ISTVS VISION
To be the premier regional institution and centre of excellence in human capacity building to promote drylands and livestock development in arid and semi-arid land management
ISTVS MISSION
To strengthen IGAD MSs’ skills and human resource base for pastoralist’ increased resilience capacity in arid and semi-arid lands

OVERALL GOAL
To support the provision of technical and professional personnel and to facilitate IGAD regional networking to strengthen resilience and upgrade pastoral and agro-pastoral communities’ livelihoods thereby releasing the full potential of the IGAD arid and semi-arid lands