The Global Strategy for the Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources

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The Global Strategy for theManagement of Farm
Animal Genetic Resources
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Justification

• Farm AnGR account for 30 to 40 of total
  agricultural outputs
• Increasing demand in animal products is being
  fueled by population growth, urbanization and
  rising incomes
• Intensification and industrialization of
  livestock production systems is occurring with
  more uniformity of breeds

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Justification (continued)

• In developed countries concentration on a few
  high input / high output breeds and replacement
  of locally adapted breeds
• In developing world traditional production
  systems are transforming and use of exotic breeds
  is promoted, leading to dilution or loss of
  locally adapted breeds few to no breeds are
  being effectively developed
• Need to better take into account all costs,
  outputs, and life-time contributions of livestock
  to the community, and to evaluate breeds based on
  this full range of contributions

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Justification (continued)

• Reduction in global food security especially in
  areas where high input/high output breeds are
  less adapted
• Loss of community identity
• Farmers are becoming less able to respond to
  changes in consumers demands

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Justification (continued)

• Environmental stress factors will remain or
  increase in most parts of the world for the near
  and medium future
• Consumer demands will continue to change
• Climate Change will pose new challenges
• Farmers continue to need access to a diversified
  gene pool

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Rationale and Role of the Global Strategy

• Provide a framework for establishing national,
  regional and global policies, strategies and
  actions
• Facilitate and co-ordinate the activities of
  organizations interested in AnGR within the
  framework of sustainable agriculture and rural
  development
• Assist countries in developing capacity to manage
  AnGR through planning, designing, and
  implementing sustainable livestock production
  systems
• Promote sustainable approaches for breed use and
  development
• Promote establishment of cost-effective
  approaches for conserving AnGR.

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Development of the Global Strategy

• Global Focal Point (GFP) established at FAO
  Headquarters in Rome in 1993 to
• to develop framework for the GS
• to initiate development of constituents of the
  GS
• country-based global infrastructure
• information and communication system
• early warning and early reaction system
• technical guidelines to manage AnGR

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Constituents of the Global Strategy

• An inter-governmental support mechanism to enable
  direct government involvement and ensure
  continuity of policy advice and support
• A planning and implementation structure to
  provide enabling framework for country action and
  regional and global support
• A technical programme of interdependent
  activities to better characterize, use, develop
  and conserve AnGR
• A reporting component to aid action planning, and
  to monitor and evaluate progress

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Inter-governmental Mechanism
Technical Programme of Work
Components
Country-based Planning Implementation Infrastruc
ture
Reporting Evaluation
Constituents of the Global Strategy for the
Management ofFarm Animal Genetic Resources
Elements
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food
Agriculture
National Management Plans for AnGR
First Report State of the Worlds AnGR
Global Focal Point
Sustainable Intensification
Country Reports
Inter-Governmental Technical Working Group on
Animal Genetic Resources
Regional Focal Points
Characterization
Country Global Monitoring
Conservation
National Governments
National Focal Points
Communication
Emergency Plans Response
Donor Stakeholders Involvement Mechanism
World Watch List - Early Warning System
DAD-IS
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Constituents of the Global Strategy for the
Management of Farm Animal Genetic Resources
Cross-cutting activities
Capacity Building
Training Education
Guidelines
Data Information Management
Technology Transfer
Research
Communications co-ordination
Technical Assistance
FAO Experts
Informal Panel of Experts
Cadres of Experts
Expert Meetings
Advanced Data Information Software
Research
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The intergovernmental support mechanism

• The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and
  Agriculture (CGRFA)
• Co-ordination for policy, sectoral issues, and
  matters related to sustainable use of AnGR and
  conservation
• The Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on
  AnGR (ITWG-AnGR)
• Review the GS and issues related to AnGR
• Make recommendations to the CGRFA for further
  development and implementation of the GS
• The National Governments
• Draft and implement national policies and
  strategies for sustainable development and
  conservation of AnGR

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The planning and implementation structure

• National Focal Points develop Country Network,
  co-ordinate country activities, identify capacity
  building needs, assist with development and
  implementation of policy, interface with
  stakeholders, regional focal point and global
  focal point.
• Regional Focal Points facilitate communication,
  initiate development of regional policy, assist
  in identification of priorities, interact with
  government, donors, NGOs
• Global Focal Point leads planning, development
  and implementation of the GS, directs development
  and maintenance of DAD-IS, develops guidelines,
  mobilizes donor resources, etc

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The planning and implementation structure
(continued)

• Donor and Stakeholder Involvement Mechanism
  provides a means for donors and stakeholders to
  have opportunities to influence design and
  implementation of the GS, and to become more
  directly involved
• DAD-IS provides countries with advanced
  communication and information tools (on-line
  databases, guidelines, reports), country secure
  storage and communication of AnGR data and
  information, and a basis for an early warning and
  reaction system system for AnGR, with countries
  being increasingly involved in the Systems
  further development also has a Moderator for
  day-to-day direct assistance of countries and
  regions

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The technical programme of activities -
emphasizing the importance of Adaptive Fitness
to AnGR Management

• Preparation of national management plans for AnGR
• Characterization of breeds and production
  systems
• Active and sustainable use and development of
  AnGR
• Conservation of AnGR
• Communication

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The reporting component

• First Report on the State of the Worlds AnGR
  and its preceding Strategic Priority Action
  Report
• Country Reports
• Country and Global Monitoring
• World Watch List for DAD ? Early Warning and
  Early Reaction System

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Capacity building cross-cutting component

• Training and education
• Development of Country Networks
• Development of guidelines
• Data, information management
• Communication and coordination of activities
• Technology transfer

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Technical assistance cross-cutting component

• FAO backstopping assistance
• Informal panel of experts
• Research support
• Advanced data and information software

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How will the SoW-AnGR Reporting Process advance
the Global Strategy?

• Enhanced country capacity to manage AnGR
• Activation or development of Country Networks to
  address policy, technical and operational
  issues of AnGR Management
• Regional and Country Workshops

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How will the SoW-AnGR Reporting Process advance
the Global Strategy?

• Development of National Databanks within DAD-IS
• Designed to capture and collate existing
  information on management of AnGR
• Greater capacity to manage, update, and analyse
  country data, and to prepare project proposals
• Trends over time measure success

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How will the SoW-AnGR Reporting Process advance
the Global Strategy?

• Creation of a Strategic Policy Document on
  Management of National AnGR to
• Provide direction
• Clarify needs and priorities
• Identify high-priority Follow-up Actions