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Diseases on farms in South Africa: recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

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par Wandile Sihlobo, Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University

South Africa has had a number of outbreaks of animal diseases in recent months that suggest there are weaknesses in the country’s biosecurity system – the measures in place to reduce the risk of infectious diseases being transmitted to crops, livestock and poultry.

The outbreaks pose a major challenge for South Africa’s domestic animal farming sector. Fears of weaknesses in the system have been raised by agribusiness for some time, suggesting that pressures and concerns are mounting.
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