Mauritanie Quarterly information bulletin on Food and Nutritional Security of the Wilaya of Hodh El Chargui, December 2022 – January-February 2023 03/04/202303/04/2023Period marking the end of rain-fed crops in most areasDrying of surface water reported at 69% of sites with the exception of permeable ponds Good availability of cereals on the markets with a slight drop in pricesSufficient availability of pasture and satisfactory animal healthRecording of some cases of bushfiresSuspicion of some animal pathologies such as foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, peste de petits ruminants (PPR), pasteurellosis, sheep pox as well as cases of vitamin deficiency at the sitesBulletin downloadable here
Mauritanie Quarterly information bulletin on Food and Nutrition Security in the Wilaya of Gorgol, December 2022 – January-February 2023 03/04/202303/04/2023End of harvests of rain-fed crops with fairly good agricultural production and those of flood recession are underwayPartial drying of surface water and sufficient availability of pasture at the sitesGood watering conditions and good animal body condition and average milk availabilityGood availability of locally sourced cereals at 84% of sentinel sites, leading to a slight drop in prices for these productsRecording of a significant number of cases of bushfires at the sitesSuspected animal diseases such as: botulism, foot-and-mouth disease, peste de petits ruminants (PPR), rabies and cases of vitamin deficiency at the sitesBulletin downloadable here
Mauritanie Quarterly Bulletin of Information on Food and Nutrition Security of the Wilaya of Guidimakha, December 2022 – January-February 2023 03/04/202303/04/2023Period marked by the end of rain-fed crops and those of current flood recession with production considered averageGood watering conditions for livestock, despite the gradual reduction of surface water at the sitesSufficient availability of pasture resources with asSatisfactory condition of the animals and average milk availabilityGood availability of locally sourced cereals at 81% of sitesLarge number of bushfire cases recordedSuspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as peste de petits ruminants, foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, sheep pox, pasteurellosis and coccidiosis None of the alert thresholds were reached for this periodBulletin downloadable here
Biomasse Vegetation stock analysis report for the 2023 dry season in Senegal 16/03/202316/03/2023Vegetation cover in the dry season generally positive across Senegal, result of good biomass production during the 2022 winter seasonLow vegetation cover in the north and westVery good to good vegetation cover in the center, east and south, particularly the southwestPositive vegetation cover anomalies observed in the center, east, northeast and part of the center-eastNegative vegetation cover anomalies located in the departments of Kanel, Ranérou, Tambacounda, Koumpentoum, Koungheul, resulting from bushfiresDownload the report here
Publications Bimonthly bulletin of pastoral surveillance in the Sahel December 2022-January 2023 03/03/202303/03/2023Download the newsletter here
Mauritanie Market Price Information Bulletin for the Wilayas of Hodh El Chargui, Guidimakha and Gorgol – December 2022 – January 2023 03/03/202303/03/2023• Good supply of markets with local and imported foodstuffs• General drop in the price of local cereals compared to the previous periodDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin December 2022 – January 2023 02/03/202302/03/2023Low livestock movement due to good breeding conditionsSufficient availability of pasture and good watering conditions for livestockSatisfactory condition of animalsSignificant number of bushfiresGoat-for-millet terms of trade favorable to breedersSuspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as botulism, foot-and-mouth disease, and cases of plague in small ruminants (PPR)Download the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the Ferlo agropastoral zone (Senegal) – December 2022-January 2023 28/02/202328/02/2023High to very high concentration of livestock in the southern localities of the agro-sylvo-pastoral zone of Ferlo Decline in pasture resources in northern regionsIntensification of bushfires across almost the entire agropastoral zone of FerloRecurring cattle thefts reported in several localitiesSeasonal rise in livestock and grain pricesDownload the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin for Burkina Faso – December 2022-January 2023 28/02/202328/02/2023Entry into the pastoral lean periodAnimals’ condition is fairSufficient availability of water and pasture resourcesAverage concentration of livestock with places of high concentrationsIncrease in the price of small ruminantsFall in the price of cerealsTerms of trade still unfavorable for breedersin the different observation sitesWorrying security situation with armed attacks, thefts and animal kidnappingsForced displacement of herders in certain areasDownload the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral Monitoring Bulletin for Niger – December 2022-January 2023 27/02/202327/02/2023Pasture resources generally satisfactorySatisfactory water resources despite the gradual drying up of surface water points Massive and early movements of herds towards liberated agricultural areas less affected by insecurity Animals’ overall condition is satisfactory on the majority of sites Increase in animal thefts and insecurityStability of goat and sheep prices Increase in grain prices in the Tillabéri, Tahoua and Diffa regions Terms of trade for grain for goats unfavorable to breedersDownload the newsletter here