National Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Strategy for South Sudan Validated

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), with financial support of AU-IBAR through Live2Africa project funded by the EU, consulted relevant stakeholders in…

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Strengthening Innovations & Technologies Along the Livestock Value Chain in IGAD Cluster III through Established Platforms

Increased frequency of droughts, floods and other climate-related disasters have eroded the livelihoods of communities in IGAD cluster III (Mandera ecosystem of Ethiopia, Kenya and…

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Multi Stakeholder Forum to Strengthen Feed/Fodder Value Chains Using Technology Innovations in IGAD Cluster II

Recurrent droughts, floods and other climate-related disasters have eroded the livelihoods of communities in IGAD cluster III (Mandera ecosystem of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia). It…

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5th Regional Feed & Rangeland Platform Meeting and Validation of Predictive Model of Rangeland Forage Status for Early Warning

Cognizant of the challenges facing fragile rangeland ecosystems at regional level, the IGAD regional rangeland management strategy framework was put forth as a means to…

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Ethiopia-Kenya Cross Border Meeting on Livestock Trade

Cross-border livestock trade in the IGAD region has been going on amongst communities especially along the borders of Kenya – Uganda and Kenya – Ethiopia,…

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IGAD/ICPALD Regional Meeting on Promotion of Livestock Related Standards to Enhance Market Access and Expansion

Introduction Development and application of Grades and Standards (G & S) is becoming a critical component of regional and international agreements, making…

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Regional Meeting for Update on the Status of Livestock Trade with MENA and Assessing Key Gaps of Trading/Marketing Agents

The IGAD region is rich in livestock resources. Moreover, the region is in close proximity to Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the animals…

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Regional Consultative Meeting on the Outbreak of Unknown Camel Disease in Border Areas

During the months of May and June 2021, an outbreak of an unknown camel disease was reported from Ethiopia, in the regions of Oromia and…

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7th Regional Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) and Animal Health Certification (AHC) Coordination Meeting with Member States

Background LITS is becoming a pre-requisite for exporting countries to implement in order to access export markets since it is an effective…

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Regional Training on Transparency Provisions of the WTO SPS Agreement Conducted for NNA and NEP of IGAD Member States

Background Under WTO SPS agreement, countries are required to publish all sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS measures) and notify changes to SPS…

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