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28 Nov 17

Regional experience sharing mission conducted on Export quarantines in Sudan

Introduction IGAD member countries (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and Uganda) are rich in livestock and home to 336 million ruminants (cattle, small ruminants and camels). These resources are also the main livelihoods for the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the Arid and Semi-arid /ASALs/ of the…

28 Nov 17

Operationalizing the Cross Border Animal Health activities in the multilateral Karamoja cluster

Introduction A draft multilateral MOU between Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda seeks to harmonize some cross border animal health activities and natural resources. As per the MoU scope of cooperation, the activities to be addressed include; harmonized disease surveillance, harmonized vaccinations and treatments, animal health information system, timely disease…

17 Nov 17

Second Inter-Regional joint meeting conducted between exporting and importing countries to strengthen collaboration for enhanced livestock and meat trade

Introduction IGAD and FAO have been implementing a regional project on “Improving Supply of Safe and Quality Livestock and Meat Exported from the Horn of Africa to Middle East and North African (MENA) Countries” funded by the Italian International Cooperation. IGAD region exports about 50% and less than 10% of…

05 Oct 17

Uganda-Kenya Cross-border Meeting: Harmonized Trans-Boundary Disease Surveillance and Vaccination in Karamoja Cluster 24-29 September 2017

The Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project (RPLRP) funded by the World Bank is concomitantly under implementation in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. One of the operational activities of the national RPLRP project is supporting the national veterinary department towards cross-border area disease surveillance and animal vaccination. In order to maintain and…

14 Aug 17

Regional Validation Workshop on Public Resource Allocation and Private Sector Investment in Livestock in the IGAD Region, 25-26 July 2017 Mombasa, Kenya

IGAD/ICPALD organized a regional Validation Workshop on Public Resource Allocation and Private Sector Investment in Livestock in the IGAD Region from 25-26 July 2017 in Mombasa, Kenya. Welcome remarks were made by Dr. Solomon Munyua, Director of ICPALD. He welcomed the delegates, gave a brief history as to when IGAD…

02 Aug 17

Validation workshop for the National RVF-CP for Uganda -27th to 28th July 2017

A validation workshop for the national Rift Valley Fever contingency plan (RVF-CP) for Uganda was held in Entebbe from 27th to 28th July 2017. A total of 47 participants, drawn from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) headquarters and regions, Ministry of health, Ministry of water and…

21 Jul 17

NEALCO/ESADA Twinning and Experience sharing training- 13- 14th July, 2017 in Naivasha, Kenya

Background North Eastern Africa Livestock Council (NEALCO) is a regional livestock association constituted by national livestock traders’ associations drawn from 13 countries, namely: Burundi, Djibouti, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. The council was established with the support of…

29 Jun 17

Establishing National Livestock Policy Hub (NLPH) in Somaliland- 13-15th June, 2017

African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and IGAD Center for Pastoral and Livestock Development (ICPALD) have been working together to improve veterinary governance issues in the member states of IGAD. Livestock sector in the IGAD MS is constrained by a number of challenges including trans-boundary animal diseases (TADs),…

29 Jun 17

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

06 Jun 17

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

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…