Thanks to Steve for sharing these guidelines (value chain approach to management of FMD risk) which are REALLY INTERESTING ! Gavin Thomson has been promoting this approach towards “Commodity Based Trade” for a long time and recent work has been done in some areas of Namibia where FMD can be transmitted by local buffalos. I think that it is innovative and of particular interest to many African countries who want to “manage disease risk” while promoting exports.
This should be of particular interest to my colleagues in Sudan who are looking at investment strategies for promoting meat trade.
Best,
Nancy
De : Steve Osofsky [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Envoyé : mercredi 18 février 2015 16:59
À : Morgan, Nancy (TCIC)
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Objet : Re: Livestock value chain position at ILRI and interesting FAO information( including videos/case studies on livestock feeding).
Hi Nancy- Please feel free to share this new guide with the list serve-
*New AHEAD report – Guidelines for Implementation of a Value Chain Approach to Management of Foot and Mouth Disease Risk for Beef Exporting Enterprises in Southern Africa (2015), Penrith M-L and Thomson G. Technical Report to the Wildlife Conservation Society’s AHEAD Program, 12 pp. – In mainland SADC countries, approximately 85% of cattle are located in foot and mouth disease (FMD) endemic countries, leaving owners of these cattle with limited access to regional and international beef markets. Consequently, there is a need for management systems for beef produced in FMD endemic areas that are not based on FMD-free zones without vaccination. A number of such approaches are actually recognized by the World Trade Organization and its International Standard Setting Bodies (ISSBs): (1) processing that inactivates any FMD virus that could potentially be present; (2) establishment of a ‘compartment’ free from FMD, and (3) management of risk of FMD along a particular value chain. Unfortunately, for most southern African countries, the standards associated with the latter two non-geographic approaches (compartments and value chains) may pose implementation challenges – but these challenges are not insurmountable. This guide outlines the possible non-geographic approaches, their respective advantages and disadvantages, and implementation requirements. The authors note that management of sanitary risks (i.e. related to both food safety and animal disease – FMD particularly) along value chains offers an approach that until recently has been unrecognised. To implement such a value chain approach, however, requires a number of considerations and actions, as described in this practical guide. The PDF attached below will also be available at http://www.wcs-ahead.org/kaza/kaza_additional_resources.html shortly.