The University of Chile and farmers from the Coquimbo Region seek to give designation of origin to goat cheese from the area

Since the implementation of the Seal of Origin program in September 2011, the Denomination of Origin (D.O) has become an essential tool to preserve particular forms of product manufacturing, as well as to value the identity and culture of the different regions of the country. country. This instrument, key to promoting entrepreneurship and productive development in different locations, seeks to be used by goat farmers in the Coquimbo Region, who are working together with the Las Cardas Experimental Station (CEALC) of the University of Chile. and the Regional Government to obtain the designation of origin for goat cheese, one of the several flagship products of the area. and a food that, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, represents 80% of artisanal cheese production nationwide. Since 2018, an unprecedented process has been developing in the area of organization and collation of scientific and historical information on goat cheese, a task led by the agronomist and ...