Analysis report on biomass production in 2021 in the Sahel

• Rainy season globally close to normal in the Sahel
• Biomass production close to normal in almost all of the Sahelian area
• Negative biomass production in pastoral areas of Mauritania, in the Tagant, Assaba, Guidimakha and Gorgol regions
• Strongly negative biomass production in Mauritania and moderately negative in the Timbuktu region of Mali
• Critical biomass production deficits in Hodh El Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi in Mauritania 
• Negative biomass production especially in the northern pastoral zone of Niger and Chad
• Economic environment remains challenging
• Security context severely hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel

Report downloadable here