Camel Resources Management Regional Strategy for IGAD Region Validated by Stakeholders

Background IGAD region is home to about 21 million camels (60% of the world population) which dwell in arid and semi-arid land…

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Launch of Ethiopia-Somalia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program

Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening…

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Launch of Djibouti-Ethiopia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program

Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening…

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Regional Meeting to Review Status and Enhance Collaboration for the Control & Eradication of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosomiasis in IGAD Region

Trypanosomiasis is a disease complex that poses a major constraint to sustainable agriculture in tsetse fly infested cross-border areas of the IGAD region. The disease…

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Regional Meeting to Review of Status of Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW)/Community Disease Reporters in IGAD Region

In the IGAD region, countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Uganda recognize the services of CAHW particularly in pastoralist setting, where…

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Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy for Ethiopia Reviewed and Validated by Stakeholders

Introduction The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises…

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Planning Meeting and Launching Synchronized Animal Vaccination Along Cross-border Areas of Ethiopia and Kenya for October Period

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) facilitated signing of bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia/Kenya in order to formally coordinate disease…

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Feed Inventory and Feed Balance Validation Workshop for Counties in High and Medium Rainfall Areas

Establishment of livestock feed security system in Kenya included the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (MoLF) as well as other stakeholders in the feed…

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Sudan Training on National Feed Inventory and Feed Balance

Dr. Amal Babiker, the Undersecretary/CVO, Ministry of Animal Resources officially opened the 5 days training at Kanon Hotel, Khartoum held on 3-7 October 2021. She…

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Validation of the National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Strategy and Action Plan for Sudan

Dr. Amal Almahi (CVO)/Undersecretary, MoAR officially opened the one-day physical workshop on October 7, 2021, at Paradise Hotel Khartoum. She thanked IGAD/ICPALD, AU-IBAR and FAO…

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