The Federal Agricultural Council of Patagonia saw the National Government introducing new financing lines and tools to boost the sheep sector in Argentina. The meeting highlighted the reactivation of the Prolana Program, aimed at increasing wool production and value addition. Progress was also reported in the National Plan for the Management of the Guanaco, which balances its commercial use with conservation. The meeting also discussed improving the Patagonian Zoo-Phytosanitary Barrier and launched a loan package for the sheep sector by the National Government and Banco Nación.