Present situation and future perspectives for goat production systems in Spain |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departamento de Ciencias Agroforestales, Escuela Ingeniería Técnica Agrícola, Universidad de Sevilla, Carretera de Utrera, km 1, 41013 Seville, Spain;2. IFAPA Centro “Camino de Purchil”, Junta de Andalucía, Apdo 2027, Granada, Spain;3. Departamento de Producción Animal, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, 14014 Córdoba, Spain;1. National Institute for Agricultural Technology (INTA), Bariloche, Argentina;2. Animal Sciences Research Institute (ASRI), Karaj, Islamic Republic of Iran;3. Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran;4. Livestock Office of Agriculture Department of Baft, Kerman, Islamic Republic of Iran;5. International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;1. School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Gentile III Da Varano, 62032 Camerino, Italy;2. College of Animal Science and Technology of Jilin Agricultural University, Jilin, China;3. Station of Animal Breed and Improve of Alashan Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China;4. Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Science University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74 06121 Perugia, Italy;5. Italian National Agency for New Technology, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, ENEA Centro Ricerche Casaccia, Via Anguillarese, 301 00123 S.M. di Galeria (RM), Italy;1. College of Animal Science, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018, China;2. Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics Breeding and Reproduction, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018, China;3. Vocational and Technical College, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010018, China;1. Embrapa Semiárido, BR 428, Km 152. Caixa Postal 23, CEP 56302-970, Petrolina, PE, Brazil;2. College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia;3. Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa;4. School of Animal Biology/Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia;5. Department of Animal Science, The Ohio State University, Wooster Ohio, USA;1. University of Reggio Calabria, Dipartimento di Agraria, Produzioni Animali, Via dell''Università, 25, 89124, Reggio Calabria, Italy;2. University of Catania, Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente (Di3A), Via Valdisavoia 5, 95123, Catania, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This article presents the evolution, actual situation and prospects for goat production systems in Spain, taking into account the present day changes of socio-economic, technological and agricultural policies of the European Union (EU). Spain is ranked second in goat population and third in goat milk yield within the EU, nevertheless, similar to the situation in the EU, the goat production systems in Spain are in a critical situation, basically because of the increasing production costs and the lack of a strong central structure in this sector. To improve viability of goat farms in Spain, which, for the most part play an important social and environmental role in the less-developed rural areas, it is necessary to establish a series of strategies. These strategies include: (i) strengthening of the central structure in the sector; (ii) improvement in the training and management capacity of goat farmers and cheese makers; (iii) enhancement of promotion and recognition of goat-related products; (iv) taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the new European Union Common Agricultural Policy; (v) improvement of farmers’ quality of life, so that they can maintain their goat operations for future generations; and (vi) increasing development and research activities in this sub-sector of livestock farming. |
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