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SIG Sahel – ACF
SIG Sahel – ACF

Monitoring and Early Warning System in the Sahel

Category: Sénégal

Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – December 2024-January 2025

27/02/202527/02/2025
  • 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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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – October-November 2024

13/12/202413/12/2024
  • Very high concentrations of cattle noted in Darou Mousty (Louga), Galoya (Saint-Louis) and Payar (Tambacounda)
  • Massive or early arrivals in the regions of Louga, Kaolack, Saint-Louis and Tambacounda
  • Satisfactory pasture and water resources
  • Major bushfires reported in the Saint-Louis, Matam and Tambacounda regions
  • Livestock thefts reported across regions
  • Upward trend in livestock prices compared to the previous period and the five-year average

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for Senegal in 2024

31/10/202406/12/2024
  • Abnormal rainy season, alternating with above-average rainfall totals and dry spells in Senegal
  • Deficit biomass production across the whole of Senegal, particularly in transhumant transit and reception sites
  • Vulnerability index is neutral over a large part of the country but has improved compared to the previous year
  • Vulnerability index is positive in certain areas of the pastoral regions of the country (Saint Louis and Louga & Matam)

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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – August-September 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

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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – June-July 2024

16/08/202417/08/2024
  • High to low livestock concentration
  • Pasture resource conditions very insufficient to insufficient
  • Sufficient to medium water resource conditions
  • Good condition of small and large ruminants
  • Reported diseases: runny nose, goat and sheep plague, fluke, parasitism
  • Terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice still favorable to breeders

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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – April-May 2024

21/06/202421/06/2024
  • The concentration of livestock is medium to high
  • Pasture resource conditions are insufficient to average
  • Water resource conditions range from sufficient to average
  • The body condition of small and large ruminants is good
  • Reported illnesses: Runny nose, diarrhea, fluke, anterotoxemia and toxemia;
  • The terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice remain favorable.
  • Markets are open and state interventions concern vaccinations and livestock feed.

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Publications

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – February-March 2024

24/04/202424/04/2024
  • High concentration of livestock in reception sites in the Kaolack, Kaffrine and Tambacounda regions
  • Good condition of small and large ruminants
  • Sufficient pasture and water resources
  • Livestock and grain prices still above seasonal averages
  • Terms of trade for male cattle for millet or rice favorable to breeders

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Publications

Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the Ferlo agropastoral zone in Senegal – December 2023 – January 2024

16/02/202416/02/2024
  • High concentration of livestock in reception sites (Kaolack, Kaffrine and Tambacounda regions)
  • Overall good condition of small and large ruminants
  • Sufficient pasture and water resources at the reception sites
  • Slight fluctuation in livestock and grain prices
  • Terms of trade for male cattle for millet or rice favorable to breeders

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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)

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for Senegal in 2023

31/10/2023
  • Rainy season generally close to normal in Senegal
  • Normal to slightly deficient biomass production across the whole of Senegal
  • Good biomass production on the northern edge of the country, particularly in Podor
  • Locally deficient biomass production in the livestock reception sites of Tambacounda and Kaffrine
  • Biomass production down compared to 2022
  • Increased vulnerability compared to 2022, especially in the Louga and Diourbel regions

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