Baseline and good practices study on water and fodder availability along the livestock trade routes in the Horn of Africa

The livestock trade between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East is one of the oldest and most vibrant cross-border livestock trading systems in the world. The value of the trade is directly translated into an assortment of goods and services, including food, which are shipped from the Middle East back to populations in the Horn of Africa. This study looks at the challenges facing this trade, and addresses the capacity building needs for pastoralists, traders and exporters to become more competitive. Priority interventions for water infrastructure development/rehabilitation and fodder production were identified in the four focus countries.