# Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, says a team of South African animal health experts will visit Brazil later this month for an intensive knowledge exchange on foot-and-mouth disease, traceability, and surveillance methods. He says this partnership could pave the way for a proposed Brazil–South Africa Biosecurity Corridor, which would turn biosecurity from a trade barrier into a bridge for economic growth. Steenhuisen says South Africa’s strategy is now anchored in moving from a reactive state to a partnership-driven model that prioritises scientific results and reliable supply chains.
SA to send animal health experts to Brazil to exchange knowledge on foot-and-mouth disease