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Goats of the breed "Thüringer Wald Ziege" in a stable

Funding for sheep and goat husbandry

- Within the framework of a funding program, projects that bring innovations to the preservation and improvement of sheep and goat husbandry are financially supported. Project outlines can be submitted to the BLE until December 15,…

[Translate to en:] Black blackberries on the bush. Mouse click leads to the enlarged view.

New EU research project Breeding value launched

- The main objective is to provide the knowledge and tools to use genetic resources of strawberry, raspberry and blueberry, as well as pre-breeding material to create new breeding routes. The work is aimed at the creation of…

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Congress on breeding and husbandry of cattle and pigs

- The BMEL hosted the National Congress on Breeding and Husbandry of Cattle and Pigs in Berlin on October 6 and 7, 2021.

Illustration of the conservation structure for plant genetic resources in Germany. Mouse click leads to enlarged view.

PGR in Germany - yesterday and today- Publication published in international journal

- An article in the journal Plants describes the historical development and the current conservation structure for plant genetic resources in Germany. The structures that have grown over time could also be established in other…

The image shows Colorful dots with icons related to the topics of the commission that will be discussed at the 18th meeting, e.g. livestock, crops, forestry, fish, etc. Mouse click leads to enlarged view

18th Session of the FAO Commission on Genetic Resources starts today.

- The agenda of this meeting includes policy responses to both, the “State of the World Report on Aquatic Genetic Resources” and the “State of the World Report on biodiversity for Food and Agriculture”.