Cross Border Livestock Routes and Markets & TADs and Zoonoses

The major development challenges in ASALs is the inability of MS to invest adequately in key producƟ ve sectors including livestock and dry land agriculture. Local, regional and internaƟ onal trade in livestock and livestock products has historically been an important source of local and foreign exchange for IGAD member states. It has been observed overƟ me that the degree of sƟ mulus provided by regional and internaƟ onal export
markets signifi cantly aff ects the rate and degree of livestock development in the member states. The expected long-term trend in total world demand for livestock and livestock products is for increased demand except for products from countries where livestock is subject to sanitary restricƟ ons because of trans-boundary animal diseases (TADs) including zoonosis. It is therefore important that IGAD member states are informed of the key cross-border livestock routes and markets and priority animal diseases in
the IGAD region and the facility and service gaps that need to be addressed to ensure that the animals traded locally, regionally and internaƟ onally and do not threaten host populaƟ ons and meet the required regional and internaƟ onal zoo-sanitary standards.