It is training time in the gilt facility, expert visitors from Colombia s swine industry are listening to Ángelo Morales, director of operations and teacher at HoCoTec. Photo: Vincent ter Beek
For about 2 years, pig professionals from all over Latin America have found their way to the city of Villavicencio, close to the Andes mountain range, in the heart of Colombia. A model and training farm was set up to inspire Latin America’s pig producers on-site with the latest ideas. “Please, when crossing the sow path, remember not to wear your white shoes, OK?” says Mr Edgar Villamizar, age 52, who is talking to a group of leading Colombian pig experts, while pointing to a track leadin
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