AGRICULTURE NEWS - The RPO (Red Meat Producers’ Organisation) welcomes the task teams report on biosafety for the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza.
The task teams report makes recommendations for enhancing biosecurity measures at livestock auctions, abattoirs, and other agricultural facilities, to protect the health and welfare of animals and the livelihoods of farmers and producers.
The RPO has long been committed to promoting animal health and welfare and the safety and quality of red meat products for consumers. The recommendations made by the task team reflect the need for a comprehensive and coordinated approach to biosafety in the red meat industry.
One of the report's key recommendations is establishing a national database for animal health and disease information, enabling farmers and producers to track and monitor their animals' health status and identify and respond to disease outbreaks.
This recommendation is critical in light of recent outbreaks of highly infectious state-controlled diseases, such as African Swine Fever and Foot-and-Mouth Disease, which have devastated the red meat industry.
The task teams report also recommends developing a national biosecurity strategy, which would provide a framework for implementing biosecurity measures at all levels of the red meat supply chain. The RPO again supports this recommendation and believes such a strategy would provide much-needed guidance and direction for farmers, producers and regulatory authorities.
Other key recommendations of the report include establishing quarantine facilities at livestock auctions and abattoirs, implementing strict hygiene protocols, and training staff in biosecurity best practices.
The RPO fully supports these recommendations and will work closely with its members and regulatory authorities to ensure successful implementation.
The RPO would like to thank the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, as well as the task team on biosafety, for their tireless efforts in promoting the health and welfare of animals, as well as the safety and quality of red meat products for consumers. The organisation looks forward to working with all stakeholders in the red meat industry to implement the recommendations of the report and to enhance the biosecurity of the red meat supply chain.
RPO VERWELKOM VERSLAG EN AANBEVELINGS
GEORGE NUUS - Die RPO (Rooivleisprodusente organisasie) verwelkom die ta akspan se verslag op
bio veiligheid aan die Minister van Lan dbou, Grondhervor ming en Landelike Ontwikkeling, me Thoko Didiza.
Die taakspan se verslag maak aanbevelings vir die verbetering van biosekuriteitsmaatreëls by lewendehawe veilings, abattoirs en ander landboufasiliteite, om die gesondheid en welsyn van diere en die voortbestaan van boere en produsente te beskerm.
Die RPO is lank reeds daartoe verbind om dieregesondheid en welsyn en die veiligheid en kwaliteit van rooivleisprodukte vir verbruikers te bevorder. Die aanbevelings wat deur die taakspan gemaak is, weerspieël die behoefte aan 'n omvattende en gekoördineerde benadering tot bioveiligheid in die rooivleisbedryf.
Een van die verslag se kern aanbevelings is die daarstelling van ’n nasionale databasis vir dieregesondheid en siekte inligting, wat boere en produsente in staat sal stel om hul diere se gesondheidstatus na te spoor en te monitor en om siekte uitbrekings te identifiseer en daarop te reageer.
Hierdie aanbeveling is veral belangrik in die lig van onlangse uitbrekings van hoogs aansteeklike staatsbeheerde siektes, soos Afrika varkpes en bek en klouseer, wat n enstige impak op die rooivleisbedryf het.
Die taakspan se vers lag beveel ook aan dat 'n nasionale biosekuriteitstrategie ontwikkel word, wat 'n raamwerk sal verskaf vir die implementering van biosekuriteitsmaatreëls op alle vlakke van die rooivleis waardeketting.
Die RPO ondersteun weer eens hierdie aanbeveling en glo dat so 'n strategie broodnodige leiding en rigting aan boere, produsente en regulatoriese owerhede sal bied.
Ander kern aanbevelings van die verslag sluit in die vestiging van kwarantynfasiliteite by lewendehawe veilings en abattoirs, die implementering van stre ng higiëneprotokolle en opleiding van personeel in die beste praktyke vir biosekuriteit.
Die RPO ondersteun hierdie aanbevelings ten volle en sal nou saamwerk met sy lede en regulatoriese
owerhede om suksesvolle implementering te verseker.
Die RPO bedank graag die Minister van Landbou, Grondhervorming en Landelike Ontwikkeling, asook die taakspan oor bioveiligheid, vir hul onvermoeide pogings om die gesondheid en welsyn van diere, asook die veiligheid en kwaliteit van rooivleisprodukte te bevorder vir verbruikers. Die organisasie sien uit daarna om saam met alle belanghebbendes in die rooivleisbedryf te werk om die aanbevelings van die verslag te
implementeer en om die biosekuriteit van die rooivleis waarde ketting te verbeter.
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