NTT Ombudsman And Kupang Agricultural Quarantine Center Collaborate On Pressing PMK

NTT Ombudsman and Kupang Agricultural Quarantine coordination related to PMK/Photo: Antara

KUPANG - The Indonesian Ombudsman Representative of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) together with the Kupang Agricultural Quarantine Center coordinate with each other regarding efforts to prevent the emergence of Mouth and Nail Disease (FMD) which is now attacking livestock in almost all provinces in Indonesia. Entering NTT, one of which discussed matters that were quite problematic related to regulations that allow processed products to and from regencies/cities in this province, which are susceptible to FMD transmission," said the Head of the Indonesian Ombudsman Representative for NTT Darius Beda Daton in Kupang, Friday, July 22. He said this was related to a meeting with the Head of Kupang Class I Agricultural Quarantine Center Yulius Umbu Hunggar and his staff in Kupang. and severely hit the economy of the farmers. Therefore, a policy was adopted to prohibit p delivery of livestock to and from NTT. Those who have brought livestock to the port to be sent to other areas will be sent back by officers and asked to be quarantined for 14 days before being sent.

According to him, there is one thing that is still stagnating at this time, namely the Task Force for Handling Mouth and Nail Diseases through Circular Letter Number 4 of 2022 concerning Traffic Control of Animals Vulnerable to Mouth and Nail Diseases and Animal Products Vulnerable to Mouth and Nail Diseases Based on Zoning. he, apparently allowed the traffic of processed products to and from regencies/cities in NTT, Bali and South Sulawesi for the purpose of domestic and foreign importation. "This makes NTT vulnerable to FMD, because we learn from the disease in African Swine Fever ( ASF) where processed products have the potential to spread foot and mouth disease in cattle," he said, quoted by Antara. "We want NTT to be completely protected from the threat of PMK which has severely hit the economy of the farmers," he said his.