Category: Surveillance

Cattle movements towards the South
High to very high concentration of livestock in several pastoral areas
Sufficient availability of pasture and average to good watering conditions for livestock
Satisfactory condition of animals
Some bushfires
Increase in prices of cereals, livestock and animal feed
Terms of trade for goats for millet are unfavorable to farmers in some places
Recurrence of cattle thefts
Little suspicion of animal diseases
No security incidents reported

Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin for Niger – April-May 2023

Pasture resources are gradually deteriorating and are even alarming in places
Water resources generally satisfactory despite the drying up of temporary surface water
Early arrivals of herds to the northern areas of Maradi from the south facing insecurity
Animals’ physical condition is fair on most sites
Slight decrease in cases of animal theft and insecurity
Slight drop in goat and sheep prices
Cereal prices rise in most monitored markets
Terms of trade for grain for goats unfavorable to breeders

High to very high concentration of cattle in the Tambacounda region and Dolly Ranch
Sharp decline in pasture resources in the northern regions (Matam, Louga and Saint-Louis)
Deterioration of the body condition of small and large ruminants
Sharp seasonal rise in livestock and grain prices

Delay in sowing flood recession crops in the Timbuktu region due to the exceptional flooding of the Niger River in 2022
State of dewatered pastures considered fair to poor in the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudénit
Agricultural campaign judged average in the Timbuktu region
Calm epizootic situation in the Timbuktu region but worrying in the Taoudénit region (cases of sheep pox)
Herds’ body weight considered average in the Timbuktu regions and fair in Taoudenit
Animal watering conditions favorable in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudénit
Increase in cereal prices observed in Timbuktu
8,557 internally displaced people in the Timbuktu region
2,899 internally displaced people in the Taoudénit region

Pasture resources are moderately satisfactory but alarming in places
Water resources generally satisfactory despite the gradual drying up of surface water points
Massive and early movements of herds towards the northern areas of Maradi coming from the South, which is facing insecurity
Animals’ physical condition is fair on most sites
Increase in animal thefts and insecurity
Slight increase in prices of goats and sheep
Increase in the price of cereals in the regions of Tillabéri, Tahoua and Diffa
Terms of trade for grain for goats unfavorable to breeders