This article analyzes the modes of local governance of pastoral and agro-pastoral infrastructures in the district of Nikki, N'Dali and Tchaourou in north Benin. Data related to the types of existing infrastructures, the modes of governance applied; the perceptions of the users on the adequacy between these infrastructures and their needs have been collected both in focus group and in individual interviews using interview guides. Principal component analysis; descriptive statistics; speech analysis were used to analyze these data. The results indicate that there are four categories of pastoral and agro-pastoral infrastructure namely hydraulic, driving, market and health infrastructure. Three modes of management coexist in this area: community management, mixed management and private management. Private management was revealed most adequate than the two others by both users and local authorities, but is not applicable to any infrastructure because of the conflicts and restrictions it may cause. Community and mixed management approaches, while considered inefficient, appear more appropriate for livestock markets. Also, it has been found that the management committees set up work poorly. User perception also hinders the functioning of committees and the mobilization of fees. According to these results, it will be necessary to provide the committees statutes and intern regulation rules, to make them aware of their respect, to train members on the rules of local governance in order to guarantee an efficient and sustainable management of the infrastructures.

The Departments of Borgou and Alibori alone hold approximately 60% of Benin's cattle herd is estimated at 2.166 million heads. The power of these animals is exclusively based on natural pastures, it is important to have an idea of the characteristics of the latter to take decisions. The study took place in the North East part of Benin and aims to characterize the pastures of this region. In total 60 phytosociological surveys were conducted, 40 plots of productivity and 40 linear measurements were made. Surveys were treated with CAP software and identified the types of pasture. Four (04) vegetable grouping were identified. The higher biomass was obstained in the pasture to Ficus glumosa and Hyparrhenia involucrata (5.7 t DM / ha). The biologic spectrum analysis shows an abondance and a predominance of the phanerophytes (55 %) and the therophytes (35%). As for as the phytogeographic kinds are concerned, the species of the soudanian (58 %) element predomines in the groups. The highest pastoral value was observed in the vegetable grouping Cochlospermum tinctorium and Tephrosia pedicellata (32.6). It follows from this study that the study of pastures are degraded environment, have low productivity and low pastoral value. Knowledge of these parameters allows to have an idea of the pressure that undergoes the country.