Socio-economic and Cultural Values of Farm Animal BreedsNordGen-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 7-9th of September 2011. The aims of the Workshop were to strengthen and develop national and regional policies in the conservation and sustainable use of animal genetic resources, to increase the collaboration and networking between stakeholders and to identify new relevant and innovative topics for future research and development projects. 2011, September NordGen’s Workshop on Socio-economic and Cultural Values of Farm Animal Breeds, Reykjavik, IcelandThe workshop program was implemented in four sessions: 1) Human-animal relationships, 2) Conservation of endangered farm animal breeds in the frame of sustainable development, 3) Methodological approaches to value farm animals and local breeds and 4) Conservation policies and practices. There were five invited speakers. In addition an open call to submit abstracts to the Workshop was launched. The workshop themes were discussed also in working groups. In addition, an excursion was organised.
The Workshop was financed by Presentations at the Workshop can be found here:Session l: Human-animal relationships
Opening
(Director of NordGen Árni Bragason) Session II: Conservation of endangered farm animal breeds in the frame of sustainable development
Key note II: Ecosocial approach: systems and diversity in society and ecology
(Leo Granberg) Session III: Methodological approaches to value farm animals and local breeds
Key note III: Socio-cultural approach: A typology on farmers raising local breeds
(Katriina Soini) Session IV: Conservation policies and practices
Key note V: Story-telling on Farmer’s Markets: How consumer alliances and direct sales can strengthen local breeds
(Aina Bartman)
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