Minister Czesław Siekierski met with representatives of the Beef Sector Council: the president of the Polish Association of Beef Cattle Producers Jerzy Wierzbicki, the president of the Polish Association of Beef Cattle Breeders and Producers Jacek Zarzecki and the chairman of the Council of the Polish Meat Association Jerzy Rey.
As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, representatives of the sector presented to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development the progress of work on the implementation of the Beef Sector Development Strategy "Polska Beef 2030" and long-term goals.
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What are the goals of the beef sector?
During the meeting, representatives of the Beef Sector Council also presented short-term goals planned for 2024 and 2025. These are primarily changes related to the introduction of the new eco-scheme "High-quality meat production using low-emission methods" as part of the National Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy for 2023-2027.
As the meeting participants emphasised, this would not only enable the achievement of environmental goals, but would also contribute to strengthening the position of farmers in the supply chain and the level of farmer organisation.
The Council representatives also appealed to Minister Siekierski to maintain the welfare payments budget and to return the funds that were transferred from the animal welfare eco-scheme to the fallow eco-scheme, as emphasized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Issues related to the replacement of the basic herd of bulls and heifers and the development of technical and economic consulting were also discussed. In addition, the representatives of the Beef Sector Council present at the meeting drew attention to the need to develop a digital deforestation management system, start work on an electronic animal treatment book and integrate the veterinary system with the databases of slaughterhouses.
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In response to the changing situation in the beef sector
Minister Czesław Siekierski stressed that the Ministry of Agriculture is trying to respond to the demands of the beef sector on an ongoing basis.
– Many of the changes we are introducing in the regulations stem from the need to respond to the changing situation in the beef sector and agriculture – emphasised Minister Siekierski.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture also noted that further technical talks will be held on the topics presented at today's meeting by the Council representatives.
– We need to think together about what real possibilities we have to implement your demands – emphasized the head of the Ministry of Agriculture.
