Gyeonggi-do in South Korea promotes a new certification of 'Livestock Happy Farm'

(Uijeongbu = Yonhap News) Reporter Woo Young-sik = Gyeonggi Province announced on the 14th that it plans to certify the 'Livestock Happy Farm' this year, and that it will accept applications for participating farms by the 31st. The Livestock Happiness Farm Certification System is a 'farm animal welfare certification system' introduced by Gyeonggi Province in 2018 to produce safe livestock products and create a livestock industry in harmony with people, livestock, and the environment. Eligible applicants are Korean/beef cattle, dairy cows, pigs, laying hens, and broiler farms in Gyeonggi-do. Farmers wishing to participate can apply through the city or county by the 31st of this month. Gyeonggi Province plans to select Livestock Happiness Farm through a final deliberation by a deliberation committee made up of livestock experts and consumer groups after document screening and on-site examination. A variety of benefits are provided to certified farms, such as livestock and quarantine ...