Malian breeders first affected by ECOWAS sanctions
Malian herders can no longer export their cattle to countries in the sub-region.
David Baché / RFI
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Livestock represents nearly 7% of national export earnings each year, and provides a living for more than 30% of the population.
But since the military coup of August 18, the Economic Community of West African States has suspended all financial and trade relations with Mali.
For the breeders, who sell a large part of their animals in neighboring countries, the blow is very severe.
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The Garbal de Niamana is Bamako's largest export cattle market.
Maciré Niangadou owns more than 300 cows, which he sells largely in the countries of the sub-region - "
Senegal, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria ...
" - well, usually ... "
Ca completely stopped.
With the embargo, the borders are closed.
"
The muddy bays of the cattle market are usually frequented by Senegalese, Ivorian or Guinean buyers.
Today, they no longer come.
“
For people who live exclusively on that, it's catastrophic.
We want these borders to open as quickly as possible.
The ideal is the lifting of these sanctions.
It is neither good for us who are in Mali, nor for the brother countries which consume the meat coming from Mali.
It's not good for anyone.
And that can lead to incalculable consequences on both sides of the border,
”laments Sanoussi Bouya Sylla, dairy producer and president of the Bamako Chamber of Agriculture.
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Another difficulty: the purchase of food and supplements intended for animals.
Those who come from neighboring countries, especially in the poultry sector, can no longer be imported.
Those produced in Mali, according to the breeders we met, have increased.
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