Context

The project request arises from the need to respond to the demands of the affected municipalities to face the depopulation process and the abandonment of forests and farmlands. On the other hand, the demand for pork meat from the Celtic trunk (Porco Celta, Gochu Asturcelta) is on the rise, and to cope with it, it is necessary to ease the technological development of the sector, by increasing production, homogenization of products, improvement of herd management and reduction of costs and work.Several of the members have participated in a national project evaluating the effect of grazing with native breeds of pigs of the Celtic trunk in Ibero-Atlantic deciduous forest, which results are expected to be corroborated in this project.The development of this mobile, autonomous and digitized system from the tested prototype, has been another of the project's incentives to evaluate the improvement of production practices.Finally, the creation by the Xunta de Galicia of the Model Villages Plan has been taken into account, where these farms could be included, with the proposed feeding system, as well as the support of the Xunta de Galicia and the Government. of the Principality of Asturias, in line with the trends of Spain Circular 2030 for R & D & i initiatives that they support rural development, increase profitability and improve the sustainability of livestock farms.
 

Additional information

 Existencia de propietarios o comunidades interesados en implantar el sistema en sus propiedades.
 Diversificación de los ingresos de productores y propietarios.
 Obtención de datos reales sobre la rentabilidad económica del modelo de explotación empleando el sistema de alimentación y control animal automatizado.
 Obtención de datos sobre la relevancia de la implantación de este sistema en la fijación de población rural y mantenimiento del tejido social.
 Obtención de datos reales sobre la implantación de nuevas explotaciones de ganado porcino del tronco Celta en extensivo en bosques caducifolios atlánticos empleando o no el sistema automatizado.
 Desarrollo de sistemas muy atractivos para las generaciones más jóvenes que se puedan mantener o incorporar en el trabajo agrario