Validation of IGAD Regional Strategy for Resilient and Sustainable Livestock Sector to Effects of Climate Change

July 6, 2022 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia) The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in partnership with the World Bank Group held a two-day session…

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National Training on Livestock Entrepreneurship for Private Sectors and Extension Staff in Uganda

The IGAD countries are rich in livestock resources and livestock is known to support livelihoods, support nutrition and food security, and a good source of…

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Validation of Animal Feed Inventory and Feed Balance for Somalia

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…

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National Meeting on Ratification and Domestication of IGAD Protocol on Transhumance and Drafting of Pastoral Codes

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…

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Message from the Founding ICPALD Director

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…

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Program for Climate Smart Livestock Development in the IGAD Region – Validation of National Report for the Republic of Djibouti

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…

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Program for Climate Smart Livestock Development in the IGAD Region – Validation of National Report for the Federal Democratic Republic of Somalia

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…

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Seasonal Rangeland Forage Prediction (June-September 2022)

Encourage the private sector to scale up commercial fodder production business, and invest in the feed and fodder supply value chain.Close monitoring and institutionalisation of contingency plans…

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Second Training of Data Collectors in Feed Inventory and Balance Sheet for Uganda

Assistant Commissioner Animal Nutrition (MAAIF), Dr. Stephen Kajura, officially opened the five-day training on behalf of Director of Animal Resources (DAR). He thanked FAO, IGAD and the…

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Program for Climate Smart Livestock Development in the IGAD Region – Validation of National Report for the Republic of Kenya

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…

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