Africa-Press – Cape verde. Cattle ranchers in Porto Novo, Santo Antão, once again asked the government for help to alleviate the lack of water for cattle in this municipality.
The representative of the Porto Novo Cattle Breeders Association, Romeu Rodrigues, recalled that “for several years” shepherds have been asking for a self-tank truck to meet the needs of breeders, who are struggling with the lack of water for the farm. cattle.
This official said that Porto Novo, as it has the “largest livestock herd” in the country, with 27,000 head of cattle, needs the auto-tank to save its animals.
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The services of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment in Porto Novo have a self-tank, which, however, has been out of order “for a long time”.
The delegate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Joel Barros, admitted to Inforpress that the watering of cattle in the municipality of Porto Novo is “a great challenge” for the livestock sector in this municipality.
However, he says that some projects are underway that will alleviate this situation.
This is the case of the water supply projects to the North Plateau and the peripheral area of the city of Porto Novo (downtown) which should be concluded later this year.
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