Romanian farmers feed the goats with fodder for the winter

Published 2022년 7월 23일

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Romania's goat farmers are facing a severe crisis due to drought and heat, leading to dry pastures and a lack of water and food for the animals. The situation is expected to worsen in the winter, leading many farmers to consider giving up their goats. The small subsidies provided to Romanian goat farmers are in contrast to those received by European farmers, and farmers are seeking higher subsidies to survive. Some farmers have stopped milking their goats due to the lack of food, leading to a significant decrease in milk yield and income.

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Dry soil and a few blades of yellow grass, this is how the pastures in Romania look in many places. Farmers are feeling the merciless power of the heat, to which the absence of rain also contributes. They are about to give up their goats as winter looks severe from now on. They have already started giving the fodder for the cold months, writes Agrointel.ro. Emergency help: What are the indicative rates for breeders? The lack of water in the soil has short-term and long-term effects, says Andrea Angel, vice president of the National Association of Goat Breeders in Romania - CAPRIROM. Dry pastures force goat farmers to give up animals. In our northern neighbor, 80-90% of the goats are of the Carpathian breed. What is specific about them is that they are grown on pastures. When there are none, problems pile up one after another. Here in Constanta I think it hasn't rained since May, only yesterday it rained a little but not significantly. There are areas in Dolj where it hasn't rained ...

Source: Agri