Friday, May 7, 2021

E-conference on Draft Animals and World Donkey Day

8- 9 May 2021. E-conference on Draft Animals and World Donkey Day 

For millenia, draft animals played a key role in the survival of many cultures. Even today, draft animals still secure the livelihood of millions of people around the globe. Be it in transportation, agriculture or forestry: draft animals can offer sustainable, ecofriendly and economically valuable ways of land-use. Nevertheless, there are a lot of challenges, ranging from the pressure of hight profit markets or politics to animal welfare, breeding and harnessing. The total number of draft animals is universally declining. In 2021, our international and virtual conference will seek to address these challenges. Experts from around the world will discuss the history, preservation, education and future of draft animals.

Extract of the programme (25 pp.)
  • Bertha Mudamburi (Namibia) - Draft animal issues, constraints and opportunities in Africa
  • Marcel Scheidweiler (Luxembourg) - The Introduction of Draft Donkey in Burkina Faso
  • Raphael Kinoti Magambo and Mohammed Hassan (Kenya) - Draft Animal Welfare and its interaction  with the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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