Today, as the areas favored by the Fulani pastoralists are hit by recurrent droughts and by an uncontrolled extension of agricultural areas, their freedom of movement, access to water and pasture is increasingly rendered difficult in the dry season. Considered wealthy, they are neglected by governments, discriminated against or extorted by farmers and local authorities, attacked by highwaymen and competed with subsidized meat imported from Europe and Latin America.
In Senegal and Chad, researchers and breeders are crying out to protect a vital economic sector for Africa from unfair market laws. Are we going to allow the disappearance, in the context of globalization, of a highperformance, flexible and environmentally friendly form of livestock farming, rich in lessons for our modern societies, which are increasingly subject to climatic hazards and economic uncertainties? .
Director: Clara Ott & Eric Ellena