Strengthening the Capacity of African Countries to Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of African Animal Genetic Resources: First Genetic Project Steering Committee: Global report

Abstract

The first meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project entitled «Strengthening the Capacity of African Countries to Conservation and Sustainable Utilisation of African Animal Genetic Resources» was held on July 17, 2014 at the AU-IBAR premises, in Nairobi, Kenya. Funded by the European Union and implemented by the African Union Commission’s, the project aims at strengthening the capacity of countries and Regional Economic Communities to sustainably use and conserve African animal genetic resources through institutionalising national and regional policy, legal and technical instruments.