by Saul Pa-a July 27, 2019 AFRICAN SWINE FEVER. Department of Agriculture (DA) Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Arnel de Mesa add...
July 27, 2019
LIPA CITY, Batangas -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured the public it is implementing measures to prevent the entry or spread of African swine fever (ASF) and protect the hogs and swine sector in Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) region from the disease.
DA Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Arnel de Mesa said on Monday the DA Regional Quick Response Team for ASF, in close coordination with local government units (LGUs) concerned, was created to control the spread and eliminate the ASF if it enters the region.
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De Mesa said they have been conducting social media campaigns; distribution of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials; and random inspection of markets for banned canned goods and other meat products.
Representatives from the livestock industry and various government agencies converged at the Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (STIARC) here last July 19 to come up with a unified action plan to respond to the threat of ASF to the region.
Vilma Dimaculangan, the DA Regional Coordinator for Livestock Program, facilitated the discussions on addressing some ASF key issues.
These include compensation for the affected farmers, possible burial sites for affected animals, and issuance of LGU resolutions to prevent entry/exit of concerned products, among other agricultural intervention programs. (PNA)
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| AFRICAN SWINE FEVER. Department of Agriculture (DA) Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Arnel de Mesa addresses the multi-sector coordination meeting with government agencies and stakeholders which crafted a regional action plan against threat of African swine fever (ASF) to the Calabarzon provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon at the Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (STIARC) in Lipa City, Batangas on July 19, 2019. The DA has been implementing measures to protect the hogs and swine sector from diseases. (Photo courtesy of DA4A) |
LIPA CITY, Batangas -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) has assured the public it is implementing measures to prevent the entry or spread of African swine fever (ASF) and protect the hogs and swine sector in Cavite-Laguna-Batangas-Rizal-Quezon (Calabarzon) region from the disease.
DA Calabarzon Regional Executive Director Arnel de Mesa said on Monday the DA Regional Quick Response Team for ASF, in close coordination with local government units (LGUs) concerned, was created to control the spread and eliminate the ASF if it enters the region.
De Mesa said they have been conducting social media campaigns; distribution of information, education, and communication (IEC) materials; and random inspection of markets for banned canned goods and other meat products.
Representatives from the livestock industry and various government agencies converged at the Southern Tagalog Integrated Agricultural Research Center (STIARC) here last July 19 to come up with a unified action plan to respond to the threat of ASF to the region.
Vilma Dimaculangan, the DA Regional Coordinator for Livestock Program, facilitated the discussions on addressing some ASF key issues.
These include compensation for the affected farmers, possible burial sites for affected animals, and issuance of LGU resolutions to prevent entry/exit of concerned products, among other agricultural intervention programs. (PNA)
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