Validation workshop of National Animal Welfare Strategy and Implementation Plan for Somaliland, 12th June, 2017

Posted on June 29, 2017

The livestock sector in Somaliland State of Somalia is constrained by poor compliance with animal welfare practices due to inadequate public and private sector investments, weak support institutions, inadequate capacity, low public awareness, outdated policies, apathy to law enforcement among others.  The sector has been subjected to unfavourable government policies resulting from structural adjustment programmes […]

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NEALCO Policy, Investment, Communication and Advocacy (PICA)Training

Posted on June 6, 2017

VET GOV programme that is being implemented by ICPALD in partnership with AU-IBAR and funded by the European Union (EU) has been supporting North Eastern Africa Livestock Council (NEALCO) to promote regional and international trade. NEALCO is a private sector regional livestock stakeholders’ association constituted by national livestock traders’ associations drawn from 13 countries, namely: […]

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NEALCO MEMBERSHIP DRIVE AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR PUNTLAND, SOMALILAND AND FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA HELD IN HARGEISA, SOMALILAND, 10-12 DECEMBER 2016

Posted on February 24, 2017

1.0 Background A membership drive and awareness campaign for NEALCO in Somalia, covering Puntland, Somaliland and the Federal Republic of Somalia was conducted in Hargeisa from 10th to 12th December 2016. Its main objective was to initiate recruitment of national livestock associations into NEALCO. A total of 46 participants attended the meeting. They were drawn […]

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The 7th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EARAHN) Meeting, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4-7 Oct 2016

Posted on October 12, 2016

The 7th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EARAHN) Meeting, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 4-7 Oct 2016  Background: The 7th Annual Eastern Africa Regional Animal Health Network (EARAHN) Coordination Meeting was successfully organized and held during the month of October 2016 by IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in […]

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Sudan and Ethiopia draft MoU on cross-border Animal Health and livestock trade programmes

Posted on August 19, 2016

ICPALD organized a cross-border meeting in Khartoum, Sudan from 15th to 17th August 2016 between Sudan and Ethiopia supported by the VetGov and SMP-AH projects, projects implemented in partnership with AU-IBAR and funded by the EU and USAID, respectively. The main aim of the cross-border meeting was to initiate development of a binding agreement between […]

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