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Conclusions of the Regional workshop to validate national components of the Regional Investment Programme for Livestock Development in Coastal Countries, held in Abidjan from 29 to 30 june 2016

The regional workshop on sharing national components of the Regional Investment Programme for Livestock Development in Coastal Countries (PRIDEC) was held in Abidjan, on 29 and 30 June 2016, on the joint initiative of ECOWAS, the Government of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and the Réseau Billital Maroobé (RBM). The workshop comes after national consultations that were organised in Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo.

The meeting brought together five key stakeholder groups, namely: (i) representatives of Governments of the costal countries concerned(Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Togo); (ii) representatives in charge of the livestock sector in the major Sahelian countries of origin of cross-border transhumance (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger); (iii) regional integration and technical support institutions (ECOWAS, SWAC/OECD Secretariat and Hub Rural); (iv) regional organisations and networks of rural producers in West Africa (FENAPRUCI, RBM, APESS, ROPPA and CORET); and (v) technical and financial partners involved in supporting livestock development in the sub-region (European Union, Swiss Cooperation, FAO, CARE Denmark and SNV). The full list of participants is annexed to this summary of conclusions and recommendations.

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Crédits: AK-Project