ATLAS OF HEA – Updated and expanded September 2017

The Atlas offers an overview of rural economic geography on a vast scale, illustrating livelihood patterns across the Sahel region of West Africa from Mauritania to Chad. This unique information comes from 85 baseline surveys conducted with the Household Economy Analysis methodology in many of the livelihood ‘zones’ defined for each country.

The maps and their commentaries deal with crop and livestock production, households’ consumption of food, and their cash income and expenditure. They also provide insights into production hazards for crop cultivation and livestock-raising and how people cope with them. The accent throughout is on how people obtain access to the essentials of life and livelihood, and on the differences between poorer and wealthier households. Interpretations and conclusions are offered that are relevant to policy-makers and for advocacy.