SIG Sahel

Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudénni in Mali – April-May 2024

Harvesting cold off-season crops
Preparations for the wintering campaign
Relative calm in phytosanitary conditions in the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudenni
State of exundated pastures judged poor in Timbuktu and very poor in Taoudénni
End of the bourgou harvest with production considered good to average in the Timbuktu region
Relatively calm epizootic situation in both regions
The condition of the herds was considered fair in Timbuktu and poor in Taoudenni.
Animal watering conditions average to poor in Timbuktu and fair in Taoudenni
Increase observed in the price of rice
7,736 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Timbuktu and 8,894 in Taoudenni
60,203 people in acute food insecurity (6% of the population) in Timbuktu and 14,020 (22% of the population) in Taoudénni according to the latest report of the harmonized framework for the period from March to May 2024

The terms of trade for goats against millet are very unfavorable for breeders on the majority of sites monitored in the regions of Gao and Timbuktu.
Cattle kidnapping reported in Gao region
Insufficient support for the pastoral sector on the sites monitored in the northern regions
Pasture availability judged to be insufficient to very insufficient
High concentrations of animals recorded in flooded parts of the Gao and Timbuktu regions
Watering conditions considered average to poor

The concentration of livestock is medium to high
Pasture resource conditions are insufficient to average
Water resource conditions range from sufficient to average
The body condition of small and large ruminants is good
Reported illnesses: Runny nose, diarrhea, fluke, anterotoxemia and toxemia;
The terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice remain favorable.
Markets are open and state interventions concern vaccinations and livestock feed.

Pasture deficit at pastoral monitoring sites
Water resources generally sufficient with a deterioration in watering conditions
High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Fair livestock condition
Recording of some bushfire cases
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Calm health situation with a few cases of vitamin deficiency, peste de petits ruminants, pasteurellosis at the Gorgol surveillance sites