According to a statement from the World Bank (WB), the organization is finalizing plans for a new financial assistance program to begin disbursing funds ($300-500 million) to impoverished countries in the coming weeks to support efforts against the avian influenza outbreak.
Additionally, the WB announced that from November 7 to 9, an international conference will be co-hosted by the WB, the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to develop national action programs against the avian influenza epidemic.
Speaking on the proposed funding allocations for the avian influenza financial assistance program, Jim Adams, the program and national service policy chair, emphasized, “It is evident that for farmers—especially poor farmers—poultry is their livelihood. If they are adequately compensated and paid at market rates, culling programs will be successful. Experience shows that if they are not compensated properly, they will find ways to bring poultry to market, and the disease will spread.”
THỦY TÙNG (According to Reuters, TST)
Dong Thap: Ban on Poultry Farming in Urban Areas In an interview, Mr. Duong Nghia Quoc, Deputy Director of the Dong Thap Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated that starting from November 5, the province will strictly implement a ban on hatcheries producing ducks, geese, and other poultry to prevent restocking. Households raising large numbers of birds, specifically hundreds or more, must register with veterinary authorities. If the birds are healthy and vaccinated, they will be issued a quarantine certificate for sale. Ducks imported from outside the province will be banned, and a province-wide ban on free-range duck farming will be pursued. Starting this November, the province will enforce a ban on poultry farming within the urban areas of Cao Lanh and Sa Dec, as well as in industrial zones. D.T.H. |
