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Regional Technical Working Group for harmonization of Grades and standards of live animal, meat and hides and skins established in the IGAD region
Standards and grading systems have permitted many agricultural commodities for business and safety environment requiring that market participants must achieve higher level of services so as to capture substantial…
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NEALCO members visited feedlots and abattoirs in South Africa and Botswana to benchmark and learn good practices
To enable NEALCO members learn good practises that could allow them reorganise the livestock industry in the region in order to embrace the export opportunities for livestock and livestock…
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Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia identified priority areas and develop draft binding agreements on animal health and livestock trade to facilitate service delivery along their common borders
To strengthen cooperation and collaboration between countries along bilateral borders in order to address disease surveillance, disease control and timely sharing of animal health and trade information, a cross-border…
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Validation of Djibouti Livestock Development Fund (LDF) report undertaken
Djibouti’s livestock resources are important approximately 60% of the population who depend on it as a source of livelihood. There is an estimated 1 million head of sheep and…
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The IGAD regional livestock identification and traceability systems (LITS) legal framework validated
The IGAD regional livestock identification and traceability systems (LITS) legal framework has just been validated in a validation workshop held in May 2nd-3rd, 2016 in Fairway Hotel,…
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Validation of the report of diagnostic goat value chains study in north-eastern Kenya conducted
As livelihoods of the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in north-eastern (NE) Kenya are dependent on livestock production, particularly the goats of breed galla, that are kept by the Somali…
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Continental Workshop on Harmonization of Pesticides Regulations in Africa
Background: Pesticides are harmful to bee health, productivity, reproduction and its environment; and their registration is a process whereby the responsible national government or regional authority are expected to first…
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ICPALD conducted a regional workshop to Strengthen Livestock Policy Hubs in IGAD Members states
Livestock in sub-Saharan Africa represents on average 30% of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and about 10% of the national GDP. It is estimated that most of the…
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Regional Experience Sharing Event On Artisanal Mining
1. Background The 3rd Regional Integration Support Programme (RISP3) is a follow-up phase to RISP1 (2005-2010) and RISP2 (2010 – 2013). The RISP3 programme seeks to support well selected, high…
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Training of trade counsellors of IGAD exporting countries based in Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates, other major GCC importing countries and Egypt
The Horn of Africa countries export 50% of live animals and less than 10% of meat that is demanded annually in Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) countries yet…
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