Category: Sahel

Biomasse

Analysis report on biomass production in 2021 in the Sahel

  • Rainy season globally close to normal in the Sahel
  • Biomass production close to normal in almost all of the Sahelian area
  • Negative biomass production in pastoral areas of Mauritania, in the Tagant, Assaba, Guidimakha and Gorgol regions
  • Strongly negative biomass production in Mauritania and moderately negative in the Timbuktu region of Mali
  • Critical biomass production deficits in Hodh El Chargui and Hodh El Gharbi in Mauritania 
  • Negative biomass production especially in the northern pastoral zone of Niger and Chad
  • Economic environment remains challenging
  • Security context severely hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel

Report downloadable here

Biomasse

2021 Biomass Production Analysis Report for the Sahel

  • Saison des pluies globalement proche de la normale au Sahel
  • Production de biomasse proche des normales attendues sur la quasi-totalité de la zone sahélienne
  • Production de biomasse négative sur les zones strictement pastorale de la Mauritanie, dans les régions de Tagant, Assaba, Guidimakha et Gorgol
  • Production de biomasse fortement négative sur la Mauritanie et modérément négative dans la région de Tombouctou au Mali
  • Déficits de production de biomasse critique dans le Hodh El Chargui et Hodh El Gharbi en Mauritanie 
  • Production de biomasse négative surtout dans la zone nord pastorale du Niger et du Tchad
  • Contexte économique demeure difficile
  • Contexte sécuritaire entravant fortement la mobilité des troupeaux et l’accès aux pâturages et ressources en eau dans le Sahel Central

Report downloadable here

Biomasse

Newsletter: State of biomass in the Sahel at mid-season of the 2021 rainy season

• Contrasting rainy season in the Sahel with rainfall breaks in the west, and normal to excess in the central part
• Normal to surplus biomass production in Niger, Chad, northern Burkina Faso and eastern Mali
• Biomass production below normal in the central and western regions of Mali and in the central regions of Senegal
• Biomass production much lower than normal across Mauritania
• Biomass production much lower than normal in the coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria as a whole
• Difficult economic context due to restrictions following the COVID19 pandemic
• Security context seriously hampering the mobility of herds and access to pastures and water resources in the Central Sahel

Bulletin downloadable here

Biomasse

Biomass Status in the Sahel at Mid-Season of the 2021 Rainy Season

  • Contrasting rainy season in the Sahel with rainfall breaks in the west and normal to surplus in the central part
  • Normal to surplus biomass production in Niger, Chad, Northern Burkina Faso and Eastern Mali
  • Below normal biomass production over central and Western Mali, central Senegal
  • Much lower than normal biomass production over the whole of Mauritania
  • Much lower than normal biomass production in the coastal countries of Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria
  • Difficult economic context due to restrictions following the COVID pandemic19
  • Security context strongly hampering herd mobility and access to pasture and water resources in the Central Sahel

Bulletin downloadable here