Abstract
The objective of the present study was to display the state of poultry production in fourth (4) regions (Nouakchott, Hodh El Gharbi, Assaba and Guidimaka) covered by ProLPRAF program at the beginning of the program activities in 2011. Data were collected during surveys with different questionnaires addressed to different actors of the poultry sector.
 
 Results from farmers showed that 65.0% were female with average age of 45.3 ± 8.40 years. Production constraints remained the same as those encountered in poultry farming in developing countries. There were no poultry markets in the regions, poultry sellers in Nouakchott were male (100%) with average age of 34.8 ± 5.2 years. Traditional local chicken marketed in the regions came either from Nouakchott region (40%) and others (40%), or imported from neighboring countries (20%). In modern poultry farming, day-old chick was imported from Morocco (85%) or Senegal (15%) as well as production inputs. The price of local chicken ranged from 1385 ± 126 to 2325 ± 275 MU, while broiler chicken was between 1255 ± 60 and 1470 ± 47 MU. Local chicken was for ritual, traditions and practices (75%). Layer’s Eggs were imported from Morocco (55%) or Senegal (45%), and average unit price of one egg was around 43.0 ± 5.0 MU. Poultry meat cooked in the restaurants consisted exclusively of broilers meat (100%).
 
 Poultry farming was facing socio-political constraints that limited its development, but the ProLPRAF program has been able to tackle these constraints and the impact of the program is plausible today.
Highlights
Mauritania is a Sahelo-Saharan country located in northwestern Africa, between the 15th and 27th degrees north latitude and the 5th and 17th degrees west longitude, with an area of 1,030,700 km2
The objective of the present study was to display the state of poultry production in fourth (4) regions (Nouakchott, Hodh El Gharbi, Assaba and Guidimaka) covered by ProLPRAF program at the beginning of the program activities in 2011
This table shows that at the start of the ProLPRAF project, 65.0 % of small-scale poultry farmers were female compared to 35.4% male, and their mean age was 45.3 ±8.40 years
Summary
Mauritania is a Sahelo-Saharan country located in northwestern Africa, between the 15th and 27th degrees north latitude and the 5th and 17th degrees west longitude, with an area of 1,030,700 km. The poor rural population was estimated at 2 million people, 52% of whom were women. Livestock is the second largest resource in the country's economy after fishing, with an estimated contribution of 14.3% of GDP and nearly 80% of the value added of the rural sector (FAO, 2002). The herd was estimated at 1.3 million camelins, 1.4 million cattle, nearly 14 million small ruminants and 3.400,000 poultry. Livestock provided a high degree of self-sufficiency in red meat with the opportunity to export live cattle to the countries of the sub-region. Traditional poultry farming remains interesting because of its role in household food security and, above all, because of its significant potential for improvement (FAO, 2002)
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