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GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana Luca Arzilli Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana

Preservation and enhancement of the biodiversity of animal species in Tuscany

Luca Arzilli GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY –local breeds

Tuscany has a wide variety of animal and plant species: we have twenty native breeds of different species, in every province.

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY –the bio‐territory

There is a direct relationship between the native breeds and its territory: the age‐long presence of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, pigs and donkeys has patterned the Tuscan country and it continues to preserve it as we all know.

The presence of animals and people guarantees the preservation of the environment, of our landscape, the balance between the cultivated areas and forest, rural roads, watercourses, nature and farmhouses.

The preservation and the development of biodiversity imply the presence of farmers on the territory to ensure the maintenance of the environmental conditions and the landscapes that characterize Tuscany and its standard of living.

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana I deliberately omit in this presentation the scientific motivations that require the presence of biodiversity, for example, the preservation of genetic heritage, with greater resistance to diseases, the genetic variability that is the basis of any work of genetic improvement and production, etc.

Let’s see the local breeds in Tuscany

CHEVAL APPENNINICO RACE BOVINE PONTREMOLESE RACE BOVINE GARFAGNINA RACE BOVINE ROMAGNOLA RACE BOVINE CALVANA BREBIS ZERASCA

BREBIS MASSESE

BREBIS GARFAGNINA BIANCA BREBIS APPENNINICA CHEVRE DE LA GARFAGNANA

RACE BOVINE PISANA RACE BOVINE CHIANINA

PONY DE MONTERUFOLI

BREBIS POMARANCINA COCHON CINTA SENESE

CHEVAL MAREMMANO BREBIS DELL’AMIATA

RACE BOVINE MAREMMANA ANE AMIATINO

CHEVRE DE MONTECRISTO COCHON MACCHIAIOLO MAREMMANO

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY –bovines

RACE BOVINE PONTREMOLESE RACE BOVINE GARFAGNINA RACE BOVINE PISANA

RACE BOVINE ROMAGNOLA RACE BOVINE CALVANA

RACE BOVINE CHIANINA RACE BOVINE MAREMMANA

BREBIS ZERASCA CHEVRE DE MONTECRISTO BREBIS GARFAGNINA BIANCA

BREBIS MASSESE BREBIS POMARANCINA

BREBIS APPENNINICA CHEVRE DE LA GARFAGNANA BREBIS DELL’AMIATA

CHEVAL APPENNINICO PONY DE MONTERUFOLI ANE AMIATINO

CHEVAL MAREMMANO

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana ANIMAL BIODIVERSITY IN TUSCANY –pigs

COCHON CINTA SENESE

COCHON MACCHIAIOLO MAREMMANO

The operations of biodiversity of animal species adopted in Tuscany are based on economic support to breeders and on the initiatives of the commercial promotions.

The economic support to the farmers is necessary to compensate, at least in part, the higher production costs and especially the low income from the sale of the products. The local breeds have lower yield than the global breeds.

The RDP –Rural Development Programme ‐ 2007‐2013 in Tuscany paid about eight million euros to the breeders of local breeds of limited diffusion.

At the same time, the Breeder Organization in Tuscany made marketing activities to identify and promote the consumption of local products, deriving from the native breeds. It is using registered trademarks and PGI that meet strict production rules.

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana Well, thank you for your interest. I invite you to come to Italy to attend EXPO in Milan, until the 31st of October. The theme "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life" is very close to what we are discussing these days in Brussels. And don’t forget to visit Tuscany! Have a nice day!

GREEN WEEK "Nature –our health, our wealth“ Farming for diversity Luca Arzilli 4 June 2015 ‐ Brussels Associazione Regionale Allevatori della Toscana