Newsletter: State of biomass in the Sahel at mid-season of the 2021 rainy season 14/09/202109/01/2024• Contrasting rainy season in the Sahel with rainfall breaks in the west, and normal to excess in the central part• Normal to surplus biomass production in Niger, Chad, northern Burkina Faso and eastern Mali• Biomass production below normal in the central and western regions of Mali and in the central regions of Senegal• Biomass production much lower than normal across Mauritania• Biomass production much lower than normal in the coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria as a whole• Difficult economic context due to restrictions following the COVID19 pandemic• Security context seriously hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central SahelBulletin downloadable here