Dairy Production - Training webinars on camel particularities, production and good breeding practices

线上活动, 16/10/2024

As part of the International Year of Camelids and in recognition of the hard work of breeders in often extreme conditions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delight...

The International Year of Camelids Culture Corner Exhibition

Rome (Italy), 16/10/2024

The exhibition, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) within the framework of the World Food Forum’s annual flagship event, took place at the Culture Corner located in the FAO Atrium. It featured an alpaca producer and fibre processor from the highlands of Peru, who shared her inspiring life story and demonstrated the artisanal processing of a...

科技推动可持续农业系统转型：畜牧业发展中青年的创新与责任

(中国), 混合事件, 16/10/2024

联合国将2024年定为"国际驼科动物年"，彰显驼科动物对全球90多个国家、千百万家庭生命和生计的重要意义，作为畜牧业可持续发展的创新力量，以青年为主体的创新与责任，将为驼科动物的保护和利用带来新的视角和方法，积极促进畜牧业的转型升级。 在此背景下，国际畜牧科技青年社重点关注2024年畜牧业面临包括成本和生产效率、特殊育种和市场发展、社会发展和人才培养，动物健康和食品安全等几个关键问题。 活动将分享成功案例和创新解决方案，促进知识和技术的交流和传播，让全球畜牧业的年轻专家、学者、企业家和创新者共同讨论科技在畜牧业可持续发展中的应用和前景，激发年轻人对畜牧业创新的兴趣和热情，鼓励他们积极参与畜牧业转型升级，促进畜牧业国际合作与交流，为全球粮食安全和可持续发展目标贡献力量。

Dromedary feeding and nutrition - Training webinars on camel particularities, production and good breeding practices

线上活动, 15/10/2024

As part of the International Year of Camelids and in recognition of the hard work of breeders in often extreme conditions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delighted to present a series of webinars dedicated to dromedary camels.

This webinar series aims to raise awareness among public and private professionals and farmers on the importance of dromed...

Photovoice project: Pastoral prosperity through camel production for climate change adaptation

Isiolo (Kenya), 10/10/2024 - 10/11/2024

The community ‘photovoice’ project in northern Kenya aimed to illustrate some of the opportunities and challenges of camel keepers and producers, using images and narratives from the perspectives of community members. The event was organized by Tahira Mahomed, a post-doctoral researcher at the Jameel Observatory.

Anatomical and physiological characteristics and adaptation to dehydration - Training webinars on camel particularities, production and good breeding practices

线上活动, 08/10/2024

As part of the International Year of Camelids and in recognition of the hard work of breeders in often extreme conditions, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is delighted to present a series of webinars dedicated to dromedary camels.

This webinar series aims to raise awareness among public and private professionals and farmers on the importance of dromeda...

Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival

Tunbridge (United States), 05/10/2024 - 06/10/2024

The 2024 Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival celebrates the International Year of Camelids. Visit the llamas and alpacas, shop camelid fiber and yarn from local farms and view the camelid fiber contest entries. Learn more about camelids and their fiber from local llama and alpaca farmers.

The Festival features a wide variety of vendors offering fleece and yarn, fiber animals, handspinni...

Simposio Internacional de Camélidos Silvestres

San Borja (Peru), 02/10/2024 - 04/10/2024

La Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ha organizado el Simposio Internacional de Camélidos Silvestres 2024, que se llevó a cabo de manera presencial en el Auditorio Aurelio Málaga de nuestra casa de estudios. Este evento internacional contó con renombrados y reconocidos investigadores tanto nacionales como invitados e...

CAMILK 2024 – Fostering Camel Milk Value Chain: Challenges and Future Perspectives facing Global Changes

Djerba Midun (Tunisia), 02/10/2024 - 04/10/2024

The first edition of the international seminar CAMILK was organized in June 2022. In the context of the International Year of Camelids and coinciding with the closure of the MECAMEL project, the “Laboratoire d'Élevage et de Faune Sauvage” (LEFS) and the “Institut des Régions Arides” (IRA) Médenine organized the second edition of the international ...

Chaccu - Vicuña Ecotourism Festival and value-added tourist route

Arequipa (Peru), 01/10/2024

Chaccu is an ancestral activity inherited from the Inca empire that consists of herding, capturing live vicuñas with the aim of extracting their fine fiber and finally releasing them, without altering their population, behavior and reproduction capacity. This activity allows for the supervised shearing of live vicuñas.

To this end, the regional governments supervise the c...