The feasibility studies conducted by BP in Ndiago identified agropastoralism as a sector in need of support. As a result, BP and its partners, KOSMOS and the Mauritanian Company of Hydrocarbons (SMH), developed a project to empower local communities, in particular women and young people, to revitalize the horticulture and livestock sectors by strengthening the existing organizational skills and improving the production capacities and income of agro-pastoralists. With the help of the implementing partner AMAD, a plan was put in place to introduce new techniques for the production, processing and marketing of agro-pastoral products. The project is based on the active participation of the communities to promote economic and social self-development that is sustainable in the long term. Several activities were implemented or received further investment thanks to this project, such as:  Establishment of management committees and farmers' organizations to provide platforms for discussing sector issues, identifying areas of development and providing opportunities to share good practices; Training sessions on various topics including administrative and financial management and different working models (i.e.,cooperatives); Establishment of 5 farms on the banks of the Senegal River; Support to cooperatives by introducing new production techniques such as modern poultry farming and irrigation; Introduction of herd vaccination; Establishment of 1 fodder crop for the benefit of 2 cooperatives; Establishment of a modern chicken coop for meat and eggs in the form of an EIG; Establishment of a semi-modern mini dairy for the production and sale of milk.

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