Misiones, the sheep, and a controversial law: A regime to boost sheep and goat production was approved in that province.

The Chamber of Representatives of Misiones approved in the afternoon of this Thursday the Legal Regime for the Development of Ovine and Caprine Production, a law that seeks to provide a comprehensive framework for the activity and that could become a turning point for small producers in the province. The text was approved on September 24 and places the responsibility for its implementation in the hands of the Ministry of Agriculture and Production. The law aims to organize and strengthen the ovine and caprine chain through financing, technical assistance, and administrative relief. It establishes that producers, both individuals and legal entities, must present a work plan or an investment project to access the benefits. These include refundable and non-refundable economic contributions, subsidies for hiring agronomic or veterinary professionals, support for training, interest rate subsidies on loans, financing for basic studies such as forage or water surveys, and also for market ...