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Within a scientific programme for the 63rd Annual EAAP Meeting 2012  to be held in Bratislava, Slovakia (Monday 27 August – Friday 31st August 2012) a Symposium on the efficiency in ruminant husbandry will take place. The event will be jointly organized by FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia,...

One of the main purposes of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) is to harmonize the approaches and procedures of countries at export and import of plants and plant products. The workshop will focus on the ISPMs shared by International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) for country consultation. The event aims...

Accession of the Russian Federation to WTO is a historic moment for the universality of the multilateral trading system.  In a legal sense, accession to the WTO encompasses a balance of rights and obligations and requires following up with institutional procedural rules.  Therefore, it has been initiated by the Chamber...

The purpose of the workshop was to assist the participating countries in building and development of capacities to facilitate “greener” development of small-scale farming sector in countries in transition. In particular, the workshop aimed at: Assessing and providing of comprehensive information about the current situation of “green farming systems” in Europe (legislation,...

Ex situ conservation is a valuable component of a national plan for the management of animal genetic resources, particularly as a complement to in situ conservation. By definition, ex situ conservation involves the transfer of genetic resources out of their “natural” environments, and ownership of the material may often change...