REPUBLIC OF NIGER

Fraternité Travail Progrès

MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK

LIVESTOCK OUR WEALTHLIVESTOCK OUR WEALTH

NIGER LIVESTOCK SECTOR : PROVEN COMPARATIVE NIGER LIVESTOCK SECTOR : PROVEN COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND A STRONG POTENTIALADVANTAGE AND A STRONG POTENTIAL

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PRESENTATION PLAN

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INTRODUCTONINTRODUCTONWith the best comparative advantage of west Africa, livestock production in Niger:

Is a traditional activity for 87 % of the population;Benefit from the availability of over 620 000 square km of grazing land (pastoral zone) that allow production at lower cost ;Has an important stock of live animals estimated at more than 38 millions (2012) of heads of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkey and horses representing about 2 000 billions of FCFA;Has diversified species and races of livestock known to have a high aptitude in term of milk and beef production as well as the quality of the meat, the hides and skins;

Economically, livestock contribute up to 12% of the GDP; its exportation is the second source of exportation income of the country (just behind mining resources), it represent 62% of rural sector exportation income and 21 % of the overall exportation income of the country

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The pastoral zone and others agro-ecological zonesThe pastoral zone and others agro-ecological zones

Pastoral zone: 620 000 square km of rangeland devoted Pastoral zone: 620 000 square km of rangeland devoted for livestock breedingfor livestock breeding

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II. Niger’s Livestock Breeds And Breeding centersII. Niger’s Livestock Breeds And Breeding centers

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AzawakAzawak breed breed CharacteristicsCharacteristics Skin color: Tawny uniform Height: Male : 1.20 - 1.30 m

______Female : 1.10 - 1.20 m

Reproduction performancesReproduction performances Fisrt Calving age: 3 years Calving interval :13 months Fecondity rate: 70 à 75%

weight performances weight performances Mean weight at calving: Male: 23.97 kg ;

female: 21. 44 kg. bw Mean weight at adulthood : Male (400

Kg. bw) , femelle (250 Kg. bw) carcass yield: 48 à 52 %

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BororoBororo breed breed

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

• Skin color :Brown uniform or mahogany color

Reproduction performancesReproduction performances First calving age: 42 months

weight performancesweight performances Mean weight at adult age : male

(350-500 Kg) et female (250 – 300 Kg)

Carcass yield : 40 à 50 %

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Goudali breedGoudali breed CharacteristicsCharacteristics Skin color: Dirty whitish Height: 1.30 m

Weight performancesWeight performances Mean weight at adulthood : male

(400-500 Kg.) ; female (300-400 Kg.)

carcass yield : 55 %

DjelliDjelli breed breed

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kourikouri breed breed

CharacteristicsCharacteristics Skin color: Whitish uniform or Isabel

color Height: 1.40 – 1.50 m

Reproduction performancesReproduction performances First calving age: 3 years Calving interval : 15 months Fecundity rate: 67 à 76 %

weight performancesweight performances Mean weight at calving: Male 25 kg;

female

22. 5 kg Mean weight at adult hood : Male

400 -600 Kg.; female (400 Kg.) carcass yield : 55 % DWG: 635 gram

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Sheep breedsSheep breeds• Oudah breedOudah breed• The skin is bicolor; the forequarter is either black or brown while the

hindquarter is always white in color• Height: 75 -80 cm• carcass yield : 48-58%

• Ara - ara breedAra - ara breed• Height: 60 - 80 cm • weight: 40 à 50 kg.bw• Excellent breed for mutton yielding

• Bali bali breedBali bali breed• Most Common color skin color is whitish• Height: 75 -80 cm• Weight: 30 - 50 kg.bw

• Balami breedBalami breed• Skin color : whitish• Height : 75 -80 cm• Weight: 40 - 50 kg.bw

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Goat breedsGoat breeds

• Sahel goat breed-Height: 80 cm

-Weight: 35 - 40 kg.bw

• Maradi Brown goat breedHighly prolific- prolificity rate 164%- fertility rate: 86 - 67%- fecundity rate: 141%

Mean weight :-At kidding: 1.5 - 2kg.bw-At Adulthood:- male: 35 - 40 kg.bw - female: 30 -38 kg.bw

carcass yield : 52%

Best leather in the worldBest leather in the world

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Camel breedsCamel breeds•Azaouak breed

–Height: 2 – 2.10 m –Mean weight: 450kg

• Gouré brown breed–Height: 1.80m –Mean weight: 550kg

•Azarghah breed–Height: 2m –weight :370 kg

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State Breeding centers: localisationState Breeding centers: localisation

Seven state breeding centers located all over the countrySeven state breeding centers located all over the country

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III. Niger: Exportation of Livestock and livestock productsIII. Niger: Exportation of Livestock and livestock products

Cattle offers and demands: 5 years means Cattle offers and demands: 5 years means Sheep offers and demands: 5 years means Sheep offers and demands: 5 years means

III. 1. Livestock Market: offers III. 1. Livestock Market: offers (blue)(blue) and demands and demands (red)(red)

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III. 2. Livestock ExportationsIII. 2. Livestock Exportations

Millions of heads of livestock are every year exported to Millions of heads of livestock are every year exported to west African countrieswest African countries

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Capacity of supply: 3000 Hides, 83 000 Sheep skins and 118 000 Goat skins per month

III. 2. Hides and skins Exportations and capacity of supplyIII. 2. Hides and skins Exportations and capacity of supply

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IIIIII. 4. Niger Livestock trading circuit. 4. Niger Livestock trading circuit

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III. 5III. 5. West Africa Livestock trading circuit. West Africa Livestock trading circuit

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