Payments for agrobiodiversity conservation services for sustained on-farm utilization of plant and animal genetic resources

2011 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1837-1845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulf Narloch ◽  
Adam G. Drucker ◽  
Unai Pascual
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
Agrobiodiversity Conservation ◽  
On Farm

scholarly journals Payments for Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources in Agriculture: One Size Fits All?

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 846
Author(s):  
Luka Juvančič ◽  
Renata Slabe-Erker ◽  
Marko Ogorevc ◽  
Adam G. Drucker ◽  
Emil Erjavec ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
Agrobiodiversity Conservation ◽  
Cost Effective Alternative ◽  
Negative Population ◽  
Incentive Payments

Local livestock breeds in Slovenia have been eligible for financial incentives in the form of a fixed payment per livestock unit (LU) since 2002. The scheme has however not been successful in reversing the erosion of animal genetic resources (AnGR). This paper investigates an alternative, whereby incentive payments would better reflect breeders’ actual opportunity costs. The paper contributes to the limited existing body of knowledge related to the use of tender mechanisms in the design of the payments for agrobiodiversity conservation schemes (PACS), particularly for AnGR. Empirical findings draw on the results of a stated preference survey involving 301 farmers in Slovenia, engaging, or being potentially able to engage, in the rearing of local pig, sheep and goat breeds. Interval and logistic regression model results suggest that willingness to accept (WTA) conservation support significantly differs from actual payment levels. The estimated WTA was found to be 27% lower for the local sheep and goat breeds and 5% higher for the local pig breed, suggesting that differentiated incentive payments would provide a more cost-effective alternative. Additional analysis of breeders’ preferences and motives for engaging in local livestock breed production further informs understanding regarding AnGR conservation policy and the importance of accompanying actions to reverse negative population trends. These include reducing administrative barriers and enhancing the market valorisation of local breeds.

The UK Government policy on farm animal genetic resource conservation

2004 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 57-65
Author(s):  
M. Roper
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Country Report ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
Farm Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
The Uk ◽  
On Farm

AbstractHistorically the UK has not had or needed a defined Government policy on the conservation and utilisation of farm animal genetic resources. However, this situation has changed recently, partly as a result of international efforts, stimulated by the Convention on Biological Diversity, and led by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, to co-ordinate national strategies for conservation and utilisation of farm animal genetic resources. As part of this international effort, a National Consultative Committee was set up in the UK in 2001. This committee produced the UK Country Report on farm animal genetic resources, which was published in 2002 and submitted to FAO. This paper outlines the structure and recommendations of this report, and discusses government policy on farm animal genetic resources.

The UK National Action Plan on Farm Animal Genetic Resources

2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 ◽  
pp. 251-251
Author(s):  
G. Simm ◽  
J .A. Woolliams ◽  
G. L. H. Alderson ◽  
T. Brigstocke ◽  
M. Roper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Farm Animal ◽  
Cultural Importance ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
Farm Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
The Uk ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Do So

The UK’s Farm Animal Genetic Resources (FAnGR) – its farm animal breeds, strains and varieties, and the variability within them-are of great economic, social and cultural importance. For these reasons alone it is important that we care for them, but we also have national and international obligations to do so.

Conservation of animal genetic resources: approaches and technologies for in situ and ex situ conservation

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 71-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A. Woolliams ◽  
O. Matika ◽  
J. Pattison
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
The Face ◽  
Livestock Products

SummaryLivestock production faces major challenges through the coincidence of major drivers of change, some with conflicting directions. These are:1. An unprecedented global change in demands for traditional livestock products such as meat, milk and eggs.2. Large changes in the demographic and regional distribution of these demands.3. The need to reduce poverty in rural communities by providing sustainable livelihoods.4. The possible emergence of new agricultural outputs such as bio-fuels making a significant impact upon traditional production systems.5. A growing awareness of the need to reduce the environmental impact of livestock production.6. The uncertainty in the scale and impact of climate change. This paper explores these challenges from a scientific perspective in the face of the large-scale and selective erosion of our animal genetic resources, and concludes thai there is a stronger and more urgent need than ever before to secure the livestock genetic resources available to humankind through a comprehensive global conservation programme.

Use of DNA technologies for the conservation of animal genetic resources: A review

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. B. Talle ◽  
W. S. Chenyabuga ◽  
E. Fimland ◽  
O. Syrstad ◽  
T. Meuwissen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources

Conservation and value of local livestock breeds: usefulness of niche products and/or adaptation to specific environments

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Verrier ◽  
M. Tixier-Boichard ◽  
R. Bernigaud ◽  
M. Naves
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Chicken Breed ◽  
Animal Genetic Resources ◽  
Protected Designation Of Origin ◽  
Quality Product ◽  
High Quality Product

SummaryTwo cases of livestock production involving French local breeds are analysed. The first shows how a high quality product under AOC (Protected Designation of Origin — PDO) has been defined for the Bresse chicken breed, formely kept by fancy breeders. The second shows the role of the local cattle breeds Abondance and Tarentaise in both the use of mountain areas and the development of PDO products. How to consider such values in a public policy dealing with farm animal genetic resources is discussed.

The value of agrobiodiversity: an analysis of consumers preference for tomatoes

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Chiara M. Posadinu ◽  
Monica Rodriguez ◽  
Fabio Madau ◽  
Giovanna Attene
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Genetic Resources ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Plant Genetic Resources ◽  
Conservation Strategies ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Agrobiodiversity Conservation ◽  
Planning Strategies ◽  
Direct Use ◽  
Willingness To Contribute

Abstract The valorization of plant genetic resources and their direct use in local markets can make a significant contribution to the preservation of agrobiodiversity, while also contributing to the sustainability of rural communities. Indeed, plant genetic resources are a precious source of genes, and they represent an important crop heritage for the quality and sensory characteristics that are required by both farmers and consumers. However, an efficient strategy of agrobiodiversity conservation is strictly connected to product marketability and to consumer preferences. In the present study, choice experiments that involved 920 consumers were carried out to determine their willingness to pay for ancient local tomato varieties (landraces) rather than commercial varieties based on their preferences, and to determine how much they valued these products. The results obtained indicate that consumers are willing to pay premium prices for ancient local tomato varieties (an additional €0.90 kg−1), thus demonstrating their increasing attention to sustainable food and the willingness to contribute to agrobiodiversity conservation and enhancement. These results provide the basis for planning strategies and programs to support the cultivation of these landraces and the development of regional and national markets to acknowledge their characteristics, which will considerably increase the effectiveness and efficiency of conservation strategies.

On farm conservation of fruit genetic resources

2021 ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
F. Paprstein ◽  
J. Sedlak ◽  
P. Brandova
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Resources ◽  
On Farm Conservation ◽  
Fruit Genetic Resources ◽  
On Farm
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