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

 

Participation of African Nations in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standard-setting Organisations

PAN-SPSO is a joint initiative of AU/IBAR and the European Union that aims to contribute to the reduction of poverty and enhanced food security in Africa through greater access of African countries to international markets for agricultural products, including livestock and fisheries. The project specifically aims at facilitating effective involvement of African countries in the activities of the OIE, IPPC and Codex Alimentarus Commission during the formulation of international standards on food safety and animal and plant health.

 

PAN-SPSO Information
Programme overview
Background
Expected results

Main activity areas
Globalisation and SPS need
WTO SPS agreement
About AU/IAPSC
Contact PAN-SPSO

Workshops and meetings
Inception workshop
Steering committee
CVOs concensus workshop
Training-of-trainers (ToT)
Review of Draft ISPM
CODEX Pan-African meeting

Documents
Brochure-EN/154KB
Brochure-FR/154KB

Partner links
Standards and Trade Development Facility - STDF
CODEX Coordinating Committee for Africa - CCAFRICA



Programme overview

Geographic coverage
PAN-SPSO targets the 47 African ACP countries, which includes all sub-Saharan nations with the exception of South Africa

Implementation
May 2008 – November 2010

Funding
European Commission € 3.35m
AU/IBAR and AU/IAPSC €0.505m

Meat and flower inspections — a critical element to reach greater access to overseas markets

Partners
PAN-SPSO is a partnership programme of AU/IBAR, AU/IAPSC, European Commission and the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
COMESA, EAC, ECCAS, ECOWAS, IGAD and SADC carry out the activities receiving guidance from AU/IBAR who is in charge of the overall implementation

Beneficiaries

  • ACP Member States of the AU
  • Non-ACP Member States through indirect exchange of information
  • African agricultural, livestock and fisheries producers, market operators and agro-processors

Goal
Reducing poverty and enhancing food security in Africa by promoting greater access for African agricultural products to international markets, including livestock and fisheries

Specific objective
The programme aims to facilitate effective involvement of African delegates in committees that conceive international standards for food safety, animal and plant health regulations.

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