Fallama Fest

Castle Rock (United States), 27/09/2024 - 29/09/2024

Llama and alpaca show featuring halter classes, obstacle classes, pack classes, special needs classes, educational clinics, fiber judging, and a meet and greet with the llamas.

Training course for teachers: “Los camélidos”

Abra Pampa (Argentina), 25/09/2024 - 28/09/2024

The teacher training course “Los Camélidos” was organized by VICAM, the Secretariat of Educational Management of the Ministry of Education of Jujuy and the Department of Continuing Education and Professional Development of the Higher Education Institute No. 1 of Abrapampa, which awards the corresponding score.

The training brought together over 170 teachers from pre-school, primary, se...

II Jornadas Argentinas de Camélidos Silvestres Sudamericanos

Virtual Event, 25/09/2024 - 27/09/2024

En el Año Internacional de los Camélidos, los invitamos a participar de las SEGUNDAS JORNADAS ARGENTINAS PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN Y MANEJO DE CAMÉLIDOS SILVESTRES SUDAMERICANOS organizadas por el Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región NOA (IPAF NOA– CIPAF – INTA) y el Grupo de Investigación en Ecofisiología de Fauna Silvestre (GIEFAS – I...

I International Symposium of Guanaco

Ayacucho (Peru), 24/09/2024

Within the framework of the International Year of the Camelids and the inclusion of the guanaco in Appendix II of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), which aims to prioritize conservation and habitat management throughout the species' distribution range, promote joint actions to address the threat of illegal trade, expand efforts to assess the local...

International Symposium: “Supporting the Development of the Camel Milk Sector”

Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), 24/09/2024 - 25/09/2024

The Abu-Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), in partnership with the Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS), the disciplinary group of the International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), organized a 2- day symposium that aimed to showcase the attributes of camel milk production as one of the food commodities derived from camelids and was set to support ...

IYC booth exhibition at the FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres and Vaccines

Rome (Italy), 23/09/2024 - 25/09/2024

The first-ever FAO Global Conference on Animal Health Innovation, Reference Centres, and Vaccines featured a dedicated International Year of Camelids booth within the exhibition and networking space. This booth showcased a range of engaging materials, including videos and branded items, to promote the International Year and highlight animal health challenges in the camelid sector.

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Reproduction in camelids (Continued 2) - Training webinars on camel particularities, production and global breeding practices

Virtual Event, 23/09/2024

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...

Reproduction in camelids (Continued 1) - Training webinars on camel particularities, production and global breeding practices

Virtual Event, 18/09/2024

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...

Encuentro Regional sobre Camélidos Sudamericanos

La Paz (Bolivia), 16/09/2024 - 17/09/2024

La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas proclamó el año 2024 como el Año Internacional de los Camélidos. Esta iniciativa busca resaltar la importancia de los camélidos, abarcando dimensiones culturales, económicas, ecológicas y sociales.  

En este contexto es que la Organización de las Naciones Unidas...

Chaccu - Vicuña Ecotourism Festival and Value-added Tourist Route

Ondores (Peru), 13/09/2024 - 14/09/2024

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 capture and she...