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More than 10,000 cattle affected by foot-and-mouth disease have been vaccinated to eliminate the outbreak of the epidemic.
This follows a confirmed FMD in cattle in the Vhembe district of Limpopo earlier this year.
Senzeni Zokwana, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, told the media on Monday that cattle vaccination had started on January 14, 2019, starting with cattle from the affected villages, as well as cattle in a farm. radius of 20 km around the city. affected villages.
"To date, the total number of vaccinated cattle has risen to over 10,000. The vaccinated cattle are tagged to identify them as vaccinated," Zokwana said.
Zokwana stated that until January 30, 2019, four positive Limpopo sites had been reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
The locations were confirmed by a Polimarase Chain Reaction (PCR) and serological tests carried out as part of Onderstepoort Veterinary Research's transboundary animal disease program.
"The animals affected by the outbreak are cattle kept in rural villages with diptanks and communal pastures.The affected villages are close to each other within a radius of 20 km. Cattle within 20 km around the affected villages is 15,000, of which 4,500 are in the FMD free zone, "Zokwana said.
No cloven hoofed animals allowed
Regarding the FMD management zone, Zokwana stated that no split-hoofed animals are allowed to move within, inside or outside the country. outside the area.
"Movement permits, which were previously issued for this purpose, have been withdrawn." Products from split-hoofed animals may be allowed to move in this area, but movements outside the area will be considered meritorious and only authorized with permits issued by the local veterinary state and in accordance with the conditions of these authorizations, "explained Zokwana.
In addition, the Minister stated that movements of cloven hoofed animals, including wild animals and unprocessed products, from Mopani District and Vhembe District, as well as the Municipality of Molemole in Capricorn District are discouraged until further notice.
"Only products treated with the aid of validated methods to inactivate the foot-and-mouth disease virus are sure to be moved out of the zone."
Delimited areas
North boundary, R524 road from Makhado to Thohoyandou to the barrier of Kruger National Park (KNP).
West boundary, N1 highway from Makhado to the point where the R36 road crosses the N1 highway.
South limit, R36 road from N1 to Mooketsi. Along the Mooketsi / Giyani (R81) road, from Mooketsi to the road that crosses the Little Letaba River. Along the small river Letaba until the closing of the KPN.
Limit is, fence KNP.
The minister told consumers that the product for sale was safe for consumption.
He called on farmers and all other FMD stakeholders to use a specially designed email: [email protected]
Overview on drought
Meanwhile, Zokwana reported that it had recently received and reviewed the report of Section 7 on Drought prepared by the Section 7 Committee convened by the National Farm Products Marketing Council.
The report included four recommendations regarding the management plan for the intelligent implementation of drought:
Establishment of a disaster fund;
Establish public-private partnerships
Setting up a multiperil agricultural insurance; and
Creation of an early warning system for disaster risk reduction.
Zokwana said the report contained compelling recommendations that would provide a sustainable path to cope with drought.
He added that some of the recommendations required a commitment from finance ministers, cooperative governance and traditional affairs.
To that end, Zokwana said he will work with ministers to ensure that ministry and industry teams conclude on the practical steps of implementation that will address the recommendations.
DAFF Director General Mike Mlengana will lead a team to oversee the implementation of the Smart Drought Implementation Plan.
In response to the lingering drought, Zokwana said an interim allocation had been set aside by the Minister of Finance in 2018 for a number of purposes, including to mitigate the effects of drought and increase investment in public infrastructure. .
"Following this announcement, the agricultural sector has sought funding for drought relief and received a total allocation of 566.5 million rand from the National Treasury, which is currently being implemented in various provinces and targeting mainly impoverished farmers. to meet their own needs, in accordance with the Law on Disaster Management (Law No. 16 of 2015), "said the Minister.
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