Mauritanie Monitoring bulletin of micro-enterprises supported in the Bassikounou department in Mauritania – January 2025 10/03/202510/03/2025Difficulties in supplying raw materials in the covered areaDependence on subsidies and limited access to complementary formal or non-formal financingIdentification of support needs in financial education and managementDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – December 2024 – January 2025 14/02/202517/02/2025Sufficient availability of pastoral resources at the sites monitoredDrying up of certain lakes and temporary pondsObservation of several bush firesMedium to high concentration of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Satisfactory condition of the animalsSuspected cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as botulism and peste des petits ruminantsNational livestock vaccination campaign underwayGoat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable to breedersContinuing arrival of refugees in Hodh El CharguiDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – October-November 2024 13/12/202413/12/2024Flooding in some localities along the riverSufficient availability of pastoral resourcesObservation of several bush firesMedium to high concentration of livestock in strategic pastoral areasSatisfactory condition of the animalsLaunch of national livestock vaccination and bushfire awareness and protection campaignsGoat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable to breedersContinuing arrival of refugees in Hodh El CharguiDownload the newsletter here
Biomasse Biomass production analysis report for 2024 in Mauritania 23/10/202406/12/2024Normal to excess rainfall balance with extreme phenomenaOverall positive biomass production in MauritaniaRainfall breaks in pastoral and agropastoral areasExistence of some pockets of biomass production deficit in Hodh El Chargui, Brakna, Trarza and AssabaFlooding in Hodh El Chargui and the southern regions (Gorgol, Guidimakha and Trarza)Exposure to vulnerability in the Wilayas of Tagant, Inchiri and Dakhlet-NouadhibouReport downloadable hereData downloadable here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – August-September 2024 10/10/202410/10/2024Overall 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 GorgolMedium 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 MaliDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – June-July 2024 14/08/202414/08/2024Start of wintering in agropastoral sites in MauritaniaPasture deficit at pastoral monitoring sitesWater resources generally sufficient at the sitesHigh concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areasFair livestock conditionIncrease in the price of animal feed and food productsGoat-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 sitesContinuing arrivals of refugees in the Wilaya of Hodh El Chargui from MaliDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – April-May 2024 18/06/202418/06/2024Pasture deficit at pastoral monitoring sites Water resources generally sufficient with a deterioration in watering conditions High concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areasFair livestock condition Recording of some bushfire cases Goat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breeders Calm health situation with a few cases of vitamin deficiency, peste de petits ruminants, pasteurellosis at the Gorgol surveillance sites Download the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – February-March 2024 06/05/202406/05/2024Pasture resources generally sufficient with several deficit pocketsWater resources generally sufficient with a deterioration in watering conditionsHigh concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Overall satisfactory livestock conditionRecording of several bushfiresGoat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breedersNormal health situation with a few cases of vitamin deficiency, peste de petits ruminants and enteroxemia at the Gorgol surveillance sitesDownload the newsletter here
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – December 2023 – January 2024 22/02/202422/02/2024Pasture resources generally sufficient despite some areas in deficitWater resources generally sufficientHigh concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areas Overall satisfactory livestock conditionRecording of several bushfiresReporting cattle theftsGoat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breedersNormal health situation with cases of peste de petits ruminants at the Gorgol surveillance sitesDownload the newsletter herei
Mauritanie Mauritania Pastoral Surveillance Bulletin – October-November 2023 31/12/202331/12/2023Satisfactory pasture and water resourcesHigh concentrations of livestock in strategic pastoral areasOverall satisfactory livestock conditionSeveral cases of bushfires recordedReporting cattle theftsGoat-for-sorghum terms of trade unfavorable for breedersSuspicion of cases of vitamin deficiency and animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, botulism, peste de petits ruminants at the sitesLaunch of the national livestock vaccination campaign Download the newsletter here