Programme Activity

Animal Health

Concluded projects
Pan-African Programme for the Control of Epizootics PACE
Farming in Tsetse Controlled Areas FITCA
Regional Action for Livestock Production in Eastern Africa RALEA
FAO Regional Technical Cooperation Project RTCP

Current projects
Somali Ecosystem Rinderpest Eradication Coordination Unit SERECU
Vaccines for the Control of Neglected Animal Diseases in Africa VACNADA
Livestock Emergency Intervention to Mitigate Food Crisis in Somalia LEISOM

Avian Influenza Platform Avian Influenza
Support Programme to Integrated National Action Plans for Avian and Human Influenza SPINAP
Emergency Relief Support to Combat Avian influenza ERSCA
Early Detection, Reporting and Surveillance - Avian Influenza in Africa EDRSAIA

ISCTRC
International Scientific Council for Trypanosomiasis Research and Control ISCTRC Council

ALive Platform
African Partnership for Livestock Development, Poverty Alleviation & Sustainable Growth ALive Secretariat

Animal Production

Dryland Livestock Wildlife Environment Interface Project DLWEIP
Livestock for Livelihoods: Strengthening Climate Change Adaptation Strategies through Improved Management at the Livestock-Wildlife-Environment Interface LIVELIHOODS
North Eastern Pastoral Development Programme NEPDP

Trade & Marketing

Participation of African Nations in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-setting Organisations PAN-SPSO
Somali Livestock Certification Project SOLICEP
Regions of Origin Programme RoOP

IBAR Publications

Pan African Animal Health Yearbook Pan African Animal Health Yearbook
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa

Animal Resources Information System 2 Animal Resources Information System

 

Somali Ecosystem Rinderpest Eradication Coordination Unit

Programme overview

Geographic coverage
The Somali ecosystem comprising south eastern Ethiopia, north-eastern Kenya and southern Somalia

Implementation

Phase 1January 2006 - February 2007

Bridging phaseMarch 2007 - April 2008

Phase 2May 2008 – March 2010


Livestock trade — freedom from Rinderpest will ensure improved market access for the Somali ecosystem

 

SERECU Information
Programme overview
Eradication of Rinderpest
Main achievements phase 1
Expected results phase 2

Contact SERECU

Workshops and meetings
Steering committees
Cross border harmonisation
Wildlife consultative

Communications component
Background
Terms of reference/278KB
Inception report/533KB
Final report/315KB
Strategy workshops
Communications strategy
Implementation plan

Distribution plan
SERECU brochure

Training
Wildlife capture

The first phase of SERECU was funded within the PACE Programme.

During the bridging phase, technical coordination and harmonisation including preparation of the second phase and essential surveillance activities were sustained by AU/IBAR with support from FAO/GREP.

Funding
European Commission €4m

Partners
Governments of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, FAO/GREP, OIE, EU

Beneficiaries
Livestock farmers, traders, public and private sector animal health service providers, national and regional authorities, CBOs of the livestock subsector

Goal
Reducing poverty of people involved in livestock farming by enhancing livestock development and trade opportunities

Specific objectives
SERECU dynamically manages a scientific, coordinated and time-bound regional program to ensure and verify freedom from rinderpest as well as accreditation by OIE for the entire Somali ecosystem countries.

 
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