Presentation of Epirus,Greece

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Presentation of Epirus,Greece
INTERREG IIIC- PASTOMED 1
Ch. Ligda1, G. Bellos2 and A. Georgoudis3 1
National Agricultural Research Foundation 2
Genetic Improvement Centre for Farm Animals 3
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

• 17,18,19 March 2005, Nuoro, Sardegna

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Characteristics of Epirus

• Population 350.000 (3 of the country)
• 4 administration units (Ioannina, Preveza,
  Thesprotia and Arta)
• Population density 40.5 inhabitants / km2 (79,7
  in the country)
• Rural population decreases
• Structural problems
• Low income
• Deficiency of non agricultural workplaces

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The most mountainous area of Greece ( 76 of the
total area of the region)
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Agricultural land

• Agricultural area 13.14 (67 in mountainous and
  semimountainous areas)
• Preveza 28
• Ioannina 9.2
• Forests and forestry areas 72.6

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Agricultural Production

• From 40.000 exploitations in total

• 4.5 of the total agricultural production of the
  country
• Animal production 53
• Pastures 50 of the total area

Percentage1 of the total number of
exploitations Percentage2 of the gross value of
animal production
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Number of exploitations and distribution of gross
revenue per species
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Livestock in Epirus

• Sheep 1.030.000
• Plain 380.000
• 60.000 Frisarta
• 320.000 Crosses
• Mountains 650.000
• Crosses 635.000
• Mountain breeds of Epirus (Boutsiko, Kalarritiko
  etc.)
• Goats 250.000
• Crosses 220.000
• Improved 30.000

• Cattle
• Dairy 6.700
• Suckling 19.000
• Pigs
• Sows 19.000
• Fattening P. 250.000
• Poultry
• Meat 25.000.000

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Main Characteristics of Livestock Population

• Autochthonous breeds
• High genetic variation
• Low production and prolificacy
• Purebred animals constitute a low percent of the
  total population

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• Husbandry systems
• 82.8 pastoral systems
• (mainly extensive)
• 6.5 transhumance
• 10.7 house fed

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Problems of animal production in Epirus

• Small size of agricultural land
• Common organisation of marketing of meat (sheep,
  goats, cattle and swine) is not an extended
  practice
• The home-raising feedstuffs are not enough
• Feeding is not optimised - increase production
  cost
• Management of pastures
• Low adaptation of the farmers to the modern
  production and management methods
• Environmental issues

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Sirrako
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Sirrako
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Aetomilitsa
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Konitsa
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Metsovo
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Metsovo
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