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18 Apr 17

Regional Experience Sharing Event On Improved Livestock Management Practices Conducted

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has organized the above sharing event during the period 10th – 11th, April, 2017 in Nanyuki, Kenya. The delegates for this workshop were drawn from pastoral associations depending on camel and camel products, extension officers from IGAD Member States and ICPALD…

18 Apr 17

Regional Workshop on Promotion of Good Practices of Fodder and Seed To Private Sector For Increased Investment Undertaken

Regional Workshop on Promotion of Good Practices of Fodder and Seed To Private Sector For Increased Investment Undertaken IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has organized the above regional workshop during the period 6th – 7th, April, 2017 in Elementaita, Kenya. The delegates for this workshop were…

08 Mar 17

IGAD /ICPALD organized participation of private sector involved in livestock and meat export at GULF food fair 2017

IGAD in partnership with FAO, with financial support from Italian Development Cooperation is implementing the regional project; Improving supply of safe and quality livestock and meat exported from the Horn of Africa to Middle East and North African (MENA) countries. The project has provisions to support private and public sectors…

23 Feb 17

A REGIONAL TECHNICAL CROSS-BORDER MEETING HELD AT ENTEBBE, UGANDA, 6-10 FEBRUARY 2017

1.0 Introduction The Standard Methods and Procedures in Animal Health (SMP-AH) project organized a Regional Technical Cross-border meeting involving Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda in Entebbe from 6th to 10th February 2017 to develop joint activities and implementation frameworks. The cross-border meeting mainly focused on (1) the…

22 Dec 16

Experience sharing Mission on livestock identification and traceability system (LITS) undertaken to Namibia for Livestock ministers and parliamentarians of IGAD

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has organized the above regional experience sharing mission to Namibia for IGAD Ministers and Parliamentarians from Dec 12-15, 2016. Livestock identification and traceability is an emerging system being used by both the exporting and importing countries to protect public health, enhance…

28 Nov 16

Training provided for North East Africa Livestock Council (NEALCO) national chapters & regional Executives in Policy, Investment, Communication and Advocacy (PICA)

VETERINARY GOVERNACE 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…

18 Nov 16

A follow-up meeting of the Regional Network for Quarantines

Introduction A follow-up meeting of the Regional Network for Quarantines was organized in Kampala from 9th to 11th November 2016 with the main aim of operationalizing the network to foster harmonization of standard and activities, including sharing of information among experts driving the quarantine system. A total of 21 participants…

05 Nov 16

Gap Analysis of Cross-border Livestock Trade Policy and Practices, and Cross-border Market Infrastructure

Background RPLRP project funded by the World Bank is being implemented in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda has the objective of enhancing livelihood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in cross-border drought prone areas so as to improve their capacity to respond promptly and effectively to any eligible crisis or emergency…

October 24, 2016
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NEALCO Membership drive and awareness campaign in Djibouti Participants at the NEALCO Membership Drive and Awareness Campaign in Djibouti, Djibouti City, 26-28 September 2016 A membership drive and awareness campaign for NEALCO in Djibouti was conducted in Djibouti City from 26th to 28th June 2016 with an overall…

27 Sep 16

ICPALD undertook Trade mission in South East Asia for the private sector and regulatory bodies of IGAD livestock exporting countries

Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with FAO, with financial support from Italian Development Cooperation is implementing the regional project, “Improving supply of safe and quality livestock and meat exported from the Horn of Africa to Middle East and North African (MENA) countries”. Though the MENA market is major…