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10 Feb 20

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Introduction IGAD region exports only 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to huge Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand, an indication of a big potential to exploit if appropriate enhancement measures are taken.  IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD)…
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10 Feb 20

The 4th Inter-Regional Meeting of IGAD Exporting and MENA Importing Countries to review collaboration status for Enhanced Livestock Trade conducted 5-6 February 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Introduction IGAD region exports only 50% and less than 10% of live animals and meat respectively to huge Middle East and North African (MENA) countries’ annual demand, an indication of a big potential to exploit if appropriate enhancement measures are taken.  IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD)…
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01 Jul 19

7th Regional coordination meeting to enhance control and eradication of Peste des petits ruminantes (PPR),24-25 June, 2019 Kenya

Introduction Peste des petits ruminantes (PPR) and other key small ruminant diseases (SRDs) are among those considered trade-sensitive diseases in the IGAD Region. The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD), after having established the regional PPR control and eradication coordination committee (CECC), developed regional PPR strategies and…
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02 Jul 18

ICPALD’s Assessment of Alternative Markets in Ghana to enhance inter-African livestock trade ,13th -15th June 2018, Accra, Ghana

IGAD Centre for pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) in partnership with FAO, with financial support from Italian International 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”. One of…
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Karamoja
28 Nov 17

Operationalizing the Cross Border Animal Health activities in the multilateral Karamoja cluster

Introduction A draft multilateral MOU between Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda seeks to harmonize some cross border animal health activities and natural resources. As per the MoU scope of cooperation, the activities to be addressed include; harmonized disease surveillance, harmonized vaccinations and treatments, animal health information system, timely disease…
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export countries
17 Nov 17

Second Inter-Regional joint meeting conducted between exporting and importing countries to strengthen collaboration for enhanced livestock and meat trade

Introduction IGAD and FAO have 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 (MENA) Countries” funded by the Italian International Cooperation.  IGAD region exports about 50% and less than 10% of…
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