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

Published Jan 3, 2023

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The Ministry of Agriculture in Andalusia has launched a campaign to promote the consumption of local lamb for Christmas and has continued its support for farmers affected by Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC). The ministry has provided aid totaling over 12.5 million euros, including specific aid for farms with VOC, de minimis aid for drought effects, and funding for water infrastructure. There is now permission to sell cattle in areas where VOC was detected. The sheep sector, which accounts for 11% of Livestock in Andalusia and 6% of Spain's production, is important for job creation and has potential for growth, with France, Germany, and Saudi Arabia as its main export markets.

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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 ...

Source: Cuaderno Agrario