Project: National Technical and Economic Information Network in the beef, sheep and goats sectors Activity: Studies, Technical Support and Consultancy Product: Studies and reports Geographic data: España Start date: December 2009 End date: December 2012 The purpose of the project is the maintenance of the information system (collection, analysis of results, data base management and simulation) in the sectors of cattle, sheep and goats, and the preliminary establishment on goats during the period between the years 2010 to 2012. This project, which is pioneering at the international level and whose results are being used by the public administration for decision-making in the sectors concerned, will namely enable: maintaining the information system on cattle raised for meat production and cattle raised for dairy production; consolidating, maintaining and expanding the information system on sheep meat; establishing and consolidating the information system on sheep milk; and beginning work for creating the information system on goats. To achieve these objectives in the future, we will rely on support from the International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN Dairy) for cattle raised for dairy production, and on Agri Benchmark for cattle, sheep (meat and dairy) and goats raised for meat production.