Paying Through the Beak
There are many obstacles in the culling of poultry infected with bird flu. In other countries, financial compensation at a fair market price has been the key to success.
March 7, 2006
A MIDDLE-AGED man stands in front of the fence in front of his home. He appears angry. His eyes lock on to several people in light-brown uniforms who approach from the walkway.
Suddenly, the man raises a machete which he had kept hidden behind his back. Pay first, then you can kill my chickens! My chickens cost Rp10,000! shouts the man. Upon seeing this, the officers from the Agribusiness Office turn back and keep their distance.
This incident, w
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