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Table 1

Livestock risk assessment in Senegal and risk prioritisation in the Ferlo region.

Évaluation des risques dans le secteur de l’élevage au Sénégal et priorisation au Ferlo.

Risks related to	Worse-case scenario	Average frequency	Average annual losses	Score¹	Ferlo’s risk prioritization
Bush fires	Very significant	Very significant	Very significant	5	High
Animal health	Very significant	Significant	Very significant	4.6	Average
Rainfall	Very significant	Medium	Significant	3.84	Average
The market	Low	Significant	Low	2.62	Average
Conflicts	Medium	Very low	Low	1.81	High
Plagues of locusts	Very low	Very low	Low	1.31	Weak

Source: Wane and Mballo (2016).

Risk scores are based on the evaluation of the frequency and severity of risks, then ranked in order of significance: Score risk = 0.75 × (Average losses × frequency)^0.5 + 0.25 × Severe losses.

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