ICPALD

17 Aug 16

Inter-Regional joint meeting of IGAD -Middle East & North Africa ( MENA) countries to improve collaboration & enhance livestock export trade undertaken

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. The region has huge potential to export livestock and meat…

08 Aug 16

Regional Animal Welfare Strategy and Action Plan for IGAD Member States validated

The livestock sector in the IGAD region same as in the rest of African continent sector is constrained by poor compliance with animal welfare practices due to inadequate public and private sector investments, weak support institutions, inadequate capacity, low public awareness, outdated policies, apathy to law enforcement among others. IGAD…

08 Jul 16

Inception Workshop for the Project “Building Resilient Pastoral Communities through Cross-border Livestock Value Chains in the IGAD Region

Background: In the eight countries constituting the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region over 70 percent of the territory is arid and semi-arid land (ASAL), occupied by an estimated 20 million pastoralists and agro pastoralists deriving their livelihoods from livestock husbandry. In the course of working with pastoral communities…

08 Jul 16

Meeting With ILRI Facilitated by CTA

The meeting was held on 28th of July, 2016 at ILRI’s premises, Nairobi. It was attended by representatives of CTA, ICPALD, IIRR, and ILRI The meeting was organized on the background that ILRI is underway to finalize a project proposal within their partnership with CTA. Among the meeting’s objectives was…

23 May 16

Regional Technical Working Group for harmonization of Grades and standards of live animal, meat and hides and skins established in the IGAD region

Standards and grading systems have permitted many agricultural commodities for business and safety environment requiring that market participants must achieve higher level of services so as to capture substantial added value. The ecosystems from which pastoralists and other livestock producers derive their livelihoods often go beyond national borders same as…

May 17, 2016
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To enable NEALCO members learn good practises that could allow them reorganise the livestock industry in the region in order to embrace the export opportunities for livestock and livestock products, especially in Middle-East ICPALD organized a benchmarking visit for them to feedlots and abattoirs in South Africa and Botswana from…

06 May 16

Validation of Djibouti Livestock Development Fund (LDF) report undertaken

Djibouti’s livestock resources are important approximately 60% of the population who depend on it as a source of livelihood. There is an estimated 1 million head of sheep and goats and 300,000 cattle in the country. The sector is faced with many challenges including inadequate government policies to support sustainable…

03 May 16

Validation of the report of diagnostic goat value chains study in north-eastern Kenya conducted

As livelihoods of the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in north-eastern (NE) Kenya are dependent on livestock production, particularly the goats of breed galla, that are kept by the Somali and Boran communities of Kenya; and are among the major livestock types kept by most households that have livestock in the…

27 Apr 16

Continental Workshop on Harmonization of Pesticides Regulations in Africa

Background: Pesticides are harmful to bee health, productivity, reproduction and its environment; and their registration is a process whereby the responsible national government or regional authority are expected to first approve their sale and use following an evaluation of comprehensive scientific data demonstrating that the product is effective for its…

18 Apr 16

ICPALD conducted a regional workshop to Strengthen Livestock Policy Hubs in IGAD Members states

Livestock in sub-Saharan Africa represents on average 30% of the Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and about 10% of the national GDP. It is estimated that most of the 250 million people in arid and semi arid lands depend on livestock for their income and livelihoods in this region. However,…