livestock sector

Livestock farming employs around seven million people across the EU, often in areas with few other economic opportunities. It generates €400 billion in annual turnover. But it is a sector under pressure, facing low profitability and rising costs, changing market conditions, and outbreaks of animal diseases. The European Commission has introduced anew strategy for the livestock sectorto ensure that farmers can address such challenges sustainably in the long term. The strategy helps farmers rely …

Twenty-four participants have successfully completed the basic poultry training of the Livestock Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV) in Lelydorp. With this training, the ministry is once again investing in strengthening the poultry sector and the further development of national food production. The group consisted of 10 women and 14 men, who received a certificate of participation afterwards. The national poultry training courses of the Animal Husbandry Dir…

The Government of President Romuald WADAGNI is continuing its strategy of transforming agricultural export sectors. To increase the competitiveness of pineapple, cashew nut, mango and other Beninese fruits on international markets, it invests in two essential links in the value chain: the production of high-performance plant material and modern packaging and export infrastructures. As part of the Project to Support the Competitiveness of Agricultural Sectors and the Diversification of Exports (P…

Santiago Rodríguez.- The Agricultural Cooperative of the Federation of Livestock Farmers of the Northwest Line (Coopfedegano) presented a recognition to President Luis Abinader for his invaluable support to the national livestock sector and for having promoted the historic public policy that guarantees the incorporation of nationally produced milk to the School Feeding Program, an initiative that has strengthened food sovereignty, energized the rural economy and dignified the work of thousands o…

Dildora Otajonova, Consultant to the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction on agricultural export issues, noted that cooperatives can make products from dehkan farms and household plots competitive in foreign markets. “This is particularly relevant for us”, says D. Otajonova. “More than 5.2 million families in Uzbekistan grow agricultural products. Most producers operate on small plots of land and face difficulties with processing, storing, packaging, and exporting their products, which …

(1) Though small, our country strives to pass benefits of agricultural exports to farmers I would like to express my appreciation to the leadership and officials at all levels of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries for their efforts in promoting this sector. Minister Dith Tina just spoke about the achievements that have allowed us to move forward year by year. Agriculture does have challenges — it is not without challenges. Global changes, particularly, have caused fluctuations…