
Goat and sheep farmers in Cyprus marched towards the presidential palace on Tuesday, demanding stronger protections for halloumi cheese.
The demonstration, organised by the coordinating committee of goat and sheep Farmers, was confirmed during an open meeting in Choirokoitia on February 5.
In a statement, the farmers described the protest as “symbolic” with no other goal than safeguarding halloumi’s status as a protected designation of origin (PDO) product.
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