Bouzid Zohir, edited by Yanis Darras
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07:44, November 15, 2022
To better understand its farms, Algeria is launching the census of its livestock. The country wants to know as finely as possible the production of red meat on its soil and the quality of its infrastructure to direct the money to the farms that need it most.
Better understand meat production in Algeria. This is the bet of the Algerian government, which is launching this month an inventory of the infrastructures of the bovine sector in the country. This new census of the Algerian livestock aims to create a digital database on this animal wealth, reports Le Mail from Algeria. In particular, it is a question of better managing the cattle, sheep and goat breeding sector, which is often done outside of official statistics.
Advanced technology
The media El Watan indicates that the census operation will above all make it possible to identify breeders and horse traders in order to direct State aid to those who deserve it. Algeria wishes in particular to help farms in the south of the country, which are very often not connected to the electricity network. To do so, the government intends to use technology.
Eventually, each animal listed will be equipped with an electronic chip informs us Horizon. The daily evokes in particular the urgency of the preservation of certain animal species but also the need for the public authorities to have traceability of animals from birth to the marketing of the meat.