Addis Ababa: President Sahlework Zewde, Prosperity Party Vice President Temesgen Tiruneh and other high ranking government officials visited the East Africa Pastoralist Expo in Addis Ababa.
The expo is organized by the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands and Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) under the theme of “Pastoralist: The East African Mosaic.”
The expo provides a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and policy advocacy to enhance the well-being of pastoralists in the region.
The main objective of the expo, which drew more than 1,200 pastoralists from the IGAD region, is to promote trade and regional developmental integration.
The expo also aims at ensuring shared and mutual development among countries in the region by mitigating the challenges of the pastoral communities.
Furthermore, the expo celebrates the rich cultural heritage, resilience, and sustainable development of pastoral communities in addition to showcasing new heights of collaboration representing a crucial step towar
ds greater regional integration.
The expo is meant to recognize the effect of pastoralists in the horn of Africa in terms of production and sustainable management of ecosystems and vast dry land, it was learned.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency