- Antara/ Arief Priyono
VIVAnews - The Australian and Indonesian Agriculture Ministers today announced a partnership program to build a stronger animal health system in Indonesia to help control endemic and emerging animal diseases.
Australia’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, said a more robust animal health system in Indonesia would help protect human and animal health and would increase agricultural production, help ease poverty and promote regional stability.
“The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases program will benefit Australians and Indonesians,” Minister Ludwig said after the meeting with the Indonesian Agriculture Minister, Suswono, in Jakarta.
He then explained that this program is a great example of how targeted investment offshore strengthens our capacity to prevent animal pests and diseases, such as avian influenza, from reaching our borders.
“Quarantine measures at the border are important elements of a robust biosecurity system, but they’re not all there is to it," Ludwig said.
The minister also underlined that diseases don’t recognise borders. Strong biosecurity means working with Australian neighbours to combat emerging infectious diseases in animals, including those that could affect humans.
“Australia’s enviable animal and plant health status, and the agricultural trade that relies on it, requires strategic investment offshore as well as onshore and at the border so we can meet current and future biosecurity challenges,” Ludwig said.
The Australia Indonesia Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases is worth $22 million over four years. It is funded by AusAID and delivered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) through the Office of the Chief Veterinary Officer.
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