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Bird flu: the consumption of local poultry, not prohibited in C?te d'Ivoire (Official)
by APA published on: 03.09.2015 at 00:14 UTC 78 views In: Africa
Faced with psychosis due to the discovery of cases of bird flu in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ivorian government said Wednesday that local consumption of poultry meat is not prohibited.
"Our mission is to reassure the population. C?te d'Ivoire has enough experience to deal with avian flu, "reassured Dr. Franck Essoh, Coordinator of the program to support the national poultry production to the Ministry of animal and fisheries resources in a workshop which brought together several professionals of national and international media working in Ivory Coast.
'' The government has not taken any measures prohibiting the consumption of local poultry in the country, "he said.
To prevent the serious threat it poses to the Ivorian economy, many actions are carried out by experts of the ministry in charge of fisheries resources to preserve the poultry industry, including '' culling, disinfection of premises, compensation for farmers ... ".
"These are 27,919 birds were culled in 40 farms in the cities of Abidjan, Bouake, and Bassam Bingerville where cases have been reported," revealed Oula? Jonas, Deputy Director of Animal Health.
The public has on this occasion been asked to report any abnormality in farms and their environments.
In 2014, we noted a production of 40,000 tons of poultry production with a turnover estimated at 240 billion CFA francs creating 50,000 direct jobs and 170,000 direct non according Inter Ivorian poultry Occupation (IPRAVI)
The poultry sector is of particular interest for "food security for animal protein in Ivory Coast. By 2020, we need to produce at least 60,000 tonnes of poultry meat and 1,678,000,000 egg consumption unit, "said Zoumana M??t?, Chief of the Ministry of animal and fisheries resources.
Reminder since 28 May, the Ivorian government officially declared the presence of viruses of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Ivorian territory.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will help C?te d'Ivoire to eradicate bird flu, through financial support of nearly 300 million FCFA which was the subject of a agreement signed Tuesday between the two parties.
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Bird flu: the consumption of local poultry, not prohibited in C?te d'Ivoire (Official)
by APA published on: 03.09.2015 at 00:14 UTC 78 views In: Africa
Faced with psychosis due to the discovery of cases of bird flu in Cote d'Ivoire, the Ivorian government said Wednesday that local consumption of poultry meat is not prohibited.
"Our mission is to reassure the population. C?te d'Ivoire has enough experience to deal with avian flu, "reassured Dr. Franck Essoh, Coordinator of the program to support the national poultry production to the Ministry of animal and fisheries resources in a workshop which brought together several professionals of national and international media working in Ivory Coast.
'' The government has not taken any measures prohibiting the consumption of local poultry in the country, "he said.
To prevent the serious threat it poses to the Ivorian economy, many actions are carried out by experts of the ministry in charge of fisheries resources to preserve the poultry industry, including '' culling, disinfection of premises, compensation for farmers ... ".
"These are 27,919 birds were culled in 40 farms in the cities of Abidjan, Bouake, and Bassam Bingerville where cases have been reported," revealed Oula? Jonas, Deputy Director of Animal Health.
The public has on this occasion been asked to report any abnormality in farms and their environments.
In 2014, we noted a production of 40,000 tons of poultry production with a turnover estimated at 240 billion CFA francs creating 50,000 direct jobs and 170,000 direct non according Inter Ivorian poultry Occupation (IPRAVI)
The poultry sector is of particular interest for "food security for animal protein in Ivory Coast. By 2020, we need to produce at least 60,000 tonnes of poultry meat and 1,678,000,000 egg consumption unit, "said Zoumana M??t?, Chief of the Ministry of animal and fisheries resources.
Reminder since 28 May, the Ivorian government officially declared the presence of viruses of highly pathogenic avian influenza on Ivorian territory.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will help C?te d'Ivoire to eradicate bird flu, through financial support of nearly 300 million FCFA which was the subject of a agreement signed Tuesday between the two parties.
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http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites...e-pas-interdite-en-cote-divoire-officiel.html