Indonesia: Spain's plans to transform into one of the largest pork producing countries

Published 2023년 2월 17일

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Spain's ambition to become one of the world's largest pork producers has led to the depopulation of the village of Balsa de Ves, located about 100 km from Valencia, due to an influx of pigs and an overpowering smell from a large pig farm. The village has seen a 40% population decline since the arrival of the pig producers in 2006, and the situation has worsened, with nitrate levels in one of the village's water sources exceeding the EU directive limit. The village has also struggled with the noise and traffic from the heavy truck traffic associated with the farm. This issue is part of a larger trend in Spain, with a 2021 study finding that 74% of villages where pigs outnumber residents have shrunk over the past two decades.

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Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Spain's plans to transform into one of the largest pork producing countries in the world have actually helped accelerate the depopulation of one of its villages. The village of Balsa de Ves, which is about 60 miles (100 km) from the city of Valencia, fell victim to one European country's obsession. There was an explosion in the pig population in their village. "We were attacked by pigs," said the mayor of Natividad Pérez García, quoting The Guardian, Friday (17/2/2023). "We have more than 800 pigs for every resident." There has been built an elongated pen on the outskirts of the village. The building is home to 3,900 sows, which produce around 100,000 piglets per year. Not only does it produce a lot of pigs, it also produces an unbearable smell. As a result of the construction of the pig farms and the smell, not a few residents started leaving the village. The village school was closed more than four decades ago. The village's two-storey stone hotel also ...

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