Government won’t allow farmers to vaccinate their flocks, and won’t offer compensation because a bird that is diseased ‘has no value’. Image: AdobeStockwhere load shedding, water challenges, high raw material cost and the avian influenza outbreak materially impacted the industry. South Africa also had outbreaks of bird flu in 2017 and 2021.
However, there are still significant challenges restraining the industry – which currently generates R65 billion in turnover per annum and employs more than 165 000 people. SA also has a monitoring protocol to prevent foreign viruses from entering local flocks. Unfortunately, these protocols are onerous, and it is difficult to comply with the high standards required.
The department’s view on compensation is that a bird that is diseased or has been in contact with a diseased bird has no value.
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