The International Goat Association

The INTERNATIONAL GOAT ASSOCIATION (IGA) promotes goat research and development for the benefit of humankind, to alleviate poverty, to promote prosperity and to improve the quality of life.

Friday March 12, 2010


Xth International Conference on Goats in Recife- Brasil - September, 2010, 19th -23rd.

A Special and Important event



Xth International Conference on Goats in Recife- Brasil - September, 2010, 19th -23rd.
Sheep and goat market in Recife at the beginning of the XXth Century.

This 10th ICG is scheduled for Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil in 2010 . The last ICG to take place in Brazil was 1987 in Brasilia.

Recife is located on the Northeastern coast of Brazil a totally new area for IGA. The Northeast region is made up of nine states and has several important key features:
• 85% of the land is semi-arid,
• 75% of the population is rural,
• 90% are small holders,
• 9.5 million goats across the region,
• 9 unique Brazilian goat breed in this area.

GO TO THE SITE OF THE Xth INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOATS


Monday March 8, 2010
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