Biomass Status 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 surplus in the central part Normal to surplus biomass production in Niger, Chad, Northern Burkina Faso and Eastern Mali Below normal biomass production over central and Western Mali, central Senegal Much lower than normal biomass production over the whole of Mauritania Much lower than normal biomass production in the coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria Difficult economic context due to restrictions following the COVID pandemic19 Security context strongly hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel Bulletin downloadable here