by VSF | Mar 4, 2018 | News
On 23rd February, VSF International, LEGS, ECHO and the FAO liaison office in Brussels organized a panel session on “Livestock-based Interventions to Build Resilience in Pastoral Areas”. The panel session aimed at introducing the rationale behind...
by VSF | Feb 19, 2018 | News
VSF International, the Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) project and the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) are co-organizing a lunch-time conference on 23rd February 2018 at ECHO headquarters in Brussels. The...
by VSF | Nov 20, 2017 | News
VSF International supports the declaration of a family farming decade, and signed the following letter of support: « Family Farming is a means of organizing agricultural, forestry, fisheries, pastoral and aquaculture production which is managed and operated by a...
by VSF | Oct 11, 2017 | News
At the annual meeting held in Lisbon on 7th October, VSF International welcomed two new members of the network: VIVA and VSF Sweden. VIVA (Volunteers in Irish Veterinary Assistance) was founded in 1999 to assist livestock aid programmes in the Developing World. VIVA...
by VSF | Oct 5, 2017 | News
A new global database of organizations working on pastoralism has been released this week in the website of the Pastoralist Knowledge Hub. The database is fruit of a collaboration between VSF International and FAO, who joined efforts to compile details of over 230...
by VSF | Sep 14, 2017 | News
VSF International is participating to a new project led by Glasgow University and funded by the Wellcome Trust, that was launched on 11-12 September with an inception workshop. The project aims to establish a cross-disciplinary network, set out a research agenda, and...
by VSF | Jul 13, 2017 | News
In 2016, the members of VSF International implemented altogether 177 projects in 31 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, improving the livelihood of 6.86 million people. We treated over 20 million animals, trained 4470 Community-based animal health workers,...
by VSF | Mar 10, 2017 | News
Why is it important to support pastoralism? What challenges do pastoralists face all around the globe? What actions are needed to overcome these challenges and promote sustainable pastoralism? Find it out in this infographics that builds on the outcomes of the project...
by VSF | Jan 5, 2017 | News
VSF International is among the 50 organisations that endorsed the “Cancun Statement”, calling for the promotion of sustainable pastoralism and livestock production for the conservation of biodiversity in grasslands and rangelands. The statement was...
by VSF | Dec 21, 2016 | News
The article “Better approaches in support of pastoralism” by VSF International has been published in the December 2016 issue of the magazine Farming Matters, dedicated to pastoralism. “Listening to pastoralism” is the latest issue of Farming...
