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SIG Sahel – ACF
SIG Sahel – ACF

Monitoring and Early Warning System in the Sahel

Category: Sénégal

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Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Senegal – February-March 2026

21/04/202621/04/2026
  • Rapid degradation of forage resources
  • Animals are overweight, mediocre in size, and the health situation is worrying in some areas.
  • Recurring bushfires
  • Significant transhumance flows from Mauritania and Mali
  • High cereal prices
  • Livestock prices are falling and the terms of trade are unfavorable for ranchers.
  • Support for the pastoral sector deemed insufficient and too localized

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Publications

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Senegal – December 2025 – January 2026

24/03/202624/03/2026
  • The overall agro-pastoral situation is favorable, with a good condition
    weight gain in animals at the beginning of the dry season
  • Progressive degradation of pastures observed in the north and north-central areas
    marking the beginning of the pastoral lean season
  • Water availability is generally satisfactory, but there are pockets of
    persistent vulnerabilities in the Ferlo
  • Intensification of north-south transhumance movements, leading to
    increasing pressure on reception areas
  • Markets that favor farmers in the short term, with prices of
    Livestock prices are generally high, and cereals are declining.
  • Terms of trade generally favorable, particularly in the
    central and southern parts of the surveillance zone
  • Early signs of tension in the north (Saint-Louis, Louga, Matam):
    pastoral pressure, cattle theft and limited access to support
  • Livestock feed prices are still affordable, but there is a risk of increase.
    with the degradation of resources
  • The overall animal health situation is stable, with few cases of
    reported illnesses and deaths
  • Risk of deteriorating pastoral conditions in the coming months,
    linked to the expected decrease in resources and the increase in supply of
    cattle

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Publications

Bulletin de surveillance pastorale sur le Sénégal – Octobre-Novembre 2025

06/01/202606/01/2026
  • Disponibilité très satisfaisante des pâturages et de l’eau dans le centre, le sud et l’est mais des déficits de production fourragère enregistrés dans le nord
  • Feux de brousse étendus à Matam, Tambacounda et Kaffrine
  • Bon embonpoint des petits ruminants mais dégradation localisée de l’embonpoint des gros ruminants dans le nord et le centre
  • Prix du bétail en hausse mais une baisse de celui des céréales
  • Termes d’échange défavorables pour les éleveurs
  • Faible appui au secteur pastoral

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Sénégal

Interview with Aliou Samba Bâ, president of the Billital Maroobé Network in Senegal

29/10/202529/10/2025

In recognition of the commitment of Mr. Aliou Samba Bâ, president of the Billital Maroobé Network in Senegal. His strong and just voice in support of the pastoral communities of the Sahel has inspired our actions.

Interview conducted in October 2022 in Namarel.

Publications

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for Senegal – August-September 2025

28/10/202528/10/2025
  • Good level of pond filling
  • Satisfactory pasture and water resources in the center and south, but deficient in the north
  • Localized animal diseases (PPR, diarrhea, dermatoses, enterotoxemia) requiring enhanced health monitoring
  • Significant increase in the price of male cattle

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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – December 2024-January 2025

27/02/202527/02/2025
  • Pasture resources and animal body condition are generally satisfactory, despite some variations in certain areas
  • Suspected cases of animal diseases reported in the regions of Saint-Louis, Tambacounda, Matam and Kaolack
  • Major bushfires observed in Tambacounda
  • Large-scale cattle thefts, particularly in the regions of Louga, Tambacounda and Kaolack
  • Livestock and rice prices up from seasonal average

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Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – October-November 2024

13/12/202413/12/2024
  • Very high concentrations of cattle noted in Darou Mousty (Louga), Galoya (Saint-Louis) and Payar (Tambacounda)
  • Massive or early arrivals in the regions of Louga, Kaolack, Saint-Louis and Tambacounda
  • Satisfactory pasture and water resources
  • Major bushfires reported in the Saint-Louis, Matam and Tambacounda regions
  • Livestock thefts reported across regions
  • Upward trend in livestock prices compared to the previous period and the five-year average

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for Senegal in 2024

31/10/202406/12/2024
  • Abnormal rainy season, alternating with above-average rainfall totals and dry spells in Senegal
  • Deficit biomass production across the whole of Senegal, particularly in transhumant transit and reception sites
  • Vulnerability index is neutral over a large part of the country but has improved compared to the previous year
  • Vulnerability index is positive in certain areas of the pastoral regions of the country (Saint Louis and Louga & Matam)

Report downloadable here

Data downloadable here

Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – August-September 2024

15/10/202415/10/2024
  • Medium to high livestock concentration
  • Sufficient to very sufficient pasture resource conditions
  • Water resource conditions very sufficient to sufficient
  • Overall good condition of small and large ruminants
  • Increase in prices of animals and cereals
  • Suspicion of reported cases of illness: runny nose, distomatosis, parasitism, diarrhea, anteretoxemia, lungs
  • Terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice still favorable to breeders

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Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – June-July 2024

16/08/202417/08/2024
  • High to low livestock concentration
  • Pasture resource conditions very insufficient to insufficient
  • Sufficient to medium water resource conditions
  • Good condition of small and large ruminants
  • Reported diseases: runny nose, goat and sheep plague, fluke, parasitism
  • Terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice still favorable to breeders

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