Santiago de Chile 2011 – Manuscripts

Group Discussion

Assess the applicability and level of use of existing international standards and regulations in Latin American countries, in consideration of the different production systems and national policy objectives.

Determine the major constraints and key objectives associated with applying international standards and regulations in Latin America.

Output: Recommendations for the implementation of existing international standards and regulations, highlighting challenges and opportunities.

Argentina (Pig production)

Argentina (Animal identification)

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Central America

Ecuador

Group Discussion

Review past and current projects/programmes conducted in Latin American and Caribbean countries

Output: Recommendations for successful planning and implementation of AnI&R/T compliant with international standards, particularly in low and  medium input production system

Group Discussion

Assess the linkages between existing systems and databases in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Output: The groups are commodity or production system specific. AnI&R/T scheme is designed by each group, and linkages and interoperability between existing databases and applications are discussed,and recommendations are proposed.  

Erik Rehben (Institut de l’Elevage)

and

Julio Pinto (FAO)

Group Discussion

Match tools and technologies to the objectives of AnI&R/T and the production system

Define preliminary conditions for large scale use of electronic identification

Output: For each of the AnI&R/T designed in the previous session, the tools and technologies that match the objectives and the production system were defined

Group Discussion

Identify and map across the value chain the major costs of and benefits of establishing AI&R/T system, and how to optimize its economic efficiency in the context of Latin America and the Caribbean

Output: For each of the AI&R/T designed in the previous session, identify and map major costs and benefits and how they are [or could be] distributed across stakeholders

Panel Discussion

Identify challenges and opportunities to promote traceability and certification adoption in the dairy chain