Additional Resources

• International Portal on Food Safety,  Animal and Plant Health - This is the portal for official information on food safety, animal health and plant health related to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures ( SPS Agreement).
• International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) - The aim of ICAR is to promote the development and improvement of the activities of performance recording and the evaluation of farm livestock.
• International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - ILRI is a non-profit and non-governmental organization focusing on livestock research and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. It is one of the 15 international agricultural research Centers supported by the CGIAR . ILRI works in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with offices in East and West Africa, South and Southeast Asia, China and Central America.
• INTERBULL - The International Bull Evaluation Service is a non-profit organization, responsible for promoting the development and standardization of international genetic evaluations for cattle.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - IFAW is an international non-profit organization promoting animal welfare and conservation.
• International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) - The IFCN is a network of dairy researchers which analyses global dairy trends and creates knowledge to guide the various stakeholders in the dairy sector. Besides the dairy researchers, dairy related companies, a number of dairy related institutions and dairy farmers are partners of the IFCN.
• International Federation of Agriculture Producers (IFAP) - IFAP is the only world body gathering together nationally representative general farmers organizations. Its aim is to secure the fullest cooperation between organizations of agricultural producers in meeting the optimum nutritional and consumptive requirements of the peoples of the world.
• Bioversity International - Bioversity International is a global non-profit research organization and the operating name of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute ( IPGRI ) and the International Network for Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP). It is one of the 15 international agricultural research Centers supported by the CGIAR. Research focuses on the conservation and use of plant and animal genetic diversity.
• International Dairy Federation (IDF) - IDF is the pre-eminent source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy chain. Its aim is to represent the dairy sector worldwide by developing scientific expertise and knowledge, exchanging information and supporting the development and promotion of quality milk and dairy products.
• Dairy Sustainability Website - This site aims to share best practices, promoting environmentally focused initiatives and improving overall performance of the dairy sector. As a part of this initiative, IFAP , along with the International Dairy Federation, the Pan-American Dairy Federation (FEPALE), the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI), the European Dairy Association, the Global Dairy Platform and the Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA) also signed the Global Dairy Agenda for Action - a declaration to reduce carbon emissions as part of its contribution to help address global warming.
• Bees for Development - Bees for Development is an independent organization, shaping an information service working at the heart of an international network of people and organizations involved with apiculture in developing countries. The organization is made up of two partner institutions: a fund raising Trust and an implementing partner.
• International Federation of Beekeepers Associations (Apimondia) - Apimondia exists to promote scientific, ecological, social and economic apicultural development in all countries and the cooperation of beekeepers` associations, scientific bodies and of individuals involved in apiculture worldwide. Apimondia also organizes congresses, conferences and seminars for beekeepers, scientists, honey-traders and legislators.