Digital transformation program for livestock farming in the Community of Madrid
An initiative by the Community of Madrid to support the digital transformation of the livestock sector, driving its transformation and thus improving its competitiveness, efficiency, and well-being.
Digital transformation program for livestock farming in the Community of Madrid
The program includes a detailed set of measures and lays the groundwork for implementing strategic guidelines that promote modernization and the adoption of technology in the region's livestock activities, in line with the sustainability and digitalization objectives outlined in the Government Program.
Framework
The Community of Madrid combines its innovative potential with the importance its population places on the sustainability of its production models. The incorporation of new technologies, improved digital infrastructure, and ongoing training will improve production and animal welfare, making livestock farming more attractive to new professionals. Furthermore, preserving the cultural and territorial value of livestock farming will serve to maintain the region's ethnological and landscape heritage, ensuring the future prospects of the rural world.
The Digitalization Department of the Community of Madrid is developing “The Digitalization Strategy of the Community of Madrid 2023-2026", including the digitalization of the livestock sector through the incorporation of advanced technologiesThe goal is to provide the sector with digital tools that improve its efficiency, sustainability, and well-being, recognizing its economic, cultural, and territorial value, while transforming traditional livestock practices.
The Region of Madrid works transversally and jointly from different areas; the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, and the Interior through the General Directorate of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food, and IMIDRA, the Ministry of Digitalization and Digital Madrid, with a common goal: the improvement and advancement of the situation of the Madrid livestock sector. The various digital tools currently in place, but whose information and access are decentralized and dispersed, will be centralized in a single location to facilitate their use by livestock farmers.
El Digital transformation program for livestock farming represents an opportunity for transform the sector, making it more competitive, efficient and sustainable At the same time, it reflects the Regional Government's commitment to the livestock sector in the Community of Madrid.
Objectives
- Provide the livestock sector with digital tools for comprehensive farm management, boosting efficiency, productivity, and job creation.
- Adopt advanced technologies, supporting a process of structural transformation that allows for increased growth potential in the short to medium term, without neglecting animal welfare.
- Improve training and capacity development to strengthen long-term resilience, moving toward more sustainable and inclusive development.
- Design accessible and integrated digital platforms.
Proposals for action
The Program has been designed around 5 major lines of action, each of them developed through a series of measures that aim to cover the objectives outlined.
