In Morocco, which is no longer self-sufficient in meat production, a breed of cattle is resisting drought. Solution in sight? In Slovenia, it is not the lack of animals that is the problem but the lack of farmers. A cooperative is trying to revive the profession.
In Morocco, the lack of water affects agriculture, but also livestock farming. The cost of red meat is skyrocketing and the country, previously self-sufficient in its production, is now forced to import from abroad. Faced with this situation, a bovine breed stands out. Raised exclusively in the mountainous region of Oulmès-Zaer, it naturally resists drought. An inspiration that the Moroccan government is striving to preserve and develop.
Slovenia, as an alpine country, has a long tradition of dairy production, but more and more farmers are abandoning their activity due to difficult agricultural conditions. At the Planika dairy, which is 100% owned by the Tolmin agricultural cooperative, they strive to provide better working conditions for farmers and dairy employees. And even for the livestock that grazes a large part of the year in the surrounding meadows.
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