NordGen promotes values of farm AnGRNordGen Farm Animals will promote this year knowledge of distinct values exhibited by farm animal breed diversity. Different breeds are of important genetic resource for future animal production but they have also valuable non-genetic values.
NordGen-Nordic Genetic Resource Center organised in collaboration with the Agricultural University of Iceland and MTT Agrifood Research Finland a scientific workshop on socio-economic and cultural values of farm animal breeds. The workshop was held in Reykjavik Iceland on the 7th - 9th of September 2011. The Workshop was financed by Genomic-Resources Research Networking Programme of European Science Foundation and NordGen. The Workshop participants acknowledged the multidisciplinary approaches and studies presented at the Workshop. In general, it was considered that the social sciences can add new dimensions to genetic resource –conservation and it is important to continue the networking and discussions and promote research. Read the Final Report of the Workshop here>> .
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