Category: Surveillance

Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report in 2024 in northern Côte d’Ivoire

  • Rainy season generally poor in the northern regions, marked by a late start and early end of the rains and some extreme rains leading to flooding in certain localities
  • Biomass production well below normal in northern Côte d’Ivoire, with the lowest annual production recorded in 25 years in some places
  • Deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel leading to an increase in the flow of transhumant herders from Burkina Faso and Mali to the main refugee-hosting departments in the north of Côte d’Ivoire

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for 2024 in the Sahel

  • Heavy rainfall received particularly in the Sahel countries
  • Good biomass production in the Sahel region of West Africa overall
  • Biomass production much higher than normal in the Central Sahel
  • Average to low biomass production on the western coast and in coastal countries
  • Low exposure of the region to biomass-related vulnerability
  • Higher than normal flows causing significant flooding  
  • Security context severely hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel, in addition to restrictions on mobility towards coastal countries, particularly towards Benin and Togo
  • Significant movements of displaced populations with livestock in several areas of the region

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for 2024 in Burkina Faso

  • Positive rainy season
  • Flooding in places
  • Biomass production above the national average
  • Production well above normal in the center and north
  • Average to low biomass production in the south-central and southern regions
  • Difficult security context in pastoral areas, particularly in border areas and transhumance corridors
  • Restrictions on mobility due to the security context
  • Disruption of cross-border transhumance to Benin and Togo

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for Senegal in 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

Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the regions of Timbuktu and Taoudenni in Mali – July-August-September 2024

  • Good rainfall
  • Late start to the agricultural campaign in certain localities
  • Increased threat of flooding of village irrigated areas due to the high flooding of the Niger River
  • Relative calm in the phytosanitary field
  • State of the dewatered pastures judged sufficient to very sufficient in Timbuktu and average to fair in Taoudenni
  • Flooding of certain bourgoutières in the Timbuktu region
  • Relatively calm epizootic situation
  • Herds are in very good condition in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudenni
  • Animal watering conditions are good in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudenni
  • Rice price increase
  • 7,129 internally displaced persons (IDPs) registered in Timbuktu and 6,204 in Taoudenni

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for 2024 in Chad

  • Normal to excess rainfall across the territory
  • Average to good biomass production across the country
  • Good to very good biomass production in the Sahelian part in the regions of Barh-El-Gazel, Batha and Ouaddaï, Ennedi East and West, Hadjer Lamis, Kanem and Wadi Fira
  • Deficit biomass production recorded in the south of the country in Logone Oriental and Occidentale, a large part of Mayo Kebi East and West, Tandjilé and Mandoule 
  • Prospect of a normal and less difficult pastoral lean season in 2025 for the north, but probably early for the south
  • Complex security context in the far north and west of the country

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Biomasse

Biomass production analysis report for Mali in 2024

  • Excess rainfall over most of Mali
  • Normal to late start of the rainy season with poor distribution in time and space
  • Good biomass production in the large northern and central part of the country
  • Normal to significant deficit in biomass production in a large part of the south, center and west of the country
  • Very significant deficit in biomass production in the north of the Goundam and Timbuktu circles
  • Unfavorable security situation for breeders with cattle being kidnapped

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