ARGENTINA STRUGGLES TO CREATE GUANACO INDUSTRY – PLANNING TO COMBINE FIBRE AND MEAT SALES
April 1st, 2019
With a growing population of guanacos, a llama-like animal that runs wild in Patagonia, the Argentine government is analysing how best to produce and export the natural fibre it yields, at prices like those commanded by vicuña wool. But hurdles stand in the way of getting it right and there are concerns that the approach could backfire if sustainable practices are not
in place.
The government’s secretariat of environment and sustainable development is analysing 59 opinions from a public consultation in April on a proposal to farm guanacos, which are ...
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