The state of the world's animal genetic resources for food and agriculture

Sustainable management of the world's livestock genetic diversity is of vital importance to agriculture, food production, rural development and the environment. State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is the first global assessment of these resources. Drawing on 169 Country Reports, contributions from a number of international organizations and 12 specially commissioned thematic studies, it presents an analysis of the state of agricultural biodiversity in the livestock sector - origins and development, uses and values, distribution and exchange, risk status and threats - and of capacity to manage these resource - institutions, policies and legal frameworks, structured breeding…