Green urges animal welfare to be built into disaster planning

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for animal health and welfare to be formally integrated into disaster risk reduction and management strategies across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. In remarks delivered by Orville Palmer, chief technical director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, at the opening ceremony of the Joint 34th Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association and 8th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference in Trelawny on Tuesday, Green said recent disasters have exposed the vulnerability of the region’s livestock sector.

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