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31 May 20

Effects of COVID-19 on Livestock Sector in the IGAD Region

The repercussions of Covid-19 outbreak are being felt more strongly with every passing day, and despite the unprecedented steps and cumulative efforts undertaken by governments, businesses, development partners, UN agencies, NGOs and individuals to stem the tide, the virus continues to rampage unchecked across the globe, causing loss of life…

17 Mar 20

Implementation of National SPS strategy and action plan in the IGAD member states to enhance performance; Entebbe, Uganda; 12-13th March 2020

IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in collaboration with USAID; AU-IBAR and RPLRP supported IGAD member states to develop and validate national SPS strategies aligned to IGAD regional SPS strategy. Most countries also supported to establish and operationalize national SPS committees to enhance inter-sectoral collaboration and share…

05 Mar 20

IGAD High Level Experts and Committee of Ambassadors Meeting to Endorse the Protocol on Transhumance in the IGAD Region, 27 February 2020

Background: Climate variability has been affecting vast areas of the region irrespective of international borders and restriction on cross-border transhumance as a regional risk management mechanism, conflicts and defective tenure policies have however posed threats to sustainability of pastoral livelihood system. In order to address these challenges and secure the…

05 Mar 20

Awareness Creation and Roll Out of PLEWS, PET and AFBS Tools to Enhance Early Warning and Informed Decision-Making Training, 24-25 February 2020

The three day meeting, in Naivasha, was officially opened by Stanley Mutua on behalf of the Director of Livestock Production, while welcome remarks were made by Dr. Solomon Munyua, the Director of ICPALD, and Dr. Paul Opio, on behalf of FAO. All stressed the need for early warning (EW) systems…

21 Feb 20

Signing of Cross-border MOU between South Sudan and Sudan, and the Governance structure to operationalize the MOU launched on 17th to 18th February, 2020 in Juba, South Sudan

Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from FAO funded by the EU organized a bilateral two days meeting between South Sudan and Sudan to launch the governance structure and sign the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on cross-border cooperation and coordination on animal health…

10 Feb 20

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Introduction IGAD region exports only 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to huge Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand, an indication of a big potential to exploit if appropriate enhancement measures are taken. IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD)…

10 Feb 20

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

11 Dec 19

Development of Vaccination Calender and Launching of Synchronized Animal Vaccination for cross-border areas of Kenya- Uganda ,4-6th Dec 2019

IGAD center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) convened a bilateral crossborder planning meeting between Kenya and Uganda from 4- 6th December 2019 in Lodwar, Turkana County, Kenya to develop a harmonized trans boundary animal diseases surveillance and vaccination calendar for 2020 between Kenya and Uganda . The one-day…

04 Dec 19

Regional Conference on Donkey Skin Trade,26th – 27th November 2019, Nairobi Kenya

The entire population of donkeys in this region is at a risk due to donkey hide trade driven by burgeoning demand from China. Kenya is the most affected in Africa particularly with licensing of four slaughter houses in Mogotio, Baringo County, Naivasha, Nakuru County, Nakwaalele Turkana County and Kithyoko, Machakos…

20 Nov 19

Validation of the Protocol on Information Sharing for Cross-Border Animal Health and Sanitary Measures between Ethiopia and Kenya,12-14th November 2019

IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), through financial support of BORESHA project being implemented by Danish Refugee Council with funds from the EU- Trust financed the development of a draft information sharing protocol on cross-border animal health and sanitary measures between Ethiopia and Kenya. This was a…

Effects of COVID-19 on Livestock Sector in the IGAD Region

Implementation of National SPS strategy and action plan in the IGAD member states to enhance performance; Entebbe, Uganda; 12-13th March 2020

IGAD High Level Experts and Committee of Ambassadors Meeting to Endorse the Protocol on Transhumance in the IGAD Region, 27 February 2020

Awareness Creation and Roll Out of PLEWS, PET and AFBS Tools to Enhance Early Warning and Informed Decision-Making Training, 24-25 February 2020

Signing of Cross-border MOU between South Sudan and Sudan, and the Governance structure to operationalize the MOU launched on 17th to 18th February, 2020 in Juba, South Sudan

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Development of Vaccination Calender and Launching of Synchronized Animal Vaccination for cross-border areas of Kenya- Uganda ,4-6th Dec 2019

Regional Conference on Donkey Skin Trade,26th – 27th November 2019, Nairobi Kenya

Validation of the Protocol on Information Sharing for Cross-Border Animal Health and Sanitary Measures between Ethiopia and Kenya,12-14th November 2019

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