The pastoral unit of Medina Salam in Senegal
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A pastoral unit is centered on a borehole, a water tower, standpipes in the villages, and drinking troughs for livestock.
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By: Sayouba Traoré
22 mins
In Senegal, a large part of the population lives on animal husbandry.
However, this activity is characterized by limited water resources, deep water tables and a short rainy season.
We must add the degradation of natural resources.
This prompted the Ministry of Livestock and Animal Productions to favor the policy of pastoral units.
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A pastoral unit is above all a steering and animation tool available to the communities.
It is a geographical space centered on a borehole where people live exploiting the same resources and using the same water points (whether ponds, pastoral wells, or boreholes).
A major concern in the silvopastoral zone is transhumance.
We must therefore agree on the passageways, and equip these transhumance routes.
Hassane Gaye, president of the pastoral unit of Medina Salam.
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The establishment of a pastoral unit must obey certain standards.
First the request must come from the beneficiaries or the implementation must be done with their consent.
Then plan training-awareness sessions for all stakeholders, first of all the farmers in the villages.
Thirdly, plan and promote a way of managing pastoral unity.
Guests
:
Hassane Gaye, president of the pastoral unit of Medina Salam
Moctar Gaye,
Medina Salam drilling operator.
Production: Sayouba Traoré
Director: Ewa Piedel
Moctar Gaye, Medina Salam drilling operator.
© Sayouba Traoré / RFI
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