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16 February 2017
Great success of Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination in goats at Cukurova University - In the framework of iSAGE WP4 activities, Laparoscopic Artificial Insemination (LAI) with frozen imported semen from Alpine and Saanen Goats was conducted in Cukurova University, Research and Application Farm.

8 February 2017
The iSAGE project presented during IDELE 2025 meeting - On the last 20th of December, the French Livestock Institute (Institut de l’Elevage – IDELE) presented the results of its strategic reflection: IDELE 2025.

17 January 2017
Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats: Extended deadline - The deadline for sending contributions for the next Joint Seminar of the FAO-CIHEAM Network on Sheep and Goats, titled “Innovation for Sustainability in Sheep and Goats”, has been extended to 25 January 2017.

20 December 2016
8th International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment - The Conference will take place from the 21st to the 24th of September, 2017, in Chania (Crete, Greece). The event is co-organized by the Hellenic Association for Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment (HAICTA) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (MAICh) in cooperation with several other Institutions:

15 December 2016
Results of the workshops “The EU sheep meat forum” - Four workshops took place (between November 2015 and October 2016) at the initiative of Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, to explore current and future challenges of the EU sheep meat sector.

16 November 2016
Qualitative Consumer Research - As part of the iSAGE project, focus groups will be conducted in Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and the United Kingdom to explore consumers awareness, attitudes and preferences towards livestock-based food products (meat, dairy) as well as overall consumer acceptance of goat and sheep animal products.