Month: June 2022

June 21-22, 2022 (GAROWE, Puntland State of Somalia) Hon. Mohamed Abdullahi Ahmed, Minister of Ministry of Livestock and Animal Husbandry (MOLAH) officially opened the validation workshop. Pillar leads, Ministry representatives, FAO and IGAD representatives, addressed the participants. All appreciated the importance of having clear data on available animal feed versus…

June 18, 2022 (TORIT, South Sudan) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development held a two-day national meeting on ratification and domestication of the IGAD Transhumance Protocol in Torit. The meeting was attended by Policy Makers from Transitional National Legislative Assembly, notably from the committee of Foreign Affairs…

Dr. S. J. Muchina Munyua served as the ICPALD Director from 2012-2022, overseeing the growth of the institution from inception. We examine how this unfolded and capture some wisdom nuggets, which are relevant for building into the future. (Click here for full story)

Chronic food insecurity, protracted competition and conflicts over natural resources such as pasture and water for their livestock and occasionally unwarranted loss of human life because of increased frequency of drought has been the order of pastoral communities in IGAD region attributed to effects of climate change. Moreover, increasing human…

Chronic food insecurity, protracted competition and conflicts over natural resources such as pasture and water for their livestock and occasionally unwarranted loss of human life because of increased frequency of drought has been the order of pastoral communities in the IGAD region, attributed to effects of climate change. Moreover, increasing…