The Director General of Agricultural Planning, Lydia Benítez, stated this Saturday that "in addition to economic measures, from the regional Government we are aware that supporting livestock farmers means providing them with tools that offer stability and security".
Benítez made these statements in Cabezarrubias del Puerto where, accompanied by the delegate for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Amparo Bremard, she participated in the III Agricultural, Hunting, and Beekeeping Conference, focused this year on "Transhumance as a way of life", as reported by the Junta in a press release.
Among the tools mentioned by the head of Agricultural Planning are the regional Government's work to advance CAP payments, support for generational renewal, lines of support for animal welfare and health, as well as reinforcement for extensive livestock farming.
At the same time, the Director General highlighted the recent presentation of the Strategic Plan for Extensive Livestock Farming, an "ambitious" roadmap comprising 40 measures grouped into five areas of action, whose objective is to ensure the viability, competitiveness, and sustainability of extensive livestock farming in Castilla-La Mancha.
"Among the plan's lines of work, I want to highlight today those aimed at strengthening and preserving traditional practices such as transhumance, recognizing its economic, cultural, and environmental value," stated the director, who also championed transhumance as "a way of life that has given identity to our towns for centuries, keeping alive traditions, knowledge, and trades passed down from generation to generation".
On the other hand, the delegate for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development, Amparo Bremard, emphasized that with the current CAP, the regional Executive "has already injected more than 150 million euros into a total of 25,000 agricultural and livestock farms in the province of Ciudad Real since last October".
Bremard stressed the "strategic and unifying" nature of the agricultural sector for the economy of Castilla-La Mancha and, in particular, for the province of Ciudad Real, where it accounts for around 17 percent of the regional GDP and leads the country's agri-food exports.
On this line, the provincial delegate for Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development has pointed out that in the first months of 2026, the province of Ciudad Real has achieved external sales worth 272.8 million euros. "This data highlights the potential of Ciudad Real's primary sector and the strategic role it plays from a socioeconomic point of view, as it translates into food production, but also into employment, development, and population retention in rural areas," she concluded.