About 50 stakeholders in livestock keeping, breeding and management from nine African countries, Europe and India met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 24-25 May 2007, to discuss the future of Africa’s domestic livestock and poultry breeds and diversity.

The participants urged that Livestock Keepers’ Rights be adopted into the agenda of the intergovernmental Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. They also pointed to the need to investigate the implications of patenting and other forms of intellectual property rights on the sustainable management of animal genetic resources.

The meeting was organized by the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production, the Ethiopian Institute of Biodiversity Conservation, the International Endogenous Livestock Development Network, the LIFE Network, LPP, and Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia.

Summary report 56 kb

LPP’s annual report for 2006 is now available online.

The lead article, by LPP Project Coordinator Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, focuses on “Patents on animals: Preparing for Interlaken”.

The First International Technical Conference on Animal Genetic Resources will be held on 1-7 September 2007 in Interlaken, Switzerland. LPP has been heavily involved in preparing for this conference, helping organize pastoralists and small-scale livestock keepers to ensure their voice is heard.

Download 2006 annual report 119 kb, 12 pages

Reclaiming Livestock Keepers’ Rights to produce and have continued access to their diverse livestock breeds

2-page call for support for efforts to protect the rights of livestock keepers.

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Also available in French as:

Reconquérir les droits des éleveurs de produire et de sécuriser leur accès aux races animales

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