TAP) -The Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) allocated about TND 1 million for buying 300 dairy goats, setting up a cheese production unit and a modern slaughterhouse in the the locality of El Achouch in the delegation of Remada (Governorate of Tataouine), as part of its project to develop the livestock breeding system in Ramada worth over TND 8 million.

Delegate of Remada Ramzi Zarkane told TAP that a delegation of the Italian agency had visited the locality of El Achouch and inspected the land offered by the citizens for the achievement of the cheese production unit.

Official in charge of the project at the Southern Development Office Chaker Sellami indicated to TAP that training sessions will be organised for the benefit of the breeders and that they will be supplied with fodder in the first phase, pointing out that more than 1,500 heads of sheep have been distributed so far as part of the project.

The progress rate of the slaughterhouse works has reached 25%, he specified.

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