June 25

• Mauritania: Farming in the Mauritian Sea

  "No fighting, please. Everybody will get their fish. Give us time to empty the crates and weigh today's catch," Patrick Guiliano Marie, leader of the St. Pierre Fish Multi-Purpose... Read more »

December 06, 2012

• Mauritania: Artificial Insemination Means More Milk in Mauritania

  Cattle herder Mohamed Ould Bouthiah has seen the future, and he likes what he sees. "Five of my cows are crossbreeds with a European variety, and those five together produce 80... Read more »

August 21, 2012

• Mauritania: Mauritania's Date Palms, Cultural Heritage and Means of Survival

  "The palm tree is a means of survival," said Tahya Mint Mohamed, a 44-year-old Mauritanian farmer and mother of three children. "We eat its dates; we make mats, beds and chairs... Read more »

August 16, 2012

• Mauritania: Mauritanian Women Turn to Poultry to Fight Poverty

  The building is standing empty now, but Fatimetou Mint M'Barkenni is looking forward to when it is again filled with the soft cheeping of day-old chicks. Earlier in the year, she... Read more »

July 10, 2012

• Mauritania: Emergency Food Programme Under Fire

  The sun is beating down on Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, and Habi Amadou Tidjane Diop is a tired and frustrated woman. Seated on an empty upturned bucket, the mother of nine... Read more »

February 10, 2012

• Mauritania: Ravaged By Drought - the Number of Malnourished Children Rises

  Mariem Mint Ahmedou sits cross-legged on a worn-out carpet in a basic tent built with mud bricks and layers of sewn-together fabric. Her eight-month-old twins, Hussein and Hassan,... Read more »

August 30, 2011

• Mauritania: Fresh Attempt At Irrigated Agriculture

  In a bid to reduce food insecurity, the Mauritanian government is turning to several new approaches to agriculture, including expanded irrigation schemes, popularising new crops... Read more »