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Cross-border Governance structures for implementation of the signed Ethiopia-Kenya MoU launched and surveillance and vaccination procedures agreed for harmonization. Naivasha, Kenya; 2-3rd April, 2019
In August, 2018, IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from USAID facilitated for Ethiopia and Kenya to develop an implementation framework (IF) to operationalise the signed MoU on cross-border cooperation and coordination on animal health and sanitary measures. The IF put in place coordinated arrangements that included establishment of […]
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Bilateral Cross-border MOU between Ethiopia and Somalia to enhance Trans-boundary disease control and livestock trade signed by the Ministers on March 28, 2019-Addis Ababa
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from USAID organized a bilateral two days meeting between Ethiopia and Somalia technical teams in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 26-27th March, 2019 to develop an implementation framework to operationalize the Memorandum of Understanding on crossborder cooperation and coordination on animal health and sanitary […]
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Regional Livestock Working Group Meeting:The status of Livestock insurance in the IGAD Region Reviewed, 26th February 2019, Nairobi,Kenya
Background Livestock production and livelihoods in the IGAD region are constrained by increased frequency of drought that has led to inadequate fodder and water and health issues and often resulted in loss of animals and livelihoods by the community. This calls for promotion of livestock insurance for pastoral communities to serve as one way to […]
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Improving Animal Health Services in Pastoral Areas: Regional Dialogue on How to Enhance Animal Health Service Delivery in the IGAD Region, 13-14th September 2018, Entebbe, Uganda
Introduction A two-day regional dialogue on enhancing animal health service delivery in the IGAD region was organized by ICPALD with financial support from the Regional Pastoral Livestock Resilience Project (RPLRP) funded by the World Bank and being implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The meeting discussed the recommendations from a study report of 2017 on […]
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Promotion Meeting for South Sudan NEALCO national chapter to enhance partnership and coordination on livestock production and marketing – 6th September, 2018 in Juba, South Sudan
A one-day promotion meeting was held on 6th September, 2018 in Juba, South Sudan to strengthen South Sudan North Eastern Africa Livestock Council (NEALCO) national chapter in areas of partnership and coordination on livestock production and trade. The chapter was established in March, 2017 with the support of ICPALD and AU-IBAR with financial support from […]
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Promotion of Regional and International Livestock Trade- 2nd May, 2018; Naivasha, Kenya
IGAD and FAO have jointly 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 Countries” financed by Italian International Cooperation. Several efforts including facilitating the private sector participation in Gulf Food Fair, training of trade counselors, exploring […]
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Regional meeting on Domestication of Regional and National Animal Welfare strategies, 30th April, 2018, Naivasha – Kenya
IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) developed and validated the regional Animal welfare strategy (2017 -2021) with member states (MS). Subsequently four MS were supported to develop their national strategies (Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia/ Somaliland and Sudan). The strategies are aimed at promoting national compliance with good animal welfare practices by the public […]
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Regional meeting to Introduce and validate Awareness Materials on Import Requirements, 1st May, 2018, Naivasha, Kenya,
IGAD and FAO have jointly 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 Countries”. The project has facilitated a number of activities such as strengthening of livestock policy hubs, training of trade counselors, establishment of IGAD-MENA […]
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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 realize the cross-border elements of […]
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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 ICPALD undertook the first initiative […]
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