Publications Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the Timbuktu and Taoudénni regions of Mali – October-November-December 2023 22/01/202422/01/2024 Harvest period for rice and dry crops Installation and maintenance of market gardening and wheat crops Relative calm in phytosanitary conditions in the Timbuktu region Lack of rainfall causing losses of sown areas and degeneration of pastures State of the exuded pastures judged average to poor in Timbuktu and poor in Taoudénni Condition of flooded pastures deemed good in Timbuktu Relatively calm epizootic situation in both regions Herds’ physical condition considered fair in Timbuktu and fair to poor in Taoudénni Animal watering conditions favorable in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudénni Decline observed in the price of rice 25,793 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Timbuktu and 7,146 in Taoudénni 65,646 people in acute food insecurity (6.56% of the population) during this period Download the newsletter here
Publications Bimonthly bulletin of pastoral surveillance in the Sahel October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023 Tdownload the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin for Niger – October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023 Average availability of pastoral resources Water resources generally satisfactory Massive inter-zone movements in search of pastures Satisfactory condition of the animals Slight decrease in the number of animal thefts Reduced insecurity and conflict Fall in prices of goats and sheep Rise in grain prices Falling terms of trade for male goats for millet still unfavorable for breeders Download the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023 Satisfactory pasture and water resources High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Overall satisfactory livestock condition Several cases of bushfires recorded Reporting cattle thefts Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, botulism, peste de petits ruminants at the sites Launch of the national livestock vaccination campaign Download the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the Ferlo agropastoral zone in Senegal – October-November 2023 21/12/202316/02/2024 Forte concentration du bétail dans les régions de Louga et Tambacounda Overall good condition of small and large ruminants Sufficient pasture and water resources Increase in cases of cattle theft Livestock prices rise slightly, grain prices fall Terms of trade for male cattle for millet or rice favorable to breeders Isolated cases of suspected diseases (enterotoxemia, parasitosis, distomatosis) Download the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Burkina Faso – October-November 2023 13/12/202313/12/2023 End of harvest period Average to sufficient availability of pasture and water resources Average concentration of livestock and locally high Animals’ physical condition fair to good Fall in prices of small ruminants Falling grain prices Rising prices of livestock feed Unfavorable terms of trade for breeders Worrying security situation leading to forced displacement of herders Download the newsletter here
Publications Bi-monthly bulletin on information monitoring and alerts on the conditions of pastoral and agro-pastoral households – July-August 2023 06/11/202316/11/2023 Tdownload the newsletter here
Biomasse Analysis report on biomass production in 2023 in the Sahel 01/11/202312/11/2023 Biomass production globally close to normal in the Sahelian zone of West Africa Biomass production higher than normal in the southwest of Mauritania, extending to the northern border of Senegal and the central Sahel region and in Burkina Faso Very low biomass production in the northern limit of the Sahelian belt Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin area Negative biomass production anomalies along the coastal countries, particularly in Benin High vulnerability in the northern border of the Sahel Security issues severely hinder the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel. This is in addition to mobility restrictions towards the coastal countries, especially Benin and Togo Report downloadable here
Biomasse Biomass production analysis report for 2023 in the Sahel 01/11/202301/11/2023 Biomass production generally close to normal in the Sahel region of West Africa Above-normal biomass production in southwest Mauritania, along the northern border of Senegal and the three-border region, and in Burkina Faso Very low biomass production on the northern edge of the Sahelian strip Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin Negative biomass production anomalies in coastal countries, particularly in Benin High vulnerability in the northern border strip of the Sahel Security context severely hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel, which adds to restrictions on mobility towards coastal countries, particularly towards Benin and Togo Report downloadable here
Biomasse Biomass production analysis report for Chad in 2023 31/10/202331/10/2023 Faible production de biomasse en zone sahélienne et bonne en zone soudanaise Best biomass production recorded in Chari Baguirmi, Guéra, south-east of Hadjer Lamis and the province of Salamat Biomass production deficit across the entire Sahelian strip from Kanem in the west to the two Enedi in the east on the border with Sudan Pastoral lean season 2023/2024 early and difficult for livestock Prospect of an early and difficult pastoral lean season in 2024 with increased transhumance movements towards the southern provinces and neighbouring countries Cameroon and the Central African Republic Possibility of conflicts related to resource sharing during transhumance Locust invasion in crops and part of the pastures of the western Sahel provinces Fragile security context accentuated by the Sudanese crisis which impacts the eastern provinces of the country Report downloadable here