300 sheep for every farmer, a program developed by the Turkish government
Turkish government intends to revive the national sheep livestock and to limit the workforce migration from rural areas to the cities by giving 300 sheep to every farmer who wants to join this program, announced Agriculture and Livestock Minister Ahmet E?ref Fak?baba.
"We will distribute 300 sheep to every farmer. Our priority is preventing more farmers from moving to urban areas, not to motivate people who live in the cities to move to villages. When distributing those animals, regions with pastures will be given priority", said the official, quoted by Hurriyet Daily News.
Fakibaba mentioned that the program intends to curb imports and support domestic production and for at least two years the program will continue on a buy-back form. "We have done the math. If we provide 300 sheep and a year later they give birth to 300 lambs, breeders will keep those lambs and the state will buy back the sheep to redistribute to another farmer", explained the minister.
Farmers who enter this program will receive incentives to cover the veterinary costs, social security and the minimum wage.
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