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Transboundary animal disease and market access
7th April 2008 - 8th April 2008
Transboundary animal disease and market access: future options for the beef industry in southern Africa
In April 2008, over 60 delegates gathered in Pretoria to discuss practical options to unlock the potential of the southern African livestock industry.
Workshop, Pretoria, South Africa, 7-8 April 2008
- Workshop report (pdf 260kb)
- Participants list (pdf 265kb)
- Workshop Highlights: The future of beef marketing in southern Africa (pdf 787kb)
- SYNTHÈSE DE L’ATELIER: Maladies animales transfrontalières et accès aux marchés : l’avenir du secteur du boeuf en Afrique australe
Delegates included representatives from the African Union and South African, Botswanan, Namibian, Zimbabwean and UK government departments, officials from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), FAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation), CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), national farming unions, business and more.
The results of 18 month studies across southern Africa were discussed and significant progress made towards enabling African farmers to participate in the boom in global demand for livestock products. Get in touch if you would like to know more.
Opening Addresses
Workshop welcome and opening address (pdf 1492kb) Dr Emily Mogajane, Deputy Director General, Agriculture, South Africa
How can Africa benefit from the livestock revolution? (pdf 365kb)
Written by Dr Babagana Ahmadu, Director for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission, Ethiopia. Presented at the workshop by Martin Bwalya NEPAD, South Africa
Delegate interviews:
Our researchers and delegates at the workshop gave voice to some of the challenges and opportunites for small-scale livestock farmers in southern Africa. Watch all the interviews
Policy briefings / Briefings Politique
Policy briefings / Briefings PolitiqueSADC region
Challenges for the beef industry in southern Africa (pdf 786kb)
BRIEFING POLITIQUE: Les défis de l’industrie bovine en Afrique australe (pdf 803kb)
South Africa
Market access for livestock commodities: foot-and-mouth disease as a key constraint to market access – Republic of South Africa (pdf 782kb)
Zimbabwe
Market access policy options for FMD-challenges Zimbabwe (pdf 783kb)
Namibia
Botswana
Botswana’s foot-and-mouth disease and beef trade policy (pdf 779kb)
Speaker presentations
Overview
- Veterinary challenges for Southern Africa: The case of FMD Foot & mouth disease (FMD) and market access: Challenges for the beef industry in Southern Africa (pdf 768kb) – Gavin Thomson, SADC FMD Project, FANR, SADC Secretariat, Gaborone
- International trade, standards and EPAs: challenges for the southern African beef industry (pdf 155kb)– Mareike Meyn, Overseas Development Institute, UK
- The international beef trade and standards: importers’ perspectives (pdf 4,671kb) – Martin Cooke, Ocatra Ltd, UK
- Foot and mouth disease and market access in southern Africa: some key issues and questions emerging (pdf 250kb) – William Wolmer, UK
South Africa
- Market access for livestock commodities: Foot and Mouth Disease as a key constraint in South Africa (pdf 312kb) –
Rebone Moerane CD: Agricultural Specialist Services Department of Agriculture and Land Reform, Northern Cape
Zimbabwe
- Market access policy options for FMD-challenged Zimbabwe (pdf 3,076kb) – Ronny Sibanda, consultant, Ingwe Breweries, formerly Cold Storage Company
Namibia:
- Veterinary science, transboundaryanimal diseases and markets: pathways for policy in Namibia (pdf 616kb) – Alec Bishi and J. A. Kamwi, Directorate of Veterinary Services, Windhoek, Namibia
Botswana:
- Foot and Mouth Disease and Beef Trade Policy: Botswana (pdf 3,567kb) – Neo J. Mapitse, Dept of Health and Animal Production, Botswana
Photos
See the Pretoria workshop photoset
Press pack for ‘Livestock Revolution’
- Press release: African farmers missing out on the global livestock revolution
- Press release: High-level backing for African farmers’ participation in global ‘livestock revolution’
- Opening speech: How can Africa benefit from the livestock revolution? Written by Dr Babagana Ahmadu, Director for Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission, Ethiopia
Presented by Martin Bwalya NEPAD, South Africa - Biographies of researchers
- Fast Facts
- Background overview
Media coverage
- IRIN, Africa: Beefing up for a Revolution
- The Herald, Zimbabwe: Beef Industry Under the Spotlight
- New Era, Namibia: VCF Hampers Market Access
- Sunday News, Zimbabwe: Commodity trade to improve beef exports
- Sunday News Zimbabwe: African farmers missing out on global boom
- Landbou Weekblad, South Africa: Afrika uit vleisrevolusie geboelie?
- Lanbou Weekblad, South Africa: Oorgrens dieresiektes bekyk
- New Agriculturist, UK: ‘My Perspective’ by Dr Babagana Ahmadu
- Developments magazine, UK: What’s the Beef?
- Veterinary Times, UK: page 1 / page 2 / page 3
More about this project - AllAfrica.com
- Reuters Alertnet
- The Citizen, South Africa