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Swiss try to halt exodus of farmers
A Swiss foundation says it is trying to stop an exodus of mountain farmers leaving for cities by handing out more than $18 million to help sustain their farms.
Last year Swiss Mountain Aid funded more than 500 livelihood projects in the Swiss Alps to help people carve out a living in the alpine setting, Swissinfo reported Friday.
About 7,500 of Switzerland's 60,000 high-alpine residents are farmers raising either cattle, goats, pigs or dairy. Some are engaged in horticulture. But 1.5 percent of them leave for towns and cities in the valleys yearly.