The
Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources of the African Union (AU-IBAR)
hosted the Seventeenth Executive Committee and the Sixth Ordinary
General Assembly meetings of the ALive platform from 5 to 7 April 2011,
back to back.
17th Executive Committee
The
seventeenth session of the Executive Committee of the platform was held
on 5-6 April 2011 under the supervision of Mr Christer Hermansson,
Chairperson of the Executive Committee. He highlighted the progress made
in implementation of the Triennial Action Plan (TAP) 2010-2012 and also
appealed to all members of the platform to mobilize more resources to
achieve targets set out in the TAP taking the example multilateral
cooperation and partnership that led to the eradication of rinderpest in
the world, particularly in Africa.
Prof. El-Sawalhy,
Director AU-IBAR
delivers his opening remarks
It
was the opportunity for the ALive Secretariat to present (i) its
activity report for the period December 2010 - March 2011, (ii) the
progress made in the implementation of resolutions of the Sixteenth
Executive Committee, (iii) the actions already undertaken in
implementing the resource mobilization strategy of the platform adopted
during the Executive Committee held in Bamako in November 2010, and (iv)
inform members on the significant progress in the training of national
experts in the use of African Livestock Sector Investment Toolkit
(LSIPT) championed by the World Bank.
The
scientific and technical presentations made by ILRI, CIRDES, PROGEBE,
and the Universities of Zimbabwe, Harare and Stellenbosch in South
Africa on the theme of the General Assembly were prior to the debates on
the conservation, the preservation and the Sustainable Management of
Animal Genetic Resources and their contribution to African livestock
development in the continent.
Various
partners of the platform, members of different caucuses informed the
audience on the progress made in implementing the activities included in
the triennial action plan 2010-2012 they are championing.
The session ended with the reading of a set of resolutions.
Presentations and documents of EC17
6th General Assembly
The
Sixth General Assembly meeting was held in April 7, 2011 in AU-IBAR
premises under the chairmanship of H.E. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace, African
Union's Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, with the theme
“Will African Animal breeds withstand the challenges of the 21st
century?”
Hon. Aden Duale,
Kenya's Assistant Minister
for Livestock Development
In
his welcome remarks, the representative of the Kenyan Minister for
Livestock Development, Honorable Aden Duale highlighted that indigenous
breeds are more genetically diverse and stable and survive better under
harsh environmental conditions including drought.
H.E
Tumusiime, in her opening remarks advocated for the conservation and
preservation of the African animal genetic resources as the conservation
of animal genetic diversity in the long-term enable African countries
and their farmers to better respond to changing environmental conditions
and consumer preferences, to pursue new economic opportunities and to
reduce their vulnerability to food shortages.
H.E. Mrs. Tumusiime Rhoda Peace
of the African Union
Before opening the debate on the theme of the meeting and other
issues of importance to livestock development in Africa, the audience
was welcomed informative presentations from Ms. Irene Hofmann (FAO), M.
Ralph Kaufmann, representative of Director of FARA, Mr. Abdou Fall, the
representative of Director of ILRI and Dr. Stephane Forman (World Bank)
representing the donor caucus presenting the importance and the
socio-economic role of African Animal Genetic Resources in the
continent.
Irene Hoffman of FAO
- speaker
After
adopting the recommentations, the participants agreed to meet for the
7th session of the General Assembly in 2012, at a date and place to be
communicated..
Participants of the 6th General Assembly
of
ALive
