Category: Surveillance

Multi-sectoral surveillance bulletin on the Timbuktu and Taoudénni regions of Mali – October-November-December 2023

Harvest period for rice and dry crops
Installation and maintenance of market gardening and wheat crops
Relative calm in phytosanitary conditions in the Timbuktu region
Lack of rainfall causing losses of sown areas and degeneration of pastures
State of the exuded pastures judged average to poor in Timbuktu and poor in Taoudénni
Condition of flooded pastures deemed good in Timbuktu
Relatively calm epizootic situation in both regions
Herds’ physical condition considered fair in Timbuktu and fair to poor in Taoudénni
Animal watering conditions favorable in Timbuktu and passable in Taoudénni
Decline observed in the price of rice
25,793 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Timbuktu and 7,146 in Taoudénni
65,646 people in acute food insecurity (6.56% of the population) during this period

Satisfactory pasture and water resources
High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Overall satisfactory livestock condition
Several cases of bushfires recorded
Reporting cattle thefts
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, botulism, peste de petits ruminants at the sites
Launch of the national livestock vaccination campaign

Biomass production globally close to normal in the Sahelian zone of West Africa
Biomass production higher than normal in the southwest of Mauritania, extending to the northern border of Senegal and the central Sahel region and in Burkina Faso
Very low biomass production in the northern limit of the Sahelian belt
Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin area
Negative biomass production anomalies along the coastal countries, particularly in Benin
High vulnerability in the northern border of the Sahel
Security issues severely hinder the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel. This is in addition to mobility restrictions towards the coastal countries, especially Benin and Togo

Biomass production generally close to normal in the Sahel region of West Africa
Above-normal biomass production in southwest Mauritania, along the northern border of Senegal and the three-border region, and in Burkina Faso
Very low biomass production on the northern edge of the Sahelian strip
Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin
Negative biomass production anomalies in coastal countries, particularly in Benin
High vulnerability in the northern border strip of the Sahel
Security context severely hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel, which adds to restrictions on mobility towards coastal countries, particularly towards Benin and Togo

Faible production de biomasse en zone sahélienne et bonne en zone soudanaise
Best biomass production recorded in Chari Baguirmi, Guéra, south-east of Hadjer Lamis and the province of Salamat
Biomass production deficit across the entire Sahelian strip from Kanem in the west to the two Enedi in the east on the border with Sudan
Pastoral lean season 2023/2024 early and difficult for livestock
Prospect of an early and difficult pastoral lean season in 2024 with increased transhumance movements towards the southern provinces and neighbouring countries Cameroon and the Central African Republic
Possibility of conflicts related to resource sharing during transhumance
Locust invasion in crops and part of the pastures of the western Sahel provinces
Fragile security context accentuated by the Sudanese crisis which impacts the eastern provinces of the country