Cooperation Body of the small Thessaly dairy regions
«TERRA THESSALIA»
Goals - role
- Development and implementation of a cluster strategy
- Organization and provision of the following services:
- Implementation of the participatory guarantee system
- Feed and feed ration
- Marketing and promotion of products
- Coordination of contacts with the markets
- Search of funding and R&D programmes
Services
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Implementation and monitoring of the participatory guarantee system for the exploitation
of the ties between the sheep and goat milk production with their breeding areas, aiming
at a group of consumers interested in the products of a specific region.
A system which:
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It allows local actors to guarantee with their own means and ways the internal
and external quality of their dairy products.
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Is based on specifications that concern all the sectors of the dairy chain
(pasture land, breed, proximity of the used feed, health and quality of products etc.)
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Incorporates the official certifications (PDO, laboratories) to ensure the quality
of the products and the connection with the production place.
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Guarantees the Quality Label of the small Thessaly dairy regions.
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Is finally a good practice guide for the guidance of the herds and the respect
of the cluster's specifications.
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Implementation of a rational feed ration system (personalized and balanced) and pasture
land improvement:
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A service that focuses on maintaining the relationship between feeding and proximity
of feed combined with the animal's health and the production place.
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Ensured by a group that incorporates academic experts and researchers, executives
of development companies and zoothechnicians of the Livestock Cooperatives.
The coordinator of this group is Terra Thesslia.
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Marketing-promotion of the Terra Thesslia dairy products and markets: Actions for the promotion
of the local dairy chain and creation of a label.
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Support the transfer of research results into practice: A system that will transfer
the problems of the dairy chain to the research centers aiming at resolving problems
and contributing in the development of an agricultural application system.
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