Category: Pays

Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – August-September 2024

10/10/202410/10/2024

Overall sufficient pasture availability at pastoral monitoring sites
Heavy rainfall recorded favoring sufficient availability of water resources
Worrying rise in river waters with increased risk of overflow at Gorgol
Medium to high concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Overall satisfactory livestock condition
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency, diarrhea, peste de petits ruminants, botulism at the sites monitored
Continuing arrivals of refugees in the Wilaya of Hodh El Chargui from Mali

21/09/202421/09/2024

Late start of the rainy season
Low biomass production across all coastal countries
Above-average biomass production in the eastern Sahel region
Below-average biomass production in western Mali and Burkina Faso and in central Senegal
Above-average flows causing significant flooding, particularly in the Sahel zone
End of rainy season expected to be favorable across the Sahel
Likely vulnerability for breeders in the western part of the region

21/09/202421/09/2024

Late start to the rainy season
Low biomass production across the coastal countries
Above-average biomass production in the eastern Sahelian belt
Below-average biomass production in western Mali, Burkina Faso, and central Senegal
Above-average runoff causing significant flooding, particularly in the Sahelian zone
Expected favourable end to the rainy season across the Sahel
Potential vulnerability for herders in the western part of the region

22/08/202422/08/2024

22/08/202422/08/2024

16/08/202417/08/2024

14/08/202414/08/2024

Start of wintering in agropastoral sites in Mauritania
Pasture deficit at pastoral monitoring sites
Water resources generally sufficient at the sites
High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas
Fair livestock condition
Increase in the price of animal feed and food products
Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders
Calm health situation with a few cases of vitamin deficiency and peste de petits ruminants at the surviving sites
Continuing arrivals of refugees in the Wilaya of Hodh El Chargui from Mali

04/07/202404/07/2024

04/07/202404/07/2024

21/06/202421/06/2024

The concentration of livestock is medium to high
Pasture resource conditions are insufficient to average
Water resource conditions range from sufficient to average
The body condition of small and large ruminants is good
Reported illnesses: Runny nose, diarrhea, fluke, anterotoxemia and toxemia;
The terms of trade for male cattle for millet and rice remain favorable.
Markets are open and state interventions concern vaccinations and livestock feed.