Wealth Generated by Actors in the Livestock-Meat Sector in the Budget of Decentralized Entities in the Department of Bermo, Niger

Abstract

The self-managed cattle market in Bermo and Wurssena were surveyed during the months of August 2015 to July 2016, among actors in the livestock-meat sector, including butchers (wholesalers and retailers), collectors, conveyors, traders and intermediaries or witnesses to evaluate their contributions to communal pastoral entities. Livestock sales were higher in winter and post harvest periods. Revenues earned by livestock markets are reviewed. Thus, the communes registered respectively 1.920.000FCFA from the self-managed market of Bermo and 21.150.000 FCFA concerning that of Wurssena. These are taxes levied during sales. If we add the annual exercise taxes imposed on butchers, traders, dealers, intermediaries or witnesses, as well as the jobs created, the benefits are far from negligible.