Category: Surveillance

Concentration of animals considered medium to high in places;
Forced departures of breeders and cattle thefts in the Gao region and in the Mopti region;
Pasture availability considered average to good across all sites;
Increase in the price of basic foodstuffs observed in the Gao region;
Water resource conditions considered average to sufficient in the four regions (Koulikoro, Mopti, Gao and Timbuktu);
Precarious security situation affecting the mobility of breeders in the regions of Gao, Mopti and Timbuktu.

Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Senegal – February-March 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

Harvesting market garden crops
Installation of off-season rice nurseries
Relative calm in phytosanitary conditions in the Timbuktu region
Pasture conditions rated average to poor in Timbuktu and poor in Taoudénni
Bourgou production rated good to average in Timbuktu
Relatively calm epizootic situation in both regions
Herds’ physical condition considered fair in Timbuktu and poor in Taoudénni
Animal watering conditions average to poor in Timbuktu and fair in Taoudénni
Increase observed in the price of millet
4,700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Timbuktu and 1,347 in Taoudénni
60,203 people in acute food insecurity (6% of the population) in Timbuktu and 14,020 (22% of the population) in Taoudénni according to the latest report of the harmonized framework for the period from March to May 2024

Overall average availability of pastures
Satisfactory drinking water resources
Massive inter-zone movements in search of pastures
Satisfactory condition of the animals
Increase in the number of animal thefts
Increase in the number of security incidents and conflicts
Fall in prices of goats and sheep
Rise in grain prices
Deterioration of the terms of trade for male goats for millet unfavorable for breeders

Pasture resources generally sufficient despite some areas in deficit
Water resources generally sufficient
High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Overall satisfactory livestock condition
Recording of several bushfires
Reporting cattle thefts
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Normal health situation with cases of peste de petits ruminants at the Gorgol surveillance sites

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