Formentera lends hand to local livestock farmers squeezed by drought

foto-ajudes-ramadersThe Consell de Formentera's rural environment office reports that the Farmers' Co-op (Cooperativa del Camp) will give local livestock farmers 28 tonnes of sheep and goat feed and three thousand kilos of barley flour for pigs. The Cooperativa will also distribute packs of fodder.

Primary sector councillor Josep Marí described the help as a way to ease the effects of this year's drought, and made assurances that island livestock farmers could expect to see similar assistance any time that crops used as animal feed are affected by drought.

All those interested in applying for the aid should visit the Cooperativa's industrial space with their “livestock card” (cartilla ramadera) Monday to Friday from 8.00am to 2.00pm; Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 4.30pm to 7.30pm; and Saturdays from 9.00am to 1.00pm. Help packages will be calculated based on how many head of livestock farmer have; one bag of grain (oat/barley), one bag of feed or two sacks of forage per breeding animal. A total of 948 head of sheep, goat and pig are registered on the island of Formentera.

25 September 2019
Department of Communication
Consell de Formentera