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Pastoralism and drylands in West Africa - PPZS

Understanding pastoral systems and working to develop them and integrate them into national economies.

In spite of the widespread crisis affecting the Sahel, pastoral livestock production is still a major way of life and a key production system in the arid zones of Africa. Within this context, its sustainability depends on its ability to preserve natural environments and to co-exist with other activities. The platform is working towards sustainable pastoral livestock production that is better integrated into national economies and articulated with other production systems in dry zones.

Partnership

France

  • French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)

Senegal

  • Centre de suivi écologique (CSE)
  • Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles (ISRA)
  • Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD)