Regional Action for Livestock Production in Eastern Africa

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Acronym
RALEA
Project Start
1998
Project Completion
2001
Project Status
Completed
Project Brief/Background

Programme overview

Geographic coverage

Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda (ie. 7 member countries of IGAD) as well as Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania.

Implementation

1998 – 1990

Funding

French Cooperation

Partners

InterGovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), African Union, Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), French Cooperation.

Beneficiaries

Private and associative operators (from producers to consumers) in dairy and poultry production.

Outcomes/Objectives
Project Objectives

The RALEA programme had 4 main objectives.

Regional approach

  • Development of professional knowledge within the fields of regional expertise (selection or training of young experts specialised in inter-professional negotiation and market analysis) and economic operators in both private and associative sectors.
  • Harmonisation of sector-based policies in the concerned countries, in order to enhance productivity and exchanges inside both sectors.

Inter-professional negotiation and organisation

  • Development of a training plan of action in private and associative sectors, combined with an informative system.
  • Development of partnerships and commercial exchanges between operators.
Project Activities