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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Cambodia is banning imports of live pigs and pork from neighboring countries to prevent the spread of disease and protect local farmers, officials said Thursday (Aug 16th).
The ban was imposed to prevent the spread of a disease that occurred in Vietnam, said Kao Phal, director of the Agriculture Ministry's animal health department.
He said there has been no outbreak of the disease _ porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome _ among pigs in Cambodia but called the ban a necessary precaution.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the ban in a statement Monday (Aug 13th).
He said imports of pork and pigs from unspecified neighboring countries was "anarchical" and could trigger an outbreak of the disease in the country.
"It is also a barrier slowing down the development of family pig farming, which plays an important role in poverty reduction in Cambodia," Hun Sen said.
He ordered government agencies and border guards to stop all imports of live pigs and pork.
Imports of pigs for research or for breeding by local farmers must have prior permits from Cambodia's Agriculture Ministry, Hun Sen said in the statement.
The ban was imposed to prevent the spread of a disease that occurred in Vietnam, said Kao Phal, director of the Agriculture Ministry's animal health department.
He said there has been no outbreak of the disease _ porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome _ among pigs in Cambodia but called the ban a necessary precaution.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the ban in a statement Monday (Aug 13th).
He said imports of pork and pigs from unspecified neighboring countries was "anarchical" and could trigger an outbreak of the disease in the country.
"It is also a barrier slowing down the development of family pig farming, which plays an important role in poverty reduction in Cambodia," Hun Sen said.
He ordered government agencies and border guards to stop all imports of live pigs and pork.
Imports of pigs for research or for breeding by local farmers must have prior permits from Cambodia's Agriculture Ministry, Hun Sen said in the statement.
1 comment:
he ordered border guards to stop all imports of live pigs and pork. Yea.. ok. These border guards can easily accept bribes, so there's no point.
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