Other  ILRI-­‐Themes  

Na0onal  Agricultural  Research  Systems  

Higher  Educa0on  Ins0tu0ons  

Non-­‐Governmental  Organiza0ons  

Interna0onal  Organiza0ons  

Farmers  Organiza0ons  

April 2010

The good news is … There  Exist  Vast  Gene/c  Diversity  Sustained  by  Dynamic  

Livestock  Keepers  in  Developing  Countries  

And the not so good news is … Low  Produc/vity  of  Indigenous  Animals  and  Changing  Lifestyles  Kill  Diversity  

Facilitate  and  promote  design  of  sustainable  breeding  programs  in  

developing  countries  

Projects  

Community  Based  Breeding  Programmes      

Reproduc0ve  technologies  for  delivery  of  appropriate  

genotypes  

Capacity  building  for  sustainable  use  of  Animal  

Gene0c  Resources          

Livestock  Recording  Systems  

Iden0fy  and  promote  appropriate  livestock  breeds  and  genotypes