CM/Res.999 (XLII)
RESOLUTION ON BREEDING AND MULTIPLICATION CENTRES FOR TRYPANOTOLERANT LIVESTOCK IN WEST AFRICA
The Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity meeting in its Forty- second Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 10 to 17 July, 1985,
Recognizing that there are vast areas of land in Africa which are infested by tsetse, Conscious of the need for suitable land for the breeding of livestock,
Aware of the need for increased protein intake from animal sources in Africa, Knowing that certain breeds of cattle are trypanotolerant,
The Council:
URGES the OAU Secretary-General to encourage Member States to take necessary measures to establish centres to breed and multiply trypanotolerant cattle;
MANDATES the OAU Secretary-General to seek financial support for this project from external sources – international donor community.