THECAMEL MEAT SECTORINALGERIAN NORTH ERN SAHARA

A OULAD BELKHIR; A BOUZIANNE; CHEHMA A; B FAYE

A OULAD BELKHIR Université KASDI MERBAH Ouargla. Laboratoire Bioressources Sahariennes: Préservation et Valorisation. Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie,Algérie
A BOUZIANNE Université KASDI MERBAH Ouargla. Laboratoire Bioressources Sahariennes: Préservation et Valorisation. Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie,Algérie
CHEHMA A Université KASDI MERBAH Ouargla. Laboratoire Bioressources Sahariennes: Préservation et Valorisation. Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie,Algérie
B FAYE FAO/CIRAD-ES, Campus international de Baillarguet, TA C/112 34398 Montpellier, France

Keywords: Sector, Camel meat, Northern Sahara, Marketing channel, Algeria

Abstract

The study ofcamelmeat sectorin the northernAlgerian Saharashowed a slightincrease in consumptionin recent years, despite the dominance ofother species (sheep and cattle), particularitydueto the eating habitsof Algerian society, especially non-Aboriginal.The analysisof the data of the animal'ssales intheOuedSoufmarkets,OuarglaandGhardaia. Hasshowed a clear demand of Sahraoui camel populationinthe three markets, especially that of Oued Souf. Furthermore, the analysis of slaughter rhouses data during the recent years hasnoted aclear increase of camelslaughter in OuedSoufanda decrease in GhardaiaandOuargla. About marketing channelsofcamelmeat, four circuits have beenhighlighted.However,the contribution ofcamelmeatto supply themajor citiesofnorthernAlgerianSahara(Ghardaia,OuarglaandOued Souf) remains until nowlimited