Agribusiness / Food in Mauritania
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MAURITANIA, 2013/01/23
Rains were decent across much of Mauritania in 2012 leading to hopes of a reasonable harvest. However, even in a good year farmers can produce a maximum five-month cereal supply - most small farmers produce much less - and most face 2013 with accumulated debts from previous years following decades of cyclical crises.
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MAURITANIA, 2012/10/15
"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 from palms; the leaves are as well used to make baskets and to feed our livestock."
