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African migrants learn shepherding in Spain, in photos
Since 2022, about 460 migrants have trained in shepherding to address rural labor shortages and sustain sheep’s milk cheese production, program coordinator Pedro Luna said.
- A regional government program is training recent arrivals from Africa, Venezuela, and Afghanistan to herd sheep in villages like Los Cortijos, where Osam Abdulmumen tends 400 animals.
- Amid decades of rural exodus, Spain's interior has seen shrinking village populations since 1950, with farmers and other agricultural laborers making up less than 4% as young people avoid rural jobs.
- Taught over five days, the course compresses essential shepherding skills for newcomers near Toledo; about 460 students, mostly migrants, have completed it with help from the International Red Cross.
- Facing potential closures, farm owners welcomed trained migrants as 51 graduates are employed as shepherds and 15 workers at slaughterhouses through the program matching process after on-site training.
- Earnings of about 1,300 euros a month offer migrants some economic stability, as Osam Abdulmumen sends money home and helps modernize farms with drones alongside Esteban while integrating socially through soccer.
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