BIODIVERSITY & BIOSECURITY: Minister John Steenhuisen Demands Urgent SA-Botswana Action Plan to Combat Foot and Mouth Disease
BY : CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE EDITOR KASiBC_AFRiCAGABORONE — In an aggressive move to insulate Southern Africa’s agricultural economy, South Africa's Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has called for the immediate implementation of a newly endorsed cross-border strategy to combat Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).
Welcoming the comprehensive 2026–2028 Action Plan between South Africa and Botswana, Steenhuisen emphasized that the regional threat of FMD to livestock production, rural livelihoods, and international agricultural trade means no single country can defeat the virus in isolation.
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The Action Plan was finalized during high-level bilateral discussions at the Sixth Session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC) between South Africa and Botswana, held in Gaborone.
President Cyril Ramaphosa led the South African delegation alongside his Botswana counterpart.
Collaboration on preventing and containing FMD has been elevated to a "High Impact Priority Project" under the BNC framework. Both heads of state directed their respective agricultural ministries to fast-track disease eradication to enhance mutual market access for agricultural products.
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