 | Asia-level workshop hosted by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, 12-16 October 2003 This workshop introduced the “LIFE Method” of documenting breeds, exposed livestock and animal breeding professionals to field situations and familiarized them with the perspective of livestock breeding communities, provided background information on evolving issues within the sector (such as the upcoming negotiations for an International Treaty on Farm Animal Genetic Resources), and projected the status of selected Indian livestock breeds. Recommendations to promote the sustainable use of farm animal genetic resources in Asia covered four issues:
 Workshop report 1216 kb (also available here). |
Supporting livestock keepers and breed conservation
 | Conference on livestock biodiversity, indigenous knowledge and and intellectual property rights, organized by the League for Pastoral Peoples in Bellagio, Italy, 27 March - 2 April 2006 At this conference LPPS Director Hanwant Singh Rathore presented a paper on livestock keepers' rights: land rights, grazing rights, water, support from government and protected areas in Rajasthan. |
Sheep pastoralism in Rajasthan
 | Still a viable livelihood option?Workshop report compiled by Chakrawarti Singh and Ilse Koehler-Rollefson Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, 2005 Summary and recommendations from a workshop with more than 50 sheep pastoralists from Rajasthan. Participants urged the the government to implement recommendations on grazing and fodder, marketing, services, institutional changes, indigenous knowledge and research.
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