to develop the expertise and create salaried positions. A salary benefits an entire family there. We create work based on the peanut business. We have to improve the supply and the quality and establish laboratories in which the products can be tested.

Foreign Affairs committee  In terms of Niger, 90% of the peanuts we use come from that country. If Niger and the surrounding region no longer have any, it means that there was a poor harvest the previous year. Then they have to be imported. However, that situation is extremely rare. It is a resource that you can find everywhere.

Foreign Affairs committee  At any given time, 45 million children are suffering rom acute malnutrition. From time to time, there is going to be a crisis in the Sahel. Unfortunately, they are cyclical and they occur every two years. That essentially means that a child is going to be malnourished some time in his or her first thousand days.

Foreign Affairs committee  I don't entirely agree with you. Today, the network we have established has eight partners. They produce and use peanuts, of which 90% are locally produced. Of course, before the harvest, when the storage bins are empty, there is a shortage of peanuts. We bring them in from Argentina mainly, and from some other countries.

Foreign Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I will deal with the first part of your question briefly because I have already talked to you about it. The therapeutic assistance that Plumpy'Nut provides allows mothers to stay at home and take care of other children. I talked to you about treatment and prevention.

Foreign Affairs committee  Good afternoon. I am going to speak in French because I am lucky enough to be able to do so. First, I would like to thank the committee for inviting us. We are flattered to be here with you today. Nutriset is a company that was started in 1986 by Michel Lescanne, my dad. We are a family company that, for 30 years, has been working to solve problems associated with malnutrition.