said Castillo, 37, slightly unnerved by her first attempt at sheep shearing at a school for shepherds in western Spain. Extremadura, where the school is based, is home to much of Spain's sheep and goat farming JORGE GUERRERO AFPMuch of Spain's sheep and goat farming is concentrated in rugged Extremadura. Vet Robledo said modern hi-tech tools mean shepherds can now "measure the individual (milk) production of each animal. "I did the shepherds' school and all the practical courses in June 2020... and then they took me on to work with them," said the 20-year-old, who comes from the coastal town of Nador in northeastern Morocco. The aim is to encourage people to work in farming to counter the rampant depopulation affecting rural areas of Spain JORGE GUERRERO AFP"I've got a future working in the countryside," he said proudly.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 08, 2022 20:24 UTC