RVF: IGAD and FAO Advise Countries to Remain Vigilant

On 17 May 2020, IGAD/ICPALD and FAO released a joint Rift Valley Fever (RVF) alert to IGAD and EAC Member States, as well as to key stakeholders and partners….

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IGAD Region Veterinarians Train on Risk Analysis to Support Disease Control and Safe Trade

Risk analysis is an essential tool to characterize and evaluate risks, and inform preventive, preparedness and control measures. Previous training conducted by different projects, partners and countries were fragmented…

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Validation of Assessment Reports on Resilience-Enhancing Technologies and Practices Along the Livestock Value Chain for Karamoja Cluster

Background ICPALD in collaboration with IDDRSI team, financially supported by USAID, conducted a review and pre-Covid pandemic field studies to identify, validate and share innovative resilience-enhancing technologies and practices…

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National Validation Workshop for Study on Total Economic Valuation of Uganda’s Pastoralism

Background Pastoralism in Uganda is a diverse livelihood, with the main concentration in livestock accompanied by a degree of mobility. It also involves a combination of other activities such as…

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Monitoring RVF Threat in the IGAD Region

Preamble 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…

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Positioning Kenya and IGAD MS to Optimize Livestock Trade Benefits from AfCFTA

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) and African Union – Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) held a high-level…

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

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…

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IGAD and FAO Join Forces Against Rift Valley Fever

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…

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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…

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