13 suggestions to return the goat to the pasture, the shepherd to the highland

The conclusion report of the Mediterranean Region Goat Workshop, organized on September 19 in collaboration with the Antalya Agricultural Council, the Antalya Trade Exchange, and the Antalya Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, was announced. The workshop, which was attended by numerous academics, public and civil society representatives, union managers, as well as breeders and shepherds, highlighted the economic, social, and cultural importance of goat breeding and shepherding traditions, which have been an integral part of Anatolian culture for centuries. The workshop report emphasized that goats should be considered a natural element of the forest ecosystem. Issues and solution proposals were presented on many topics such as pasture problems, wild animal attacks, the future of the shepherding profession, veterinary services and diseases, marketing, organization, breeding material, youth and female entrepreneurship. "Urbanization is a threat to goats" The report ...