Réseau Billital Maroobe

What Réseau Billital Maroobe does

Réseau Billital Maroobe (RBM) is a non-governmental, member-based regional network organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Niamey, Niger. It operates as the regional reference framework for pastoralists and herders across West Africa and the Sahel, defending the economic, political, social, and cultural interests of its members in 11 countries: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Mauritania, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, and Guinea. Its mission centers on advocating for pastoralism based on spatial and seasonal mobility as an essential form of production in arid and semi-arid zones.

RBM's core technology is a pastoral monitoring and early warning system (dispositif de veille pastorale) that collects weekly data on livestock movements, concentration zones, transhumance flows, pasture availability, animal body condition and health, cattle theft, and market prices and availability through a network of local relays and sentinels. Its product portfolio includes regular bimonthly and quarterly Pastoral Surveillance Bulletins (regional and country-specific), the Transhumance Tracking System (TTT) for cross-border transhumance monitoring and conflict prevention, and digital pastoral tools showcased at international forums. RBM has also incubated innovation through Hackathon Pastoral 2024, which produced five award-winning digital solutions spanning solar milk conservation, digital clustering, dairy education, traceability, and intelligent dairy production management. The organization operates as an NGO and does not sell products or services commercially; its operations are funded through project-based institutional grants from development donors including FAO, World Food Programme, Swiss Cooperation (DDC), IFAD, the European Union, PRAPS-2, and partners such as ACF, IOM, VSF-B, Acting for Life, CILSS, CORAF, APESS, ROPPA, and SNV.

Name

Réseau Billital Maroobe

Legal name

Réseau Billital Maroobe

Website

https://maroobe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Réseau Billital Maroobe is a Niamey-headquartered NGO network advocating for pastoralists across 11 West African and Sahel countries. It operates a pastoral monitoring and early warning system, publishes bimonthly bulletins, and runs programs on transhumance management and conflict prevention funded by institutional donors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pastoral Advocacy and Monitoring Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (81331)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate Adaptation & Resilience Programs (BPADALAD)

Keywords

• Pastoral monitoring systems
• Early warning services
• Transhumance tracking
• Pastoralist advocacy
• Community-led surveillance

Headquarters

HQ city

Niamey

HQ country

Niger

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based institutional funding: RBM operates as a non-governmental organization funded through development projects and programs supported by international donors, governments, and technical partners. Revenue comes from project grants rather than commercial activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Réseau Billital Maroobe is a regional member-based network that defends the economic, political, social, and cultural interests of pastoralists and agropastoralists across 11 West African and Sahel countries. It delivers pastoral surveillance bulletins (bimonthly/quarterly, country-level and regional), a transhumance tracking and early warning system, advocacy for pastoral mobility, conflict prevention between farmers and herders, and capacity-building programs supported by institutional donor partnerships.

Product overview

Réseau Billital Maroobe (RBM) is a regional advocacy network for pastoralists and livestock breeders operating across West Africa and the Sahel. Rather than offering a unified software platform, RBM provides a portfolio of information products (pastoral surveillance bulletins), early warning systems (TTT transhumance tracking), and has facilitated innovation development through its Hackathon Pastoral program. The Hackathon has generated five award-winning solutions including milk conservation technology (EcoBox Innov), dairy management platforms (Laitify), traceability systems (A'mansi), digital education (Dairy EduTech), and digital clustering tools (e-Cluster Kossam).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pastoral Surveillance Bulletins Bimonthly and quarterly bulletins that aggregate weekly field data on livestock movements, pasture and water availability, animal body condition and health, cattle theft, market prices, and resource conflicts collected through RBM's network of local relays and sentinels across 11 West African countries. Used by pastoralists, governments, donors, and humanitarian agencies for situational awareness and early warning.
• Transhumance Tracking System (TTT) Cross-border transhumance monitoring and early warning system that tracks livestock movements through local enumerators and sentinels, supporting pastoral mobility and conflict prevention between farmers and herders across the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea.
• Digital Pastoral Tools and Applications Suite of digital pastoral tools including livestock tracking applications, e-commerce tools, and mobile applications developed or curated by RBM to support pastoralist communities; showcased at the IFAD Farmer Forum 2026.

Quantifiable outcome

• Monitoring coverage across 11 West African countries with regular bulletins on pastoral conditions
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FAOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical and financial partnership for pastoral monitoring and food security programs across Sahel countries
• PAM (World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on food security and pastoral resilience programs in Niger and other countries
• VSF-B (Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnical partner for PARCIT project on transboundary animal health and vaccination campaigns
• Acting for LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsortium partner for PARCIT and PRECOCE projects on pastoral resilience and community cohesion
• OIM/IOM (International Organization for Migration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for transhumance monitoring and conflict prevention in Bounkani region, Cote d'Ivoire
• SNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization for MOPSS consortium on pastoral peace and communication, with RBM, APESS, ROPPA
• APESS (Association pour la Promotion de l'Elevage au Sahel et en Zone de Savane)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional pastoralist network partner in MOPSS consortium
• ROPPA (Reseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional farmer organization network partner in MOPSS consortium
• CILSS (Comité Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for regional food security strategy and climate-ecosystem-food sovereignty nexus
• ACF (Action Contre la Faim)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on pastoral monitoring and surveillance bulletins, particularly in Cote d'Ivoire
• AVASAN (Mali)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with Agence de Veille et d'Alerte en Sécurité Alimentaire et Nutritionnelle for pastoral monitoring in Mali
• MIRAH (Côte d'Ivoire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partnership for pastoralism and transhumance management in Cote d'Ivoire
• UDOPER (Benin)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUnion regionale des organizations de la filiere betail for PARCIT project implementation in Benin
• ACAD (Benin)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for PARCIT project implementation in Benin
• GEVAPAF (Togo)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for TTT device reinforcement and PARCIT project in Togo
• CEDEAO/ECOWAScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional economic community for whom RBM provides pastoral expertise and participates in ECOWAP validation workshops
• CORAFmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWest and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development, partner in N-CESAR colloquium
• PAM (World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in N-CESAR colloquium on climate-ecosystem-food sovereignty nexus

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• APESS (Association pour la Promotion de l'Elevage au Sahel et en Zone de Savane): Regional pastoralist network active across the Sahel and savanna zone; explicit MOPSS consortium partner with RBM, working on pastoral peace and communication. Directly comparable in mission (pastoralist advocacy, livestock value chains) and West Africa footprint.
• Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgique (VSF-B): Technical partner on transboundary animal health and vaccination campaigns (PARCIT project). Directly comparable in veterinary service delivery, pastoral community engagement, and Sahel/West Africa coverage.
• Action contre la Faim (ACF): Major international humanitarian NGO with pastoral monitoring and surveillance bulletin partnerships with RBM (especially in Côte d'Ivoire). Overlaps directly on pastoral early warning, food security, and Sahel country operations.
• SNV Netherlands Development Organisation: Lead organization of the MOPSS consortium in which RBM participates. Comparable in pastoral peacebuilding, inclusive agribusiness, and West African country presence.
• Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières (AVSF): France-based NGO supporting livestock keepers and family farming in developing countries, with strong Sahel presence. Comparable to RBM in pastoralist support, livestock services, and agro-pastoral value chain development.
• Acting for Life: Consortium partner with RBM on PARCIT and PRECOCE projects focused on pastoral resilience and community cohesion. Comparable as a France-based Sahel development NGO working on pastoral livelihoods and conflict prevention.
• ROPPA (Réseau des Organisations Paysannes et de Producteurs Agricoles de l'Afrique de l'Ouest): West African farmer organization network and MOPSS consortium partner alongside RBM. Operates as a regional producer-organization network advocating for West African agricultural producers, structurally and functionally analogous to RBM on the pastoralist side.

Regional players

• CILSS (Comité Permanent Inter-Etats de Lutte contre la Sécheresse dans le Sahel): Intergovernmental Sahel institution partnered with RBM on the climate-ecosystem-food sovereignty nexus; comparable in regional food security and pastoral monitoring mandate but operating as a state-driven body rather than a member network.

Broad incumbents

• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization): Core technical and financial partner of RBM on pastoral monitoring and food security. A UN agency with global reach that also implements pastoralism programs across the Sahel through RBM and similar partners.
• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian NGO with active Sahel and pastoral programming. Operates at broader scale and scope than RBM but overlaps in pastoral conflict prevention, climate resilience, and livestock value chain work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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