Effects of COVID-19 Control Measures on Live Animals and Meat Export Trade from IGAD Member States

Posted on June 11, 2020

Introduction The IGAD region is rich in livestock resources and covers over 60% of the live animal and about 10% of the meat annual demand of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries. In the region, over 80% of the above supply is sourced from the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities who mainly depend on livestock […]

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IGAD and FAO Join Forces Against Rift Valley Fever

Posted on May 31, 2020

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a viral zoonotic disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes and can cause severe symptoms in animals and humans. The disease can result in death and abortion in RVF-infected livestock. This epizootic disease in animals, which spills over to the human population, tends to develop extremely rapidly following abnormally high seasonal […]

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

Posted on May 31, 2020

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 and hitting national economies and […]

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

Posted on March 5, 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 pastoral ecosystem in the region, […]

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

Posted on March 5, 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 to be brought together to […]

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Ministers Adopt Recommendations and Roadmap on Curbing Livestock Rustling in the IGAD Region

Posted on October 23, 2019

IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from European Union and Technical Cooperation Fund (EU-TCF) organized a two-day workshop on cattle rustling in the region. The regional technical high-level experts validation meeting on findings of the social and economic costs of livestock rustling in the region was held on 2nd-3rd […]

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IGAD /ICPALD Regional Validation Workshop on Rangeland Management Strategy for IGAD Region Mombasa, Kenya; August 5-6, 2019

Posted on August 26, 2019

Introduction About 65% of the IGAD region landmass is Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) characterized by low erratic rainfall with vast rangelands. The IGAD region suffers from the severe effects of climate variability and change. The recurring and severe droughts coupled by poor land management practices have caused widespread rangelands degradation leading to economic hardship […]

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