Category: Mauritanie

Rainfall figures generally close to the average in Mauritania
Rainfall breaks recorded in the Wilayas of Gorgol, Guidimakha and 2 Hodh (El Chargui and Gargi)
Good to very good biomass production in the west and the center-southwest of the country (Moughataa of Trarza, Keur Macène, Méderdra, R’kiz in the Wilaya of Trarza and Moudjeria and Tichit in Tagant)
Slightly negative biomass production in the center of Hodh El Gharbi in the north of Tagant
Biomass production deficit in the northern and eastern parts of Hodh Ech Chargui, Tagant, Inchiri and Nouadhibou
Prospects of an early and difficult lean season, particularly in eastern Mauritania

Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – August-September 2023

Installation of wintering at agropastoral sites
Satisfactory pasture and water resources
High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Improvement of the animals’ body condition
Fall in the price of livestock feed
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Reporting cattle thefts
Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, pasteurellosis, peste de petits ruminants at the sites

Cattle movements towards the South
High to very high concentration of livestock in several pastoral areas
Sufficient availability of pasture and average to good watering conditions for livestock
Satisfactory condition of animals
Some bushfires
Increase in prices of cereals, livestock and animal feed
Terms of trade for goats for millet are unfavorable to farmers in some places
Recurrence of cattle thefts
Little suspicion of animal diseases
No security incidents reported

Significant internal movements of herds reported in the pastoral areas of Lake Aleg, from M’Bidan to Brakna and Gorgol in the areas of Hadad and M’bout
Sufficient availability of pasture and good watering conditions for livestock
Satisfactory condition of animals
Some bushfires reported
Goat-for-millet terms of trade favorable to breeders
Livestock thefts reported at the monitored sites of Sélibaby, Gouraye, Ajar in Guidimakha Hadad in Gorgol and Belel Gawdi in Brakna
Suspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as botulism, foot-and-mouth disease, pneumonia in cattle, and peste des petits ruminants (PPR)

Period marking the end of rain-fed crops in most areas
Drying 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 prices
Sufficient availability of pasture and satisfactory animal health
Recording of some cases of bushfires
Suspicion 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 sites

End of harvests of rain-fed crops with fairly good agricultural production and those of flood recession are underway
Partial drying of surface water and sufficient availability of pasture at the sites
Good watering conditions and good animal body condition and average milk availability
Good availability of locally sourced cereals at 84% of sentinel sites, leading to a slight drop in prices for these products
Recording of a significant number of cases of bushfires at the sites
Suspected animal diseases such as: botulism, foot-and-mouth disease, peste de petits ruminants (PPR), rabies and cases of vitamin deficiency at the sites

Period marked by the end of rain-fed crops and those of current flood recession with production considered average
Good watering conditions for livestock, despite the gradual reduction of surface water at the sites
Sufficient availability of pasture resources with as
Satisfactory condition of the animals and average milk availability
Good availability of locally sourced cereals at 81% of sites
Large number of bushfire cases recorded
Suspected 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 period