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Vegetation cover in the dry season generally positive across Senegal, result of good biomass production during the 2022 winter season
Low vegetation cover in the north and west
Very good to good vegetation cover in the center, east and south, particularly the southwest
Positive vegetation cover anomalies observed in the center, east, northeast and part of the center-east
Negative vegetation cover anomalies located in the departments of Kanel, Ranérou, Tambacounda, Koumpentoum, Koungheul, resulting from bushfires

Bimonthly bulletin of pastoral surveillance in the Sahel December 2022-January 2023

• Good supply of markets with local and imported foodstuffs

• General drop in the price of local cereals compared to the previous period

Low livestock movement due to good breeding conditions
Sufficient availability of pasture and good watering conditions for livestock
Satisfactory condition of animals
Significant number of bushfires
Goat-for-millet terms of trade favorable to breeders
Suspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as botulism, foot-and-mouth disease, and cases of plague in small ruminants (PPR)

High to very high concentration of livestock in the southern localities of the agro-sylvo-pastoral zone of Ferlo
Decline in pasture resources in northern regions
Intensification of bushfires across almost the entire agropastoral zone of Ferlo
Recurring cattle thefts reported in several localities
Seasonal rise in livestock and grain prices

Pasture resources generally satisfactory
Satisfactory water resources despite the gradual drying up of surface water points
Massive and early movements of herds towards liberated agricultural areas less affected by insecurity
Animals’ overall condition is satisfactory on the majority of sites
Increase in animal thefts and insecurity
Stability of goat and sheep prices
Increase in grain prices in the Tillabéri, Tahoua and Diffa regions
Terms of trade for grain for goats unfavorable to breeders

Good supply of markets with local and imported foodstuffs
General decrease in the price of locally sourced products compared to the previous period
Despite the drop in prices of locally sourced foodstuffs compared to the past period, these prices remain high compared to the 2020 average.

Exceptional flooding of the Niger River causes the flooding of 5,652 hectares of crops with 12,748 victims in the Timbuktu region
Pasture conditions are considered fair in the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudénit
Agricultural campaign judged average in the Timbuktu region
Calm epizootic situation in the Timbuktu region but worrying in the Taoudénit region (cases of sheep pox)
Herds’ physical condition considered average in the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudénit
Favorable animal watering conditions with the flooding of the Niger River in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudénit
Slight drop observed in cereal prices
83,768 internally displaced people in the Timbuktu region