Abstract: the Sahel region is experiencing a glaring fodder deficit. For about three decades, pastoralists have been struggling to feed their livestock adequately. Despite the pastoral reserves that have been created to improve the availability of pastoral resources in the area, the problem of fodder species deficit remains a major concern. Herbaceous species, which were previously socially untapped and not palatable to livestock, will be the object of new food covetousness. This article analyses the socio-ecological motives for the disinterest in certain species at a given time and the motives that have given rise to the new social and animal covetousness towards these same species. Indeed, the integration of Senna.......
Key Words: Pastoralism, Fodder Resources, Food Habituation, Resilience Strategies, Burkina Faso
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