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Private Sector Meeting for IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to Strengthen Collaboration for Enhanced Livestock and Meat Trade
Introduction IGAD region is rich in livestock resources. It exports about 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand. This shows there is a big potential to increase market share if appropriate measures are taken. One of the major challenges is inadequate […]
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Seasonal Rangeland Forage Prediction (March-May 2022)
Key Advisories Close monitoring and institutionalization of contingency plans in deficit and near deficit areas for purposes of early warning for early action. Increased community awareness creation on conflict mitigation plans over anticipated livestock movements. Scale up feed supply network, fodder conservation and preservation efforts. Scale up of water harvesting techniques during this rainy season. […]
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Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy for Sudan Reviewed and Validated by Stakeholders
Introduction The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises to create a US$ 2.5 trillion market by removing trade barriers and enabling the movement of Africans across borders. The Agreement provides Sudan with an opportunity to pursue alternative markets to export value-added […]
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IGAD and FAO Alert Countries in Eastern Africa to Remain Vigilant for Rift Valley Fever
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an endemic vector-borne zoonotic disease that represents a threat to human health, animal health and livestock production in the eastern Africa region. The epidemiology of RVF is complex, making monitoring of RVF risk and carrying out efficient and timely control measures challenging. To increase knowledge on RVF epidemiology and inform […]
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Camel Resources Management Regional Strategy for IGAD Region Validated by Stakeholders
Background IGAD region is home to about 21 million camels (60% of the world population) which dwell in arid and semi-arid land (ASALs). The camel is drought resilient and expanding to new frontiers as introduced by pastoralists to counter recurrent droughts. The demand for live camels, its meat and milk in the IGAD region and […]
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Launch of Ethiopia-Somalia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program
Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening the economic, trade and/or food security of the Member States. These diseases can reach epizootic proportions and their control/management requires cooperation between several countries. Hence, ministers responsible for animal resources […]
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Launch of Djibouti-Ethiopia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program
Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening the economic, trade and/or food security of the Member States. These diseases can reach epizootic proportions and their control/management requires cooperation between several countries. Hence, ministers responsible for animal resources […]
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Regional Meeting to Review Status and Enhance Collaboration for the Control & Eradication of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosomiasis in IGAD Region
Trypanosomiasis is a disease complex that poses a major constraint to sustainable agriculture in tsetse fly infested cross-border areas of the IGAD region. The disease persists in most countries of IGAD region, regardless of the efforts made by African Union Pan-African Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication and Control (PATTEC) and countries to eradicate it. Countries in […]
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Regional Meeting to Review of Status of Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW)/Community Disease Reporters in IGAD Region
In the IGAD region, countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Uganda recognize the services of CAHW particularly in pastoralist setting, where we do not have adequate professionals, while Kenya operates through community disease reporters (CDR)/ para-veterinarian with more elaborate training. Several localized studies on CAHW’s participation and role in animal health […]
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Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy for Ethiopia Reviewed and Validated by Stakeholders
Introduction The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises to create a US$ 2.5 trillion market by removing trade barriers and enabling the movement of Africans across borders. Ethiopia is among the 39 African countries that had ratified the AfCFTA agreement by […]
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Christine Norah
