Multi-Stakeholder Forum to Review Utilization of Innovations and Technologies Along the Livestock Value Chain in IGAD Cluster III through Established Platforms

Communities in IGAD cluster III are subject to chronic food insecurity, protracted competition and conflicts over natural resources such as pasture and water for their…

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Multi-Stakeholder Forum to Strengthen Feed/Fodder Value Chains Using Technology Innovations in IGAD Cluster III

Increased frequency of droughts, floods and other climate-related disasters have eroded the livelihoods of communities in IGAD cluster III (Mandera ecosystem of Ethiopia, Kenya and…

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Second Training of Data Collectors in Feed Inventory and Balance Sheet for Somalia

Dr. Ali Hersi of University of Hargeisa (UoH), Somaliland opened the six (6) days training of data collectors (surveyors) from South Central Somalia (SCS), Puntland…

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The 5th Inter-Regional Joint Technical Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to Strengthen Collaboration for Enhanced Livestock and Meat Trade

Introduction IGAD region is rich in livestock resources and the home of over 336 million ruminants. It exports about 50% and less…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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