Small cattle breeders in Turkey seek a solution to the shepherd's problem

Published 2022년 2월 15일

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Turkey's small cattle breeders, who maintain approximately 60 million sheep and goats, are confronting a shortage of shepherds despite job opportunities exceeding the minimum wage. The sector, which experienced a 12% increase in animal numbers last year despite drought, is seeking to elevate shepherding to a respected profession and seek government support for forest grazing to address feed deficits. The breeders are optimistic for the upcoming season with winter rains and seek more government support to further boost the sector, which they believe could reduce imports if fully developed.

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In Turkey, which is one of the important centers of small cattle breeding with approximately 60 million sheep and goats, breeders face the difficulty of not finding a shepherd despite their salary opportunities exceeding the minimum wage. Nihat Celik, Chairman of the Turkey Breeding Sheep Goat Breeders' Central Union (TÜDKİYEB), told Anadolu Agency (AA) that last year was very difficult in terms of agriculture and animal husbandry due to the drought, although they continued production, and the number of animals increased by 12 percent in this process. Stating that the government's support to sheep and goat farming does not go unrequited, Çelik said that breeders work day and night to ensure food security for the population of 84 million. Nihat Çelik stated that migration from cities to rural areas started with the Kovid-19 epidemic, and the interest in small cattle breeding increased in this period. "We want herding to become a respected profession" Emphasizing that one of the ...

Source: Sondakika