Question NW956 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
04 May 2023 - NW956
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether her department has considered a special allocation to the veterinary authority to tackle outbreaks such as the foot- and mouth- disease outbreak which spread to six of the nine provinces of the Republic in 2022; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes. The Department has allocated R87 million to the OBP and R100 million to the ARC respectively to ensure the sustained availability of FMD vaccine. The Department has also assisted the KwaZulu-Natal Province with R18,2 million towards control of the Foot and Mouth outbreak.