Spain: The Board maintains all lines of support for farmers with farms affected by Sheep and Goat Pox

The Ministry has launched aid and a promotional campaign for the consumption of Andalusian lamb. There is now complete freedom to sell cattle in the areas where cases were detected The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development maintains active all the lines of aid launched to support farmers with farms that have been affected by Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC), as well as a campaign to promote the consumption of Andalusian lamb for the Christmas period. As a result of constant dialogue with farmers, the general director of Agricultural and Livestock Production, Manuel Gómez, recently held a new meeting in Baza with farmers from the area, accompanied by the delegate of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development of the Granada province, Celia Santiago. During the meeting, they analyzed the measures implemented by the Ministry itself to alleviate the situation of a "fundamental sector for Andalusia, such as sheep and goat farming, which is also having to deal ...