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19 Aug 16

Sudan and Ethiopia draft MoU on cross-border Animal Health and livestock trade programmes

ICPALD organized a cross-border meeting in Khartoum, Sudan from 15th to 17th August 2016 between Sudan and Ethiopia supported by the VetGov and SMP-AH projects, projects implemented in partnership with AU-IBAR and funded by the EU and USAID, respectively. The main aim of the cross-border meeting was to initiate development…

17 Aug 16

Inter-Regional joint meeting of IGAD -Middle East & North Africa ( MENA) countries to improve collaboration & enhance livestock export trade undertaken

Introduction IGAD and FAO have been implementing a regional project on “Improving Supply of Safe and Quality Livestock and Meat Exported from the Horn of Africa to Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries” funded by the Italian International Cooperation. The region has huge potential to export livestock and meat…

08 Aug 16

Regional Animal Welfare Strategy and Action Plan for IGAD Member States validated

The livestock sector in the IGAD region same as in the rest of African continent sector is constrained by poor compliance with animal welfare practices due to inadequate public and private sector investments, weak support institutions, inadequate capacity, low public awareness, outdated policies, apathy to law enforcement among others. IGAD…

19 Jul 16

The regional Fodder and Range Platform for IGAD Member States launched

Live animal and meat export trade from IGAD MS to Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries usually face some fluctuations due to several challenges such as livestock diseases and lack of feed among others . In 2015, the region exported over 12 millions of live animals to the Middle…

08 Jul 16

Inception Workshop for the Project “Building Resilient Pastoral Communities through Cross-border Livestock Value Chains in the IGAD Region

Background: In the eight countries constituting the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region over 70 percent of the territory is arid and semi-arid land (ASAL), occupied by an estimated 20 million pastoralists and agro pastoralists deriving their livelihoods from livestock husbandry. In the course of working with pastoral communities…

08 Jul 16

Meeting With ILRI Facilitated by CTA

The meeting was held on 28th of July, 2016 at ILRI’s premises, Nairobi. It was attended by representatives of CTA, ICPALD, IIRR, and ILRI The meeting was organized on the background that ILRI is underway to finalize a project proposal within their partnership with CTA. Among the meeting’s objectives was…

23 May 16

Regional Technical Working Group for harmonization of Grades and standards of live animal, meat and hides and skins established in the IGAD region

Standards and grading systems have permitted many agricultural commodities for business and safety environment requiring that market participants must achieve higher level of services so as to capture substantial added value. The ecosystems from which pastoralists and other livestock producers derive their livelihoods often go beyond national borders same as…

May 17, 2016
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To enable NEALCO members learn good practises that could allow them reorganise the livestock industry in the region in order to embrace the export opportunities for livestock and livestock products, especially in Middle-East ICPALD organized a benchmarking visit for them to feedlots and abattoirs in South Africa and Botswana from…

12 May 16

Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia identified priority areas and develop draft binding agreements on animal health and livestock trade to facilitate service delivery along their common borders

To strengthen cooperation and collaboration between countries along bilateral borders in order to address disease surveillance, disease control and timely sharing of animal health and trade information, a cross-border meeting was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4th to 6th May 2016 to initiate development of binding agreements between Ethiopia…

06 May 16

Validation of Djibouti Livestock Development Fund (LDF) report undertaken

Djibouti’s livestock resources are important approximately 60% of the population who depend on it as a source of livelihood. There is an estimated 1 million head of sheep and goats and 300,000 cattle in the country. The sector is faced with many challenges including inadequate government policies to support sustainable…