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World Livestock 2011 – Livestock in Food Security, a recent report published by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
India - Following the 2009 report on the State of Food and Agriculture (SOFA), this report discusses the role of livestock and explores the contribution of livestock to the food security of the poor from three perspectives - livestock and its contribution to global food security; the food security situation of livestock dependent societies, small scale mixed farmers and urban populations; and its contribution to food security in the future.
Madhya Pradesh Livestock Development Policy approved by the Agriculture Cabinet
Madhya Pradesh, India - The Madhya Pradesh Livestock Development Policy has been sent for notification after its approval by the agriculture cabinet, which met in Bhopal on 31st August 2011 under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Proceedings of the E-Conference on animal nutrition practices published by FAO
India - The proceedings of the E-Conference on "Successes and failures with animal nutrition practices and technologies in developing countries", organised in September 2010 by FAO’s Animal Production and Health Division have been published.
Workshop on Conservation of Indigenous Breeds of Poultry in Bhutan
Bhutan - The South Asia Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Programme, the Department of Livestock and the National Biodiversity Centre, under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Bhutan, jointly convened a workshop on the Conservation of Indigenous Poultry Breeds of Bhutan on 10th August 2011, at Thimphu Dzongkhag in Bhutan.
Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development
India - The 2010 -11 edition of the State of Food and Agriculture report published annually by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations focuses on Women in agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development.
IFAD Rural Poverty Report 2011
India - The International Fund for Agricultural Development recently released the “Rural Poverty Report 2011 - New realities, new challenges: new opportunities for tomorrow’s generation”. The 2011 Report has been issued after a decade with the last report being released in 2001.
Workshop on Common Property Resource Institutions and Pastoral Production Systems highlights the need for convergence between agriculture and livestock development
Pune, India- The Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) in collaboration with Anthra and the Centre for Social Ecology (CenSE) organized a workshop on the theme "Common Property Resource Institutions, Pastoral Production Systems and the Green Revolution in Transition: From Conflict to Convergence" at Pune on 3rd and 4th September 2010.
Workshop on Strategies and Approaches for Small-holder Poultry Rearing
Uttarakhand, India - The IFAD funded Uttarakhand Livelihood Improvement Project for the Himalayas (ULIPH) convened a state-level workshop on strategies and approaches for small-holder poultry rearing on 21st and 22nd July 2010 in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
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