Saving the Meat Industry

The spread of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock is a result of problematic import regulations. It is time to end the current meat trade system.

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May 16, 2022

THE rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) among livestock is the result of a combination of two government failures: problematic regulations and tardy actions in anticipation of the spread of this disease. This poor state of affairs could have wide-ranging impacts and could result in huge losses.

Foot-and-mouth disease first appeared in East Java and Aceh in the middle of April. According to data to from the ministry of agriculture, 6,720

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