FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - MAURITANIA (25 November)

MAURITANIA (25 November)

Cumulative rainfall for 1998 is generally higher than in 1997. As a result, a good output of recession crops is expected and growing conditions are favourable for fields in low-lying areas and for irrigated crops. Migratory locusts, grasshoppers, grain eating birds and Desert Locusts were reported in several areas (Gorgol, Guidimaka, and Assaba). Treatments have been undertaken since July.

In all the pastoral zones, abundant fodder production is expected this year. This should cover livestock needs until about mid-1999 when herds will have to migrate to other zones to find sufficient feed. In late October/early November, a joint CILSS/FAO Crop Assessment Mission estimated total 1998 cereal production at 202 600 tonnes. This represents a 34 percent increase over last year and is close to the record output of 1994/95.

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