Parliament calls for local production of foot & mouth disease vaccine

CAPE TOWN - Parliament’s Agriculture Portfolio Committee has warned of dire consequences if the prevailing foot and mouth disease outbreak is not reined in speedily. 

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Experts from the Agricultural Research Council were on hand to account to the Committee and give a progress update on the implementation of their Audit Improvement Plans.

MPs are also concerned about the impact of August's US tariff increases.

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