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APMD Stakeholders’ Coordination and Engagement of Technical Working Group

AU-IBAR convened a pivotal three-day Stakeholders’ Coordination Workshop for the African Pastoral Markets Development (APMD) Platform from April 9-11, 2025. The workshop brought together 50 key implementing stakeholders, including representatives from COMESA and ECOWAS, to advance market-driven transformations in pastoral livestock systems across Africa aimed at finalizing the 2025-2026 action plan for Nigeria. Objectives of the workshop The workshop’s objectives were to: Beyond the […]

Jobs – Regional Coordinator-PPR Eradication (ECOWAS)

Closing Date : 30 Dec 2024 Introduction and Context The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), a specialized technical office of the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment (DARBE) of the African Union Commission, is mandated to support and coordinate the utilization of livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and wildlife as […]

ECOWAS Concludes Comprehensive Technical Workshop to Revamp the ECOWAS Agriculture Information System (ECOAGRIS) in Lagos, Nigeria

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) hosted a five-day technical workshop on “Regional Diagnostic Workshop for the Reactivation of the ECOWAS Integrated Regional Agricultural Information System (ECOAGRIS) and its Integration into the ECOWAP Monitoring and Evaluation Web Platform” in Lagos, Nigeria from the 4th to the 8th of November 2024. Since 2019, the […]

Upcoming Event: Regional and International Partners’ Workshop on African Pastoral Market Development Platform – 19-20 June 2024

AU-IBAR, with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF), is pleased to announce the establishment and launch of the African Pastoral Markets Development (APMD) Platform. This revolutionary pan-African effort intends to promote market-driven, adaptive reforms in pastoralism, which is an important component of Africa’s Inclusive Agricultural Transformation. The APMD Platform: A Vision for […]