Goose farming is becoming popular due to their hardiness, high profitability, and eco-friendliness. They provide valuable meat, down, and feathers. In recent years, farmers and landowners have chosen this bird for these key reasons.
It is enough to visit spontaneous farmers' markets and explore popular classifieds websites to immediately notice the increased popularity of geese in Latvia.
This trend has been hotly debated in the online space recently, with many comments, but perhaps the most concise one is: "Geese saved Rome - let’s give them a chance to save Riga!"
In fact, geese are really making their way to the capital - in Jelgava, goose farming has already been established on a large scale, so it’s just one step to Riga.
As in any business, disappointments are possible. In terms of geese, it is the wrong breed selection, says farmer Dainis Ozols.
- Latvia has not developed its own breed, - shares his knowledge the goose enthusiast, - so two export breeds dominate the market: the Kholmogory and the Kuban.
However, it turns out that these are two very different things and thus often sources of disappointment: Kholmogory geese are valued for their record meat mass and giant status. Kuban geese are miniature, yet very hardy and prolific layers, ideal for small farms.
In short, dear readers of bb.lv - make your choice! Prices for a gosling in Latvia usually start at 10 euros.
