After the Cheese Festival, Soledade, Brazil prepares to increase the production of milk and dairy products

About a month after the 1st Cheese Festival, the municipality of Soledade is preparing to increase the milk basin and, with that, be able to produce more milk – from cow and goat – and also increase the production of dairy products. Last week, the mayor of the city, Geraldo Moura Ramos, met with representatives of associations and entities that can help in this process. The meeting was attended by representatives from 15 associations, as well as members of the Paraibana Company for Research, Rural Extension and Land Regularization (Empaer), Sebrae and the Cooperar Project, which implements sustainable rural development policies and programs. At the meeting, it was defined that the management will set up a project to encourage the production of goat milk and present it to associations. According to the mayor, it is necessary to seek strategies to make the increase in dairy products viable. Soledade stands out for the production of cheese and dairy products and the potential can be ...