The government will be on the side of the breeders whose livestock was affected by the plague of small ruminants, Minister of Rural Development and Food, Kostas Tsiaras said on Tuesday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT.
However, in order to do this, the disease must first be treated, the damage assessed and then the corresponding assistance provided, as he said.
So far, 9,000 animals have been killed, a number lower than originally estimated underlining among other things that “this battle is not over. We must be very serious, very responsible, very careful and of course, with the assistance and help of the breeders themselves, we must deal with this specific issue, in the most direct way, in the shortest possible time and with the greatest speed.
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
