Lerato Mbhiza
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza met with retailers on Monday to discuss the impact of Avian Flu in South Africa.
The Department of Agriculture said the outbreak of Avian Flu has posed challenges and impacted the supply of eggs in some regions of the country.
“In today’s meeting, the minister briefed the retailers on the containment measures that have been taken to limit the spread of the disease as well as possible solutions to manage such outbreaks in the short and the medium-term including vaccination, Spokesperson for the Department, Reggie Ngcobo said
“The Minister is looking at the possibility of vaccination and currently reviewing applications by various suppliers. On the broiler side, Ministers Didiza and [Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim] Patel are assessing some trade instruments to ease the supply of chicken meat”.
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