Greek organic livestock farmers: Only in Bulgaria, goat's milk is decreasing, while cow's milk is increasing

Thomas and Christos Moschos, graduates in Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine from Bulgaria, have built a thriving organic livestock farm in Greece, earning an EU award in 2023. At the International Bioconference in Plovdiv, they discussed their success strategy of selling 85% of their organic produce locally and addressed challenges like inadequate regulation of imported products falsely labeled as Greek and issues with pasture allocation. They also pointed out the decline in goat's milk production in Bulgaria, in contrast to its growth in Europe.

Graduates of "Agronomy" and "Veterinary Medicine" in Bulgaria - Thomas and Christos Moschos today have a successful business with a closed cycle in their native Greece, and their livestock biofarm with sheep and goats in 2023 won the EU award as such. We find them at the International Bioconference in Plovdiv, where the two brothers share their experience and comment on the situation of animal husbandry and organic production in both Greece and Bulgaria. Farmers' preferred market strategy is to market their produce to local markets - a trend that is gaining more and more popularity worldwide. "We raise 1,200 sheep, 150 goats. Everything is organic. We grow our own feed for the animals. We have our own dairy for cheese and dairy products. We sell almost 85% of our production within a radius of 13 km from the farm," share the organic producers. The Moshos brothers admit that they had many attempts until they found the right formula for their farm, and their initial knowledge came ...