UOFA/UEMOA workshop June 2008

The UOFA, which was established on October 11, 2006 in Bamako, includes the 8 most representative associations of the poultry-farming inter-profession of each of the 8 WAEMU member states. Its ambition is to meet the technical, sanitary and economic challenges to which the poultry farming sector (mainly modern poultry farming) is confronted. These first JTAs were organized so as to seek solutions to the health and economic problems identified.

The ECTAD-Bamako experts made two presentations there and actively participated in the discussions.

Socio-economic impact of avian influenza on the world poultry farming sectors (powerpoint):

Biosecurity in the farms and live poultry markets:

Please find below, the UOFA/UEMOA report on the First Technical Poultry Farming Workshops:

Recommendations taken from the Report

In the course of their meeting on Wednesday June 18, 2008, the members adopted the following recommendations:

 undertake actions in order to give a major priority to poultry farming so that it could play the role of an engine in the resolution of the current food crisis
 instaure a regional approach to solutions to problems
 redefine the role of research in poultry farming
 set up in each country an operational laboratory in the field of nutrition and pathology to sustain poultry farming.
 ask the different governments to declare mandatorily new outbreaks of Newcastle disease and send a copy to UOFA/UEMOA

The following major actions:

 carry out a diagnostic study of poultry sectors (mapping) for better knowledge of trade flows, production and processing infrastructures, etc.
 undertake actions to promote the consumption of poultry products and poultry farming
 undertake an awareness raising campaign on the necessity:

• to establish a public-private partnership

• gather poultry farmers into a pressure group (lobby)

• carry out a study on the measures of biosecurity that UOFA/UEMOA could extend in the different states

 conduct establishment studies:

• of a trust fund at the regional level
• a revitalization fund following the avian influenza crisis (M. KAMA, vice-president of UOFA/UEMOA, is tasked with seeking the expertise and support of donors for the handling of this file)

 set up a regional observatory of sectors to collect reliable data on the sectors;

 undertake actions towards partners for the creation of a regional training center for poultry farmers
 conduct a study on the promotion of secondary crops and tuber in poultry feed.