For my part Quarantine solely serve to destroy the sector and kill farmers livelihood. We have to discover lasting options slightly than trusting quarantines in 12 months after 12 months.

Uganda has carried out quarantines for greater than 30 years however Foot and Mouth Illness  just isn’t being managed.

There may be lack of awareness on what precisely must be completed correctly and higher, Many International locations don’t use this quarantine method however a Zonal Administration method resembling Namibia, in such an method cattle commerce stays energetic and slaughter takes place with in managed Zonal administration technique.

It’s because not each cow in an FMD space has the illness, Science must be in motion FMD just isn’t going away any time as a result of Uganda has buffalos which stands naturally carrying of the Virus that trigger the an infection.

Whereas we respect that FMD is very contagious , we additionally acknowledge that quarantines extra time haven’t provided sustainable options and on the similar time these are temporal measures which typically are abused and over extended affecting family financial system amongst cattle farmers and in addition have an effect on beef trade/exports .

Really, analysis reveals that cows which can be vaccinated yearly, finally, both don’t contract FMD, or they get a really gentle one.
I’ve personally skilled this prior to now. In a herd of 100+, solely 6 cows received gentle wounds on their tongues, and solely 3 limped.

Which means if all cows in Uganda have been vaccinated in opposition to FMD yearly for at the least 5 years, circumstances of cows contracting FMD would scale back by over 90%.

Some huge officers working in Authorities workplaces with Weapons doing phone livestock farming and enterprise can keep away from legal guidelines and information traces.

I sit up for the next

1) MAAIF ought to prioritize Illness Management not beauty dealing with

2) Revise the Price range for Illness management ( You can’t procure 1m doses in a 12 months to vaccinate Cattle and Goats twice a 12 months and cease Hearth Combating

2) Seek the advice of and bench mark on Districts which have managed to manage FMD and see what they’ve completed

3) Don’t Politicize Illness, not vaccinating cattle solely and forgetting different species.

4) Seek the advice of Stake Holders

5) Help Vaccination Train in all Districts not the few Districts as u as soon as did to silence the remaining

6) Cease Bias, and blame video games

7) Enhance on the Chilly Chain

8) Don’t cease farmers from supporting the Vaccination Train because it was earlier than u modified.

9. Enable farmers and Real firms to export and provide the vaccine to the farmers who can afford.

ne firms to produce these vaccines with the help from authorities vets.

The Author is a CEO Go farming Uganda and co- Founding father of Mukono Kwetu Dairy Farmers Cooperative

Paulntale2026@gmail.com

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