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Biomass production analysis report for 2024 in Niger

25/10/202406/12/2024

Rainy season very favorable to the regeneration and development of pastoral resources on the Niger
Surplus biomass production across all pastoral areas
Thousands of animals lost in floods caused by heavy rains
Animal mobility disrupted by insecurity, particularly in the regions of Tillabéri, northwest Tahoua, south Maradi and Diffa, to which are added recurring animal thefts.
Difficult economic context for breeders, faced with a pastoral lean season made harder by soaring food prices

23/10/202406/12/2024

Normal to excess rainfall balance with extreme phenomena
Overall positive biomass production in Mauritania
Rainfall breaks in pastoral and agropastoral areas
Existence of some pockets of biomass production deficit in Hodh El Chargui, Brakna, Trarza and Assaba
Flooding in Hodh El Chargui and the southern regions (Gorgol, Guidimakha and Trarza)
Exposure to vulnerability in the Wilayas of Tagant, Inchiri and Dakhlet-Nouadhibou

18/10/202418/10/2024

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

11/10/202411/10/2024

Pasture availability sufficient to very sufficient
Average livestock concentration at most sentinel sites
Very sufficient water availability
Goat-millet trade terms very favorable for livestock farmers in the central and southern parts of the country
Livestock theft reported at 21.21% of monitored sentinel sites

10/10/202410/10/2024

Overall sufficient pasture availability at pastoral monitoring sites
Heavy rainfall recorded favoring sufficient availability of water resources
Worrying rise in river waters with increased risk of overflow at Gorgol
Medium to high concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Overall satisfactory livestock condition
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency, diarrhea, peste de petits ruminants, botulism at the sites monitored
Continuing arrivals of refugees in the Wilaya of Hodh El Chargui from Mali

21/09/202421/09/2024

Late start of the rainy season
Low biomass production across all coastal countries
Above-average biomass production in the eastern Sahel region
Below-average biomass production in western Mali and Burkina Faso and in central Senegal
Above-average flows causing significant flooding, particularly in the Sahel zone
End of rainy season expected to be favorable across the Sahel
Likely vulnerability for breeders in the western part of the region

21/09/202421/09/2024

Late start to the rainy season
Low biomass production across the coastal countries
Above-average biomass production in the eastern Sahelian belt
Below-average biomass production in western Mali, Burkina Faso, and central Senegal
Above-average runoff causing significant flooding, particularly in the Sahelian zone
Expected favourable end to the rainy season across the Sahel
Potential vulnerability for herders in the western part of the region