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IGAD /ICPALD Regional Validation Workshop on Rangeland Management Strategy for IGAD Region Mombasa, Kenya; August 5-6, 2019
Introduction About 65% of the IGAD region landmass is Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) characterized by low erratic rainfall with vast rangelands. The IGAD region suffers from the severe effects of climate variability and change. The recurring and severe droughts coupled by poor land management practices have caused widespread rangelands degradation leading to economic hardship […]
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Launch of Harmonized/ synchronized transboundary animal disease vaccination for cross-border areas of Ethiopia-Kenya at Moyale Ethiopia and Kenya
The Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Resilience Project is concomitantly under implementation in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia. National RPLRP project supported the national veterinary department towards cross-border area disease surveillance and animal vaccination. As a result, Ethiopia and Kenya national RPLRP projects procured vaccines for TADs such as FMD & PPR in Kenya and LSD, CBPP, sheep […]
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The Ministers signed the Multilateral Cross-border MOU to enhance animal disease control among Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda and finalized the Implementation Framework to operationalize the MOU ; Uganda 3-5th July, 2019
Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from USAID and FAO/South Sudan EU cross border project organized a multilateral two days meeting between Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda technical teams in Entebbe, Uganda on 3-4th July, 2019 to develop an implementation framework to operationalize the Memorandum of Understanding […]
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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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Regional Training on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Livestock Sector, 25th – 27th October 2018; Naivasha, Kenya
Introduction A three-days regional training on Public-Private Partnership in the livestock sector was organized by IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) with financial support from the Regional Pastoral Livelihood Resilience Project (RPLRP) funded by the World Bank and Partnership Programme (PP) funded by Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The training […]
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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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Bilateral cross-border MOU developed between South Sudan and Sudan to enhance Transboundary Animal disease (TADs) control and livestock trade
Introduction IGAD /ICPALD organized a bilateral cross-border meeting in Khartoum, Sudan from 1- 2nd August 2018 to develop a memorandum of agreement between South Sudan and Sudan; it was financed by FAO South Sudan cross border Project funded by the European Union. The main purpose of the meeting was to develop and provide a framework […]
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Meeting between Ethiopia and Kenya for development of Implementation Framework (IF) for operationalization of cross border MoU on enhancing Trans boundary Animal Disease control and livestock trade , held in Adama, Ethiopia,14- 15th August 2018
Introduction IGAD Center for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) organized a bilateral two days meeting between Ethiopia and Kenya technical teams to finalize the development of the implementation framework (IF) for operationalization of the MoU between the two countries that was signed in June, 2016 by Ministers of livestock. The participants were comprised of representatives […]
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