Spain: Freeway to market in areas affected by sheep and goat pox

Published 2023년 1월 9일

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The article highlights the efforts of the Andalusian government, led by the Agricultural and Livestock Production general director, Manuel Gómez, to support the sheep and goat sector. Despite Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC) and drought impacts, a 500,000 euros aid is available for VOC-affected farms, and an additional 5 million euros is allocated for drought relief across sheep and cattle sectors. Furthermore, a promotional campaign for Andalusian lamb and an allocation of 2 million euros for water infrastructure are ongoing. The sheep sector, accounting for 11% of Andalusian livestock and 6% of Spain's total production, is crucial for job creation, with 2 million wages. It also has significant export potential, with France, Germany, and Saudi Arabia as key markets.

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In this sense, the general director of Agricultural and Livestock Production, Manuel Gómez, has also thanked the farmers "for the speed with which they have reactivated the marketing of their sheep and goats, once they have received the relevant authorization" . Likewise, the Ministry maintains active all the aid lines launched to support farmers with farms that have been affected by Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC), endowed with a budget of 500,000 euros, as well as a promotional campaign Andalusian lamb consumption for the Christmas period. To these aids are added the de minimis, endowed with 5 million euros and whose objective is to alleviate the effects of the drought for both the sheep and goat and cattle sectors; in addition to 2 million euros for the construction of water tanks and troughs for livestock or those corresponding to Measure 22, in this case to alleviate the situation derived from the war in Ukraine. The sheep sector accounts for 11% of Andalusian livestock, with 2.5 ...

Source: Revista Ganadería