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The livestock sector wishes to promote awareness among consumers of the quality meat produced
in this country. So, a process of marketing Andorran veal was started under the quality seal and
Protected Geographical Indication (PGI), labels were made to identify butchers, restaurants and
then the packaging offering this meat to customers. The quality seal has led to more livestock
being bred in Andorra, avoiding the loss of a traditional activity and helping to preserve and clear
the natural environment.

Remember that, since the Law on organic production and quality standards for agricultural
products and food was passed in 2018, there is an organic certificate and the quality control
systems for food production have expanded. Until this year, Andorran legislation included quality
control systems for agricultural products, such as meat and wine, but this could not be applied
to others made with non-agricultural products, such as cured meats and jams. Under the new
legislation, the quality system can be applied to food production, whether agricultural or not.
To promote the quality systems and organic production, the Law sets up subsidies to offset the
increase in production costs from adapting to the requirements.

LIVESTOCK (adult heads)

% var. % total Table 9.4
2018 2019 19/18 2019
Total cattle (bulls, cows) 1,502 1,514 0.8 31.6
Total horses (workhorses, studs, mares) 556 536 -3.6 11.2
Total sheep (rams, ewes) 3,327 2,435 -26.8 50.8
Total goats (bucks, does) 401 304 -24.2 6.3
Total livestock 5,786 4,789 -17.2 100
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Source: Department of Agriculture.

X. Industry

The Andorran economy: developments in the main sectors | X. Industry
El 2019, the industry and manufacturing sector saw a rise of 3.4%, added to the 2% increase of the
previous year. The whole of the industry and manufacturing sector is a small part of the Andorran
economy in comparison with neighbouring
countries, only representing 5.6% of total GVA IN THE INDUSTRY AND
GVA and 4.2% of employees. Moreover, it is MANUFACTURING SECTOR Chart 10.1
more volatile than other economic sectors Variation rate in real terms
because one of the main subsectors is energy
production and distribution, which has a rather 6 5 5.4%
erratic component. 4 4.3% 3.4%
3 2.0%
This growth in industrial activity was accompanied 2
by a rising trend in both business indicators and 1 0 0.3% 0.0%
the labour market and electricity consumption. -1 -0.2%
Specifically, the number of establishments in -2 -0.1%
the sector grew 3.5%, to 413, fourteen more -3 -3.5% -2.2%
than one year earlier. Employment also grew -4 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
to reach 1,664 employees, 3.0% more than Source: Department of Statistics.
the previous year. This is the most important