Category: Burkina Faso

Pastoral transition with a heterogeneous situation depending on the sites monitored in terms of pastures and water
Livestock feed shortages at more than half of the monitored sites
Cereal prices are up compared to the last two months, but down compared to last year.
Sharp increase in small ruminant prices compared to the last two months
Terms of trade generally favorable

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Burkina Faso – February-March 2026

Average livestock concentration, high pressure in Liptako linked to mobility restrictions
Insufficient to very insufficient availability, marked negative anomalies in Liptako and Guiriko
Gradual drying up of ponds and streams, increased dependence on wells and boreholes
Dominant wells and boreholes, drying up of ponds
Fires in Tannounyan and Djoro are increasing the pressure on pastures.
Increased tensions between herders and farmers in Liptako
Attacks and looting in Liptako, population displacements
Small ruminants passable to mediocre, large ruminants in decline, critical situation in Liptako
Isolated cases of animal disease but no confirmed epidemic
Humanitarian interventions concentrated in Liptako and Guiriko
SPAI shortage reported in Liptako and Guiriko
Livestock prices rise, cereal prices fall
The terms of trade are generally favorable to livestock farmers, but there are regional disparities, with Liptako in a disadvantageous position.

positive rainy season
Positive rainy season with localized flooding
Winter arrived late across much of the country, but pockets of drought persist.
Biomass production above the national average:
- Very high production levels in the Centre-North, the Mouhoun Loop, the North and the Sahel
- Average to low production levels in the Cascades, the Centre and the Central Plateau
- Very low production in parts of the Central-East and Central-West
Difficult security situation at the borders and on transhumance corridors
Internal restrictions on mobility and limitations on cross-border transhumance to Benin and Togo