BLOEMFONTEIN – Parliament’s Agriculture Committee will visit the Free State this week.
This will assess the impact of foot-and-mouth disease and the government’s response.
The outbreak has spread to nine provinces, with the Free State as the epicenter.
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The highly contagious livestock disease threatens the agricultural sector.
It raises concerns about jobs, food security and export losses.
The committee meets with government officials, farmers and municipalities.
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