This is one of the municipal presentations. Usually the Mayor and some staff are present as well as a number of interested farmers and ranchers to listen to our presentation and a further Q & A session. This is followed by a tour of the community viewing some of the local attributes of agriculture and municipal initiatives. Upon the conclusion of this week we will have visited 11 municipalities as well as the state university and a ranchers co-op. We will then provide a report to the Provincial Government recommending next steps.
The biggest challenge will be getting some indivduals willing to take that first big leap of faith into a new business. The most often asked questions are of financing and where they can source dairy cattle. Dairy cattle in this country are very scarce and most dairy farms in other areas are in an expansion mode Most of the potential entrepreneurs do have some finances but seem not to understand that a sound business plan will go a long way to source additional financing and even some government grants. I hope to meet with some financial institutions soon to develop a dairy relationship and business plan requirements.
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