FMD: When the herd becomes a national interest

Namibia’s latest Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is a reminder of a difficult truth: in a livestock economy, disease control is not merely a veterinary matter. It is an economic, national-security and public-governance issue. The warning by Agriculture Minister Inge Zaamwani that farmers should not independently vaccinate livestock, move animals or undertake other disease-control interventions may […]