Keita Takeuchi Rungis, Europe’s largest fresh produce market located in the southern suburbs of Paris, has a market specifically for gibier, or game meat. Many shoppers visit the market to buy separately-packed parts of wild boar meat, deer meat processed for barbecues and seasoned wild rabbit meat. Even in France which has a long history of gibier dishes, popularity of game meat is declining especially among young people. Producers and sellers of gibier products are conducting thorough hygiene management to secure safety of game meat, and are making efforts to make it more appealing to a wide range of consumers. Some 30 wholesalers in the gibier market sell 88,000 … Continue reading →

  Keita Takeuchi In Scotland, damages on crops and forests have been growing severer, as excessive number of deer eat up pasture grass, wheat, rape seed and tree buds and shoots, and trample down plants growing in the forests. In an effort to manage deer which roam far and wide through the vast forests, stakeholders formed deer management groups and have succeeded in reducing the number of deer and damage on crops. According to Richard Cooke, executive committee chairman of the Association of Deer Management Groups (ADMG), the groups have a tough task of handling conflicts of interests among different stakeholders. The association, based in the town of Brechin, is … Continue reading →