AFD, ACF Nigeria, and IRAM Conclude PASCO Workshop to Strengthen Livestock Early Warning Systems in Northeast Nigeria
By Worldview Magazine
The French Development Agency (AFD), in partnership with Action Against Hunger Nigeria (ACF Nigeria) and IRAM, has concluded a two-day validation workshop in Yola, Adamawa State, aimed at strengthening livestock information and early warning systems in Adamawa and Borno States.
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The workshop was organized under the Regional Project to Support Pastoralism and Livestock Marketing in the Cameroon-Nigeria-Chad Cross-Border Territories (PASCO), funded by AFD. It brought together government agencies, security institutions, development partners, market actors, pastoral organizations, and humanitarian stakeholders.
Participants reviewed and validated findings from a diagnostic study assessing livestock markets, pastoral mobility, cross-border trade, animal health, climate risks, conflict dynamics, and humanitarian response.
IRAM Programme Officer Paul Belchi explained that the exercise was designed to ensure the study reflects realities on the ground and incorporates stakeholder experiences, while generating practical recommendations to improve livestock-related information management and early warning systems.
Dr. Chunchan Hyeladi Glenn, Divisional Veterinary Officer with the Fufore Local Government Ministry of Livestock and Agriculture Development, highlighted challenges of fragmented data systems. She noted that while Nigeria has multiple formal and informal structures generating data on livestock, markets, mobility, climate, and security, these systems often operate independently, with limited coordination, inconsistent datasets, and weak mechanisms for translating information into timely action.
Consultant Professor Adetunji Iyiola-Tunji presented the study’s methodology, key findings, and institutional gaps affecting livestock market intelligence and cross-border trade monitoring in Adamawa and Borno States.
Participants were divided into four thematic groups—Livestock Markets, Cross-Border Trade, Early Warning and Mobility Systems, and Institutional Coordination. Each group reviewed gaps, proposed solutions, and identified priority interventions to strengthen information sharing and response.
Abubakar Inuwa, Chairman of the Ngurore International Cattle Market Committee, emphasized that the group discussions provided practical inputs for improving coordination among market actors and institutions.
The workshop concluded with the validation of recommendations, adoption of resolutions, and agreement on next steps to finalize the diagnostic report. Stakeholders also clarified institutional roles and reaffirmed their commitment to building a more coordinated and sustainable livestock information system in Northeast Nigeria.
