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International Workshop - In vivo conservation of AnGR

From 14-18 June 2011, CGN and FAO organized the International Workshop “In vivo conservation of farm animal genetic resources – guidelines and challenges in practice”, in Wageningen, the Netherlands. 50 participants from more than 30 (European) countries participated in the workshop. The workshop is financially supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the European Regional Focal Point (ERFP) and the Dutch Ministry for Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation.
Objectives of the workshop were:

To evaluate the preliminary FAO guidelines for the In Vivo Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources
To exchange practical experiences and challenges for in vivo conservation activities in practice.

Presentations, working group sessions, discussions and field trips - organized by Dutch Rare Breeds Society (SZH) - were very much appreciated by all participants.

Documents:

Final program

In Vivo Guidelines Draft

Presentations:

Contact person: Sipke Joost Hiemstra

Exploring the need for specific measures for access and benefit-sharing of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

On 8 – 10 December 2010 Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) organized an international expert workshop in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The meeting was sponsored by Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Netherlands, Norwegian Ministry for Agriculture and Food and the Federal Office for Agriculture, Switzerland.

The objectives of this workshop were:

To better understand major factors driving the international exchange of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
To Identify potential impacts of the adoption of a Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing on the exchange and use of animal genetic resources for food and agriculture
To explore the need and options for appropriate sectoral measures for Access and Benefit-Sharing regarding animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

Participants were invited from the following sectors:

(government) policy makers
public research and breeding
private research and breeding
farmers’ organizations and other NGOs

The report of this meeting and the conclusions of the final workshop session can be accessed here.

All other presentations and outputs that were generated at and after this workshop are available below.

Presentations

Documents

Contact person: Bert Visser

European Training Workshop Gene Banking and Cryopreservation, Lelystad (1-3 June 2010)

From 1-3 June, an international Training Workshop was organized by the Centre for Genetic Resources of Wageningen University and Research Centre (CGN), in collaboration with and co-funded by the European Regional Focal Point for Animal Genetic Resources (ERFP) and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The aim of the Training Workshop was to transfer and exchange state of the art knowledge in the area of Gene Banking and to share experiences between European countries. Target group of this Training Workshop were professionals with strategic and/or operational responsibilities in Gene Banking in Europe. CGN welcomed more than 30 participants from 23 countries. The program consisted of a mixture of plenary lectures and discussions and hands-on experience with cryopreservation and analysis of genetic data. Lecturers were recruited from the scientific and Gene Banking community in Europe. The Training Workshop will contribute to strengthening of local, national and European Gene Banking and Cryopreservation strategies.