SIM livestock

The SIMb is based on a survey of 13 reference markets. Its purpose is above all to guide the actors of the livestock / meat sector in their decision-making. The data collected and processed is also used for:

• Help with the implementation of projects,
• the production of national accounts,
• the implementation of municipal budgets,
• national economic projections,
• the appreciation of food security.

The data collected covers aspects related to supply and demand. All basic data is collected by animal category, taking into account both the age and the fattening status of each head.

Other data is also collected by the livestock market investigators. This concerns in particular the profile of the actors (sellers, buyers) which determines the type of market, the taxes collected on the market by the various structures involved, namely the municipality, the management committee and the other services offered such as guarding. , watering, boarding.

In the context of food security, SIMb data intervenes at two levels:

In terms of market attendance:

• the presence of a large number of animals on the markets, especially in production areas,
• the presence of young animals,
• the presence of a significant number of females.

In terms of prices:

• the fluctuation of prices in a production market can give indications of the possible difficulties experienced by producers in terms of food.
• Monthly and quarterly summaries are produced for all the markets monitored. An annual statistical report contains all the information on the markets. About 500 copies are distributed.

The mechanism, the means available and the sources of funding:

• At the decentralized level: the staff is made up of one investigator per market and the head of the livestock area on which the market depends is the survey controller.
• At the central level: a team is responsible for entering, processing and disseminating data. This team includes a department head (Engineer or Veterinary Doctor) supported by two to three agents.
• Funding is provided by the state budget to which is added project support from the French Cooperation and the Livestock Development Fund (FODEL).

Livestock Development Fund (FODEL)

Following the devaluation of the CFA franc in January 1994, which encouraged a massive outflow of live animals that had become competitive for export, the authorities of Burkina Faso initiated a levy called Contribution du Secteur Elevage (CSE). This royalty is applicable to export animals up to 3,000 FCFA per bovine, 250 FCFA per small ruminant, 50 FCFA per poultry and 100 FCFA per kg of skin. 40% of these levies go to the Livestock Development Fund (FODEL, Law No. 57/95 / ADP of 12/21/95). FODEL, supposed to be a support fund for animal production, provides between 200 and 300 million CFA francs each year. This fund has already been used to build infrastructure for the benefit of breeders (pastoral water points) and to purchase livestock feed (SPAI) for disadvantaged areas and specific productions such as milk.

Coverage of the SIMb by the state budget

The SIMb has been implemented since 1991 with the financial support of the French Cooperation.

However, this funding has not always been assured on a continuous basis due to difficulties related to the renewal of the various agreements. Thus, several funding breaks were observed, causing more or less long stops in the payment of investigators. This state of affairs is not such as to assure the Statistical Service of proper data collection and the Ministry of Animal Resources has deemed it appropriate to include the activities of this survey in the state budget. Unfortunately here too, care was never continuous, with the release of state funds often being restricted. During 2002, data collection activities were supported by FODEL. The inclusion in the state budget – 2003 management of these activities was accepted but subsequently refused due to budget restrictions. The first quarter of 2003 was again supported by FODEL and will be taken over by the Support and Fight against Poverty in Rural Areas Project, PAMIR.

Methodologically:

• the weakness of collection points (monitored markets),
• the lack of synergy and complementarity with other structures,
• the risks of error (not exhaustive of observations) and double counting attributable to the dispersion of points of sale, movement of animals within the same market or between nearby markets, the spread of arrivals, return of unsold products to the market, off-market transactions, operators’ mistrust of investigating agents.

In terms of resources:

• support from the state budget has not always been continuous, as has financial support from development partners,
• delays in mobilizing allocated funds,
• late payments by investigators.

In terms of distribution:

• The non-dissemination of certain information.

The SIMb maintains functional relationships with the structures below:

• State services: CRSPC, CPG, STC / PDES, SP / CPSA, DG-PSA
• Sub-regional organizations: CILSS
• Private sector: economic operators in the livestock / meat sector, in particular traders, exporters, butchers and their organizations.
• State structures: INSD, (DGD and sub-regional organizations (UEMOA, ALG)
• Sub-regional organizations: UEMOA, ALG
• State structures: Prime Ministry, national commitments.