Indigenous breeds, local communities: Documenting animal breeds and
breeding from a community perspective
Lokhit Pashu-Palak
Sansthan and Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, 2005
Describes the threats
to indigenous breeds of livestock, and how to document them as a first step
in conserving them in collaboration with the communities where they evolved.
Manual produced with support from GTZ.
Saving the camel and peoples’ livelihoods: Building a Multi-Stakeholder
Platform for the Conservation of the Camel in Rajasthan
Proceedings of an International Conference held on 23–25 November 2004 in
Sadri. Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, Sadri, Rajasthan, India
Camel specialists from around the world discussed how to make camel
keeping more profitable and attractive, so the decline in camel numbers in
Rajasthan can be halted.
Saving Rajasthan's camel herds: The perspective of camel breeders
Compiled
by Arun Srivastava, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, Hanwant Singh Rathore, and Uttra
Kothari. Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan
Over 50 camel breeders
met in Sadri, Rajasthan in November 2004 to discuss the declining numbers of
camels in Rajasthan. They recommended ways to increase access to grazing,
improve veterinary services, and promote the marketing of camel milk and
other products.
Farm animal genetic resources from the perspective of rural communities
Asia-level workshop hosted by Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, 12-16 October 2003
This workshop introduced the “LIFE Method” of documenting breeds, exposed livestock and animal breeding professionals to field situations and familiarized them with the perspective of livestock breeding communities, provided background information on evolving issues within the sector (such as the upcoming negotiations for an International Treaty on Farm Animal Genetic Resources), and projected the status of selected Indian livestock breeds.
Indigenous institutions for managing livestock genetic diversity in
Rajasthan (India)
by Hanwant
Singh Rathore and Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, 2000
pp 47-54
in: Experiences in Farmer’s Biodiversity Management: Report on the
International Workshop on Animal and Plant Genetic Resources in Agriculture
at the Biosphere Reserve Schorfheide-Chorin, Germany, 16-18 May 2000.
German NGO Forum on Environment & Development, Bonn.
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