They made official the creation of the “Provincial Committee for the Promotion of Buenos Aires Sheep Activity”, a non-permanent space aimed at promoting the development and comprehensive improvement of the sector. The measure, signed by the Minister of Agrarian Development of Buenos Aires, Javier Rodríguez, was established by Resolution No. 47 published in the Official Gazette.
The regulations recall that Law No. 25,422 — modified by Law No. 27,646 and regulated by Decree No. 1,031/02 — instituted the regime for the “Recovery of Sheep Farming”, to which the Province adhered through Law No. 12,869. However, the national scheme underwent recent changes: the Ministry of Economy of the Nation revoked the trust contract with Banco Nación through Resolution No. 650/24 and, subsequently, Decree No. 408/25 repealed Law No. 25,422.
In this new scenario, the province highlighted its strategic weight in sheep activity: Buenos Aires is the first in the country in the number of productive units (26,159) and the third in national stock, with 1,823,825 heads according to 2024 data.
Article 1 of the resolution establishes that the Committee will operate under the orbit of the agricultural portfolio with the objective of “promoting the improvement and development of the sheep chain”, strengthening the different productive links and implementing health actions. Its functions include the preparation of municipal and regional diagnoses, the flock registrationthe health and educational disseminationthe generation of statistical informationthe simplification of procedures and the strengthening of the meat, dairy and wool segments.
The Committee will be chaired by the head of the Ministry or by whomever he designates, and will be made up of representative entities of the sector, with ad honorem participation. When health problems are dealt with, the National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (SENASA), national universities based in the province and other organizations may be summoned. The decisions that arise will not be binding, although they may be considered as Consensus Agreements when defining policies.
Finally, the resolution establishes that the new body must issue its Internal Regulations within 120 days and keep a public record of its minutes on the official website.
