Minister Steenhuisen approves new FMD control measures to support farmers and protect trade [SOUND]

# Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has approved a new set of national foot-and-mouth disease control measures. They are aimed at providing livestock farmers with a clearer path to recovery during outbreaks, while safeguarding South Africa’s agricultural trade and biosecurity. The department’s spokesperson, Joylene van Wyk, says a key feature of the new measures is the introduction of risk-based pathways that allow certain trade activities to resume during quarantine periods: