Emergency Assessment Agro-Pastoral Conditions Niono District Ségou Region, February 16-19, 2018
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EMERGENCY ASSESSMENT AGRO-PASTORAL CONDITIONS NIONO DISTRICT SÉGOU REGION, FEBRUARY 16-19, 2018 Catholic Relief Services (CRS) ALPAHLOG Niek de Goeij Modibo Diarra Country Representative Program Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 2 1 Context .................................................................................................................. 6 2 Methodology ......................................................................................................... 7 3 Quantitative Results .............................................................................................. 8 3.1 Demographics .................................................................................................................................................. 8 3.1.1 Gender of respondent ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.1.2 Household position of respondent ...................................................................................................... 8 3.1.3 Marital Status .............................................................................................................................................. 8 3.1.4 Household size ............................................................................................................................................. 9 3.1.5 Ethnicity ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.1.6 Household status ........................................................................................................................................ 9 3.1.7 Distance to weekly market ................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.8 Distance to livestock market ............................................................................................................... 10 3.1.9 Primary livelihood activity .................................................................................................................. 10 3.1.10 Secondary livelihood activity ........................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Agriculture ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1 Household practices agriculture ....................................................................................................... 11 3.2.2 Area cultivated in 2016-2017 ............................................................................................................. 11 3.2.3 Area cultivated in 2017-2018 ............................................................................................................. 12 3.2.4 Change in area cultivated in 2017-2018 ....................................................................................... 12 3.2.5 Primary crop for meeting household food needs ....................................................................... 12 3.2.6 Food needs covered by harvest in 2016-2017 ............................................................................. 13 3.2.7 Harvest in 2017-2018 compared to harvest in 2016-2017 ................................................... 13 3.2.8 Foods needs covered by harvest in 2017-2018 ........................................................................... 13 3.2.9 Constraints on agricultural production ......................................................................................... 14 3.2.10 Off-season vegetable gardening ...................................................................................................... 14 3.2.11 Principle off-season crop .................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.12 Secondary off-season crop ................................................................................................................. 15 3.2.13 Constraints on off-season vegetable gardening ....................................................................... 15 3.2.14 Price of agricultural products at nearest market ................................................................... 15 3.3 Animal Husbandry ...................................................................................................................................... 16 3.3.1 Animal husbandry practice ................................................................................................................. 16 3.3.2 Type of animal husbandry practiced ............................................................................................... 16 3.3.3 Primary type of livestock fodder ........................................................................................................ 16 3.3.4 Secondary type of livestock fodder ................................................................................................... 17 3.3.5 Price of oilcake .......................................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.6 Household stock of fodder .................................................................................................................... 17 3.3.7 Duration of supply of fodder ............................................................................................................... 18 3.3.8 Water source for livestock ................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.9 Livestock shelter type ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.10 Distance to livestock shelter ............................................................................................................. 19 3.3.11 Stature of livestock ............................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.12 Price of livestock .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.13 Plans to sell livestock ........................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.14 Timing of livestock sale ....................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.15 Primary constraint on animal husbandry .................................................................................. 20 3.3.16 Arrival of livestock ................................................................................................................................ 20 3.3.17 Type of livestock arriving ................................................................................................................... 21 2 3.3.18 Transhumance ........................................................................................................................................ 21 3.3.19 Intended destination of seasonal livestock movement .......................................................... 21 3.3.20 Timing of transhumance .................................................................................................................... 21 3.3.21 Constraints on transhumance .......................................................................................................... 22 3.4 Labor Migration ........................................................................................................................................... 22 3.4.1 Household members engage in labor migration ........................................................................ 22 3.4.2 Number of household members engaged in labor migration ............................................... 22 3.5 Food Security ................................................................................................................................................ 23 3.5.1 Number of meals eaten per day ......................................................................................................... 23 3.5.2 Household Food Consumption Score (FCS) ................................................................................... 23 3.5.3 Household Reduced Coping Strategy IndeX Score (RCSI) ....................................................... 23 3.5.4 Household grain reserve ....................................................................................................................... 24 3.5.5 Duration of grain reserve ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.5.6 Household assets and resources ........................................................................................................ 24 3.5.7 Type of NGO support received ............................................................................................................ 25 3.5.8 Ability to meet household food needs 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