Dear Ms. Bizier and Mr. Gennari,
I have worked extensively on the use of animal power in agriculture and open-air museums and am helping a friend organize a congress and virtual archive on animal draft on 8-9 May 2021. We, and all the network we are in, have always been impressed by the total lack of information on working animals in the world available from the FAO or other official sources. This is not a criticism, it is an observation.
Please verify our identities here:
- Dr. Cozette Griffin-Kremer
Associate Researcher (retired) CRBC (Centre de recherche bretonne et celtique), Brest FR: https://www.univ-brest.fr/crbc/menu/Lab-members/Enseignants-chercheurs_…
- Claus Kropp, farm director Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory, Kloster Lorsch DE
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Claus-Kropp
Online presentation of the draft animal congress: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPbbu1XKvJg
It would be very worthwhile for someone involved in the examination of SDG-efficiency as proposed by the FAO to be aware that important numbers of people worldwide use animal power. The congress programme is already available from Mr. Kropp and the event involves experts who have worked for the FAO such as Paul Starkey or Pit Schlechter.
With all best regards,
Cozette Griffin-Kremer
Dr. Cozette Griffin