Agriculture. Breed Preservation: Communities to the Rescue

In Saulnois, the Moselle Department has helped establish around ten Label Rouge black naked-neck chicken farms. For its part, the Grand Est Region is coming to the aid of three other poultry breeds threatened with extinction.

The Saulnois region has around ten black naked-neck chicken farms, producing nearly 115,000 birds per year. Photo illustration by Stéphanie Paquet

Keen to facilitate the transition in agricultural practices, the Region is supporting the poultry industry by protecting endangered breeds. "Particularly the oldest, which are tending to disappear from farms in favor of more productive breeds," it explains, emphasizing the importance of preserving genetic biodiversity. This is about "coping with change...

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