Kampala FMD quarantine to shield urban dairy farmers — ministry

“But people in Kampala should know that the minister and commissioner have a harmonised position, that the ban remains, that yes, there was a case of FMD in Kampala, and that certain precautions must be taken,” Kasura said.

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The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Maj. Gen. David Kasura-Kyomukama, explained that most farmers in urban centres who practice zero grazing for mainly dairy production have invested in improved cattle dairy breeds, which can easily be wiped out by FMD.