Día Nacional de la Alpaca 2024

Arequipa (Peru), 01/08/2024

El 1 de agosto en Perú, como cada año, se conmemora el Día Nacional de la Alpaca, según lo establecido por el Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego Agricultura a través de la Resolución Ministerial Nº 429-2012-AG, con el fin de revalorizar su crianza, destacar su contribución a la economía familiar del poblador andino y su aporte a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. En ese contexto, ...

Chaccu - Vicuña Ecotourism Festival and value-added tourist route

Cusco (Peru), 01/08/2024

Chaccu is an ancestral activity inherited from the Inca empire that consists of herding, capturing live vicuñas with the aim of extracting their fine fiber and finally releasing them, without altering their population, behavior and reproduction capacity. This activity allows for the supervised shearing of live vicuñas.

To this end, the regional governments supervise the capture and she...

Celebración del Día Nacional de la Alpaca

Puno (Peru), 31/07/2024 - 01/08/2024

Mediante Resolución Ministerial N° 429-2012-A – MIDAGRI, en el Perú, el 1 de agosto de cada año se celebra el “Día Nacional de la Alpaca”, con el propósito de revalorizar su crianza, destacar su contribución a la economía familiar del poblador altoandino y su aporte a la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional. En ese contexto, el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria INIA-Proyecto PROGAN y l...

Chaccu - Vicuña Ecotourism Festival and value-added tourist route

Huancavelica (Peru), 20/07/2024 - 21/07/2024

Chaccu is an ancestral activity inherited from the Inca empire that consists of herding, capturing live vicuñas with the aim of extracting their fine fiber and finally releasing them, without altering their population, behavior and reproduction capacity. This activity allows for the supervised shearing of live vicuñas.

To this end, the regional governments supervise the capture and sh...

Journée Scientifique sur le Lait de Chamelle: Résilience, Durabilité et Sécurité Alimentaire

Tipaza (Algeria), Hybrid Event, 15/07/2024

Le 15 juillet 2024, l'équipe Lait et Dérivés du Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique en Analyses Physico-Chimiques (CRAPC) a organisé une journée scientifique intitulée "Le Lait de Chamelle: Résilience, Durabilité et Sécurité Alimentaire". Cet événement a rassemblé des chercheurs, des experts de l'industrie, des représentants des organismes étatiques et des éleveurs pour discuter du...

III International Seminar on Sustainable Production of South American Camelids: Securing Biodiversity

Lima (Peru), 10/07/2024 - 12/07/2024

The III International Seminar on Sustainable Production of South American Camelids: Securing Biodiversity will be held from July 10th to 12th on the campus of the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru.

The objective is to strengthen the capacity of researchers, technicians and breeders in the sustainability of diversity and breeding of South American camelids. This event w...

Discussion on "Camel milk: Use and health benefits"

Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), Hybrid Event, 02/07/2024

CABI Agriculture and Bioscience Journal - International Year of Camelids Special Issue

Virtual Event, 30/06/2024 - 31/01/2025

Whilst our knowledge of the camelid family has greatly increased over the years and considerable advances have been made, there are still many challenges to ongoing research. Our aim, therefore, this year, in the International Year of Camelids (2024), is to draw attention to camelids and to gather together the latest research in the origin, domestication, health, genetics, production and re...

Association of Agroecological Farmers Quispisisa, Peru

Huaylas (Peru), 29/06/2024

In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, a group of talented women are baking high-protein bread made from tarwi flour, shaped like a vicuña!

During a recent mission of FAO’s Plant Production and Protection Division, a group of women from the Association of Agroecological Farmers Quispisisa in Huaylas, Peru, which is a member of the Cooperative Perla de las Andes, warmly welcomed FAO staff...

Chaccu - Vicuña Ecotourism Festival and value-added tourist route

Ayacucho (Peru), 28/06/2024 - 30/06/2024

Chaccu is an ancestral activity inherited from the Inca empire that consists of herding, capturing live vicuñas with the aim of extracting their fine fiber and finally releasing them, without altering their population, behavior and reproduction capacity. This activity allows for the supervised shearing of live vicuñas.

To this end, the regional governments supervise the capture and sh...