IGAD

22 Dec 16

Experience sharing Mission on livestock identification and traceability system (LITS) undertaken to Namibia for Livestock ministers and parliamentarians of IGAD

IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) has organized the above regional experience sharing mission to Namibia for IGAD Ministers and Parliamentarians from Dec 12-15, 2016. Livestock identification and traceability is an emerging system being used by both the exporting and importing countries to protect public health, enhance…

05 Nov 16

Gap Analysis of Cross-border Livestock Trade Policy and Practices, and Cross-border Market Infrastructure

Background RPLRP project funded by the World Bank is being implemented in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda has the objective of enhancing livelihood resilience of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in cross-border drought prone areas so as to improve their capacity to respond promptly and effectively to any eligible crisis or emergency…

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 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…

12 May 16

Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somalia identified priority areas and develop draft binding agreements on animal health and livestock trade to facilitate service delivery along their common borders

To strengthen cooperation and collaboration between countries along bilateral borders in order to address disease surveillance, disease control and timely sharing of animal health and trade information, a cross-border meeting was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 4th to 6th May 2016 to initiate development of binding agreements between Ethiopia…

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,…

05 Apr 16

Regional Experience Sharing Event On Artisanal Mining

1. Background The 3rd Regional Integration Support Programme (RISP3) is a follow-up phase to RISP1 (2005-2010) and RISP2 (2010 – 2013). The RISP3 programme seeks to support well selected, high priority and complementary activities to accelerate domestication and implementation of regional commitments including targeted national consultations and consensus building, background…

31 Mar 16

Training of trade counsellors of IGAD exporting countries based in Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates, other major GCC importing countries and Egypt

The Horn of Africa countries export 50% of live animals and less than 10% of meat that is demanded annually in Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) countries yet these countries have a preference for livestock and meat from the Horn of Africa region. The limited exports has partly been…