Mauritania Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – December 2023 – January 2024 22/02/202422/02/2024 Pasture resources generally sufficient despite some areas in deficit Water resources generally sufficient High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Overall satisfactory livestock condition Recording of several bushfires Reporting cattle thefts Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders Normal health situation with cases of peste de petits ruminants at the Gorgol surveillance sites Download the newsletter herei
Publications Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the Ferlo agropastoral zone in Senegal – December 2023 – January 2024 16/02/202416/02/2024 High concentration of livestock in reception sites (Kaolack, Kaffrine and Tambacounda regions) Overall good condition of small and large ruminants Sufficient pasture and water resources at the reception sites Slight fluctuation in livestock and grain prices Terms of trade for male cattle for millet or rice favorable to breeders Download the newsletter here
Publications Bimonthly bulletin of pastoral surveillance in the Sahel October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023 Tdownload the newsletter here
Mauritania Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023 Satisfactory pasture and water resources High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Overall satisfactory livestock condition Several cases of bushfires recorded Reporting cattle thefts Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders Suspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, botulism, peste de petits ruminants at the sites Launch of the national livestock vaccination campaign Download the newsletter here
Publications Pastoral monitoring bulletin for the Ferlo agropastoral zone in Senegal – October-November 2023 21/12/202316/02/2024 Forte concentration du bétail dans les régions de Louga et Tambacounda Overall good condition of small and large ruminants Sufficient pasture and water resources Increase in cases of cattle theft Livestock prices rise slightly, grain prices fall Terms of trade for male cattle for millet or rice favorable to breeders Isolated cases of suspected diseases (enterotoxemia, parasitosis, distomatosis) Download the newsletter here
Publications Bi-monthly bulletin on information monitoring and alerts on the conditions of pastoral and agro-pastoral households – July-August 2023 06/11/202316/11/2023 Tdownload the newsletter here
Biomass Analysis report on biomass production in 2023 in the Sahel 01/11/202312/11/2023 Biomass production globally close to normal in the Sahelian zone of West Africa Biomass production higher than normal in the southwest of Mauritania, extending to the northern border of Senegal and the central Sahel region and in Burkina Faso Very low biomass production in the northern limit of the Sahelian belt Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin area Negative biomass production anomalies along the coastal countries, particularly in Benin High vulnerability in the northern border of the Sahel Security issues severely hinder the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel. This is in addition to mobility restrictions towards the coastal countries, especially Benin and Togo Report downloadable here
Biomass Biomass production analysis report for 2023 in the Sahel 01/11/202301/11/2023 Biomass production generally close to normal in the Sahel region of West Africa Above-normal biomass production in southwest Mauritania, along the northern border of Senegal and the three-border region, and in Burkina Faso Very low biomass production on the northern edge of the Sahelian strip Very low biomass production in the Lake Chad basin Negative biomass production anomalies in coastal countries, particularly in Benin High vulnerability in the northern border strip of the Sahel Security context severely hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel, which adds to restrictions on mobility towards coastal countries, particularly towards Benin and Togo Report downloadable here
Biomass Biomass production analysis report for Chad in 2023 31/10/202331/10/2023 Faible production de biomasse en zone sahélienne et bonne en zone soudanaise Best biomass production recorded in Chari Baguirmi, Guéra, south-east of Hadjer Lamis and the province of Salamat Biomass production deficit across the entire Sahelian strip from Kanem in the west to the two Enedi in the east on the border with Sudan Pastoral lean season 2023/2024 early and difficult for livestock Prospect of an early and difficult pastoral lean season in 2024 with increased transhumance movements towards the southern provinces and neighbouring countries Cameroon and the Central African Republic Possibility of conflicts related to resource sharing during transhumance Locust invasion in crops and part of the pastures of the western Sahel provinces Fragile security context accentuated by the Sudanese crisis which impacts the eastern provinces of the country Report downloadable here
Biomass Biomass production analysis report for Senegal in 2023 31/10/2023 Rainy season generally close to normal in Senegal Normal to slightly deficient biomass production across the whole of Senegal Good biomass production on the northern edge of the country, particularly in Podor Locally deficient biomass production in the livestock reception sites of Tambacounda and Kaffrine Biomass production down compared to 2022 Increased vulnerability compared to 2022, especially in the Louga and Diourbel regions Report downloadable here