REPUBLIC OF NIGER Fraternit Travail Progrs MINISTRY OF

REPUBLIC OF NIGER Fraternité Travail Progrès MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK OUR WEALTH NIGER LIVESTOCK SECTOR : PROVEN COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE AND A STRONG POTENTIAL

PRESENTATION PLAN I. INTRODUCTION II. Niger’s Livestock Breeds And Breeding centers III. Niger Exportation of Livestock and livestock products 2

INTRODUCTON With 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 3

The pastoral zone and others agro-ecological zones Pastoral zone: 620 000 square km of rangeland devoted for livestock breeding 4

II. Niger’s Livestock Breeds And Breeding centers 5

Azawak breed § § § Characteristics Skin color: Tawny uniform Height: Male : 1. 20 - 1. 30 m ______Female : 1. 10 - 1. 20 m § § Reproduction performances Fisrt Calving age: 3 years Calving interval : 13 months Fecondity rate: 70 à 75% § § 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 % § § 6

Bororo breed § Characteristics • Skin color : Brown uniform or mahogany color § § Reproduction performances First calving age: 42 months § § weight performances Mean weight at adult age : male (350 -500 Kg) et female (250 – 300 Kg) Carcass yield : 40 à 50 % § 7

Goudali breed § § § Characteristics Skin color: Dirty whitish § § Weight performances Mean weight at adulthood : male (400 -500 Kg. ) ; female (300 -400 Kg. ) carcass yield : 55 % § Height: 1. 30 m Djelli breed § Characteristics • Height: 1. 15 - 1. 30 m • Skin color : whitish or patched with black spots § § Reproduction performances First calving age : 42 months § § § weight performances Mean weight at adulthood : 300 Kg. carcass yield : 48 à 50 % 8

kouri breed § Characteristics Skin color: Whitish uniform or Isabel color Height: 1. 40 – 1. 50 m § § Reproduction performances First calving age: 3 years Calving interval : 15 months Fecundity rate: 67 à 76 % § § § weight 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 § § § 9

Sheep breeds • • • • Oudah 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 breed Height: 60 - 80 cm weight: 40 à 50 kg. bw Excellent breed for mutton yielding Bali breed Most Common color skin color is whitish Height: 75 -80 cm Weight: 30 - 50 kg. bw Balami breed Skin color : whitish Height : 75 -80 cm Weight: 40 - 50 kg. bw 10

Goat breeds • Sahel goat breed -Height: -Weight: 80 cm 35 - 40 kg. bw • Maradi Brown goat breed Highly prolific - prolificity rate 164% - fertility rate: 86 - 67% - fecundity rate: 141% Mean weight : -At kidding: 1. 5 - 2 kg. bw -At Adulthood: - male: 35 - 40 kg. bw - female: 30 -38 kg. bw carcass yield : 52% Best leather in the world 11

Camel breeds • Azaouak breed –Height: 2 – 2. 10 m –Mean weight: 450 kg • Gouré brown breed –Height: 1. 80 m –Mean weight: 550 kg • Azarghah breed –Height: 2 m –weight : 370 kg 12

State Breeding centers: localisation Seven state breeding centers located all over the country 13

III. Niger: Exportation of Livestock and livestock products III. 1. Livestock Market: offers (blue) and demands (red) Cattle offers and demands: 5 years means Sheep offers and demands: 5 years means 14

III. 2. Livestock Exportations EXPORTATIONS D'ANIMAUX SUR PIED DE 2000 every A 2010 year exported to Millions of heads of livestock are west African countries 1, 200, 000 1, 000 800, 000 BOVINS Nombre OVINS CAPRINS 600, 000 CAMELINS ASINS EQUINS VOLAILLES 400, 000 200, 000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 15

III. 2. Hides and skins Exportations and capacity of supply Capacity of supply: 3000 Hides, 83 000 Sheep skins and 118 000 Goat skins per month EXPOTATION DES CUIRS ET PEAUX SELON L'ESPECE DE 2000 A 2010 1, 200, 000 1, 000 Nombre 800, 000 BOVINS 600, 000 CAPRINS camelins 400, 000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 16

III. 4. Niger Livestock trading circuit 17

III. 5. West Africa Livestock trading circuit 18

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