Tabaski 2027: Senegal prioritizes domestic sheep production

In Rufisque, Livestock Minister Me Ousmane Diagne presented the results of Tabaski 2026: 1,069,356 sheep were brought to market, exceeding the target of 900,000, with 144,727 unsold the day after the festival. Livestock farmers, financial partners and security force representatives met for more than six hours to review the campaign and prepare for the 2027 edition, scheduled for mid-May. Farmers blamed unsold animals on the market’s openness to imports and called for better-organized sales points, lower livestock feed costs and easier access to financing. For 2027, the government plans to direct financing toward domestic production.