Arca-Net Categories:
• Agritourism (farm holidays)
• Ark Institution (vgl. standardisation of terms, below)
• City Farm / School Farm
• Openair museum / Ecomuseum
• Protected area / Reserve
• Variety garden / Arboretum
• Zoo / Farm Park (domestic animal park)
• Processing point
Standardisation of terms for Ark institutions:
When an establishment is not officially recognised or there is no available definition from the national organisations the following, minimum, specifications will be used:
Ark Farm:
A breeding group including sires from three of the following size categories
(A: Cattle, Buffalo, Horse, Donkey, Pig; B: Goat, Sheep, Pig, Dog; C: Poultry,
Dog, Rabbit, Bee). Animals should be kept according to the principles of a functioning
farm. => Ark Farms housing guests or cultivating rare plants are listed also
under Agritourism respectively Variety garden.
Ark Village:
At least four farms keeping animals, altogether keeping at least two breeds
from each category (effective total of six breeds). Otherwise as Ark Farms.
Ark Park:
A plenty of breeds from at least three species, which are kept and bred for
the purposes of publicity. => Listed also in the category Zoo / Farm Park.
Ark Reserve:
Show of old breeds in nature or landscape protection. Demonstration of farming
in tradi-tional agro-eco-systems (TAES). => Listed also in the category Protected
area / Reserve.
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