Progressive Control and Eradication Strategy

FOREWORD

The IGAD region with a membership of 8 countries has a surface an area of 5,209,722 km² of which 65% is arid and semi-arid. The region has a human population of 238,990,000 with an estimated livestock resource base of ore than 520 million of which about 35% are small ruminants. The major economic driver of the IGAD Member States is agriculture, with livestock contributing an estimated 57% of the regional Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (AGDP). IGAD region is the only region on the continent of Africa that is self-sufficient in its meat requirements. The region is the leading exporter of live animals, contributing 42% of the continent’s exports. Livestock trade connects countries through intra-regional markets and improvement of this aspect is considered a key driver for economic development and integration in the region.