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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – December 2024-January 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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Mauritanie

Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – December 2024 – January 2025

  • Sufficient availability of pastoral resources at the sites monitored
  • Drying up of certain lakes and temporary ponds
  • Observation of several bush fires
  • Medium to high concentration of livestock in strategic pastoral areas  
  • Satisfactory condition of the animals
  • Suspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as botulism and peste des petits ruminants
  • National livestock vaccination campaign underway
  • Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable to breeders
  • Continuing arrival of refugees in Hodh El Chargui

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For Pastoralism – Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger (ACF) supports pastoral communities in several West and Central African countries, responding to complex challenges such as food insecurity, conflicts over access to natural resources, the impacts of climate change and a fragile security situation, in addition to contributing to the production of information on pastoralism..

These interventions aim to strengthen the resilience and food security of these communities through an integrated approach encompassing direct assistance, capacity building and advocacy actions.

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For Pastoralism – Against Hunger

Action Against Hunger supports pastoral communities in several countries across West and Central Africa, addressing complex challenges such as food insecurity, conflicts related to access to natural resources, the impacts of climate change, and a fragile security situation, in addition to contributing to the production of information on pastoralism.

These interventions aim to enhance the resilience and food security of these communities through an integrated approach that encompasses direct assistance, capacity building, and advocacy actions.

Summary document downloadable here

Complet document downloadable here

Publications

Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the Timbuktu and Taoudenni regions of Mali – October-November 2024

  • Perte d’importants périmètres irrigués villageois par suite des inondations causées par la crue du fleuve Niger
  • Start of harvesting of irrigated crops
  • Relative calm in the phytosanitary field
  • State of the dewatered pastures judged to be average to very sufficient in Timbuktu and average to fair in Taoudenni
  • State of flooded pastures judged poor in Timbuktu;
  • Relatively calm epizootic situation
  • Herds in good condition in Timbuktu and average in Taoudenni
  • Animal watering conditions are good in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudenni
  • Rice price increase
  • 3,046 internally displaced persons (IDPs) registered in Timbuktu and 1,986 in Taoudenni

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