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See what’s going with livestock-related issues and share news and events of interest to the CoP-PPLD. Let's learn from each other, strengthen our Community and make our collective voice heard: livestock development can truly benefit the rural poor!

07/05/2013

African Livestock Conference and Exhibition (ALiCE), June 26th – 28th 2013 (Nairobi, Kenya)

Jointly hosted by three membership organizations, Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA), Kenya Livestock Producers Association (KLPA) and Eastern Africa Farmers Federation in collaboration with International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), GALVmed, African Union - InterAfrican B [...]

22/01/2013

Third Multi-stakeholder Platform Meeting. Nairobi, 22-24 January 2013

The Agenda’s third Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) meeting is organized by the African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, the International Livestock Research Institute and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and will be hosted by the African Unio [...]

Country: Kenya
17/12/2012

Conference on Sustainability of Camel Population and Production, 12-17 December 2012

The next biennial Conference on Camel Population and Production (CSCPP) will be held on 17-20 December, 2012. Venue: College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia.   If you would be interested to present a paper at the conference, please visit the following w [...]

26/11/2012

The 15th Asian-Australasian Animal Production (AAAP) Congress. Bangkok, Thailand Nov 26-30, 2012

The 15th Asian-Australasian Animal Production (AAAP) Congress will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from Nov 26-30, 2012. It will comprise of:·   (i)     Ten Symposia including two in collaboration with FAO (each session will have oral and poster presentations and 800 o [...]

08/10/2012

II International Symposium on Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems. Porto Alegre, Brazil. October 08-12, 2012

This Second International Symposium on Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems will be primarily devoted to scientific and research aspects, but is also open for participation and discussion with agriculture development institutions, stakeholders from governmental and non-governmental organizations, and e [...]

Country: Brazil
03/10/2012

Building Coalitions, Creating Change. 3-5 October 2012, Penang Malaysia

The CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is organising a workshop on gender transformative research approaches in agriculture during 3-5 October in Penang. The details of the workshop can be found at the link below [...]

Country: Malaysia
24/09/2012

The XI International Conference on Goats, September 2012, Canary Islands

The "International Conference on Goats" are not-to-be-missed events that offer scientists, extension agents, professional and public decision-makers from all over the world the opportunity to get up-to-date on the latest in the goat and small livestock sectors. In addition, at the event delegates ca [...]

28/05/2012

INFPD-FAO E-Consultation on Strategic Interventions for Family Poultry in Developing Countries 28th May - 15th June, 2012

In preparation for the UN International Year of Family Farming (2014) and other important activities, INFPD in cooperation with FAO is now pleased to announce its third e-conference with the title “Strategic interventions for Family Poultry- What can be achieved through Research & Developm [...]

16/05/2012

Developing a New Strategy for ILRI - Your Ideas Needed

ILRI’s Director General would like to request your assistance in developing a new strategy for the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI).   Read the message below:   Our 2002 strategy (‘livestock - a pathway out of poverty’) was based on a simple concept [...]

16/04/2012

13th Annual Meeting of the Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG): Livestock at the Crossroads. New Directions for Policies, Research and Development Cooperation.

The 13th Inter-Agency Donor Group (IADG) Annual Meeting will be held in Washington DC from 16 to 18 April 2012. It is co-organized by USAID and FAO, and hosted by the World Bank.   This year the proposed theme is "Livestock at the Crossroads: New Directions for Policies, Research and Develop [...]