July 2024 – ICPALD

22 Jul 24

Signing of Animal Disease Information Sharing Protocol for Karamoja Cluster

ADDIS ABABA, 18 July 2024 – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) today signed the animal disease information sharing protocol for Karamoja cluster which covers Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda. Chief Veterinary Officers (CVOs) of the four countries signed the protocol at the ICPALD convened…

18 Jul 24

Signing of Animal Disease Information Sharing Protocol for Karamoja Cluster

05 Jul 24

Seasonal Range Forage Prediction

The cross-border forage prediction model is an important planning and decision support tool aimed at informing the livestock and other relevant sectors on the seasonal outlooks on forage condition. It is also intended to form the basis for tailored advisories for anticipatory action. It covers the Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South…

05 Jul 24

Seasonal Range Forage Prediction

05 Jul 24

Knowledge Share Fair: IGAD Cross-Border Resilience Programing

Nairobi, 27 May 2024 – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development hosted a Horn of Africa Regional Knowledge Share Fair, an event that was dedicated to disseminating results of resilience programming, focusing on IGAD’s Karamoja, Moyale and Mandera clusters in the cross-border areas of Uganda, Ethiopia and…

05 Jul 24

Launch of Android Based Platform for Cross Border Livestock Marketing

Nairobi, 19 June 2024 – The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) launched the livestock marketing App, linked to the IGAD Livestock Marketing Information System (ILMIS). The event convened livestock value chain stakeholders from Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, for a two-day meeting on 18-19 June 2024, in…

05 Jul 24

Government of Kenya Signing of the Transhumance Protocol

Nairobi, 6 June 2024 – A significant milestone was achieved today in Nairobi as the Republic of Kenya officially signed the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Protocol on Transhumance. This made Kenya the fifth IGAD country to adopt the Protocol. H.E. Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, the Prime Cabinet Secretary and the…

05 Jul 24

Gender Inclusive Regional Drylands Forum to Identify Research Priorities

May 14, 2024 (NAIROBI, Kenya) ICPALD funded by the government of Sweden, Ethiopia Embassy – under the Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) project, held a two-day regional meeting on gender inclusive regional drylands forum to identify research priorities for co-creation. The two days’ meeting held in Nairobi on May 13-14, 2024…

05 Jul 24

Seasonal Range Forage Prediction

The cross-border forage prediction model is an important decision support tool aimed at informing the livestock and other relevant sectors on the seasonal outlooks on forage condition. It covers the Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Uganda borderland areas. Outlook for March-May 2024 Predicted wetter-than-normal conditions expected in most cross-border areas…