Government of Chile provides resources to goat breeders to feed their animals

The permanent water scarcity in the Coquimbo region has severely affected the development of goat activity, since there is little vegetable grassland. This situation means that the animals do not have enough food and that their body mass decreases. An alternative that the breeders of the area had was to move their cattle during the summer season to the Altos Valles de Calingasta in the Argentine mountain range – a practice known as transhumance – where for three months the cattle feed on the local meadows, improving their condition. and generating adequate capacity for the production of goat cheese. However, the Government of Argentina for three years is not authorizing the entry of livestock into its territory, generating a crisis in the sector. “We know that the summer in Argentine territory is a key process, but given its non-performance, as a government we are developing a joint effort to arrive with the necessary help as soon as possible. For this reason, we launched a ...