The “Farm animals Competence Community” (Kompetenznetzwerk Nutztierhaltung, KNW), is referred to as the “Borchert Fee” after its chairman, former Federal Minister of Agriculture Jochen Borchert. The high-level panel of professionals offered suggestions for the restructuring of farm animals farming and thus gave impetus to the rural coverage debate in Germany.
On September 8, 2022, the Borchert Fee won a brand new mandate and authorised it, however said that it sought after to droop its paintings in the interim. It justified this by means of announcing that it first had to agree on a long-term state-funded animal welfare top rate.
On June 2, 2023, the Borchert Fee introduced that it will proceed with its paintings however in the end determined on August 22, 2023 to disband.
August 22, 2023/ BMEL/ Germany.
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