Category: Surveillance

• Rainy season generally unfavorable to the regeneration of pastoral resources in the Niger
• Average to deficient biomass production across the majority of the pastoral strip
• Biomass production is generally in deficit in the Diffa region, in the south-eastern areas of Tillabéri (Abala, Filingué, Ouallam) and north of Tahoua (Tassara, Tillia, Tchinta); in Agadez (Ingal and Aderbissinat); north of Zinder (Tesker and Tanout), north of the Maradi region (Dakoro and Bermo)
• Exposure to vulnerability of the far north of the pastoral belt of the regions of Tahoua, Zinder, the Diffa region as well as the pastoral areas of Agadez
• Animal mobility disrupted by insecurity, particularly in the regions of Tillabéri, northern Tahoua, southern Maradi and Diffa, to which are added recurring thefts of herds.
• Difficult economic context in the face of an agro-pastoral lean season made more difficult by soaring food prices
• Difficult economic context aggravated by the effects of the series of sanctions following the coup d’état of July 26, 2023

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• Démarrage précoce de la saison des pluies avec une mauvaise répartition dans le temps et l’espace
• Insufficient biomass production in the northern part of the country
• Slight deficit in biomass production in the localities of Nara, Kayes and Ménaka
• Slight surplus of biomass production in the central regions of Mopti and Ségou
• Increase in security incidents in the regions of Ménaka, Gao, Timbuktu and Mopti
• Mobility hindered in central and northern regions by armed groups
• Difficult humanitarian access in the northern part of the country
• Food and fuel prices soar
• Imposition of blockades on main roads and continued disruption of economic activities in the northern part of Mali

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• Rainy season generally positive but also marked by floods
• Biomass production above normal at national level
• Biomass production above normal across the entire pastoral zone and in the regions hosting transhumant herds: La Boucle du Mouhoun, Cascades, Southwest
• Difficult security context, particularly in pastoral areas, limiting access to resources and markets
• Difficult economic context due to the security context limiting the movement of Burkinabé breeders to border countries such as Togo and Benin

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