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FAO online database aims to protect local livestock diversity
29.11.2017 15:10 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of today, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a new version of an online database to safeguard the livestock diversity, UN Radio reports.
As to the report, the database is called Domestic Animal Diversity Information System (or DAD-IS).
As to the report, the new database goal is to help countries better monitor and manage animal breeds at risk of extinction: something which could threaten access to food but also sustainable development in rural areas.
As to the FAO, now around 25% of the world local farm animal breeds run the risk of being wiped out, such as the Inyambo cattle within Rwanda and the Hmong pig within Vietnam.
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