Mansour bin Zayed: The decision contributes to preserving the environment and enhancing human, animal and plant health
Determining requirements for biosecurity on farms and ranches in Abu Dhabi
H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, stressed the importance of developing and sustaining agricultural production, both plant and animal, and enhancing its contribution to the food security system, by providing high-quality local products free of food additives. diseases.
On the occasion of the issuance of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority Board of Directors Decision No. (1) of 2022, regarding the requirements of biosecurity in farms and ranches in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, His Highness indicated that defining requirements for biosecurity in farms and ranches will contribute to the consolidation of sustainable agricultural development and ensure optimal utilization. For farms, farms, and the plant and animal wealth in Abu Dhabi, by tightening the control and limiting pests and diseases on farms and farms, in addition to confirming the community’s confidence in the safety of local agricultural products, both plant and animal.
His Highness explained that the decision contributes to preserving the environment and enhancing human, animal and plant health, by protecting society from the risks of the spread of pests, food-borne diseases, animal epidemics and diseases that affect humans, animals and plants, stressing the need to adhere to the requirements contained in the decision, by following the best practices. sound, and precautionary measures to enhance the effectiveness of the biosecurity system, in a way that contributes to achieving food safety and the safety and well-being of society.
The Director General of the Authority, Saeed Al-Bahri Salem Al-Amiri, confirmed that the issuance of the decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority regarding the requirements of biosecurity in farms and farms in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, is a continuation of the system of legislation issued regarding the regulation of the agricultural sector in the Emirate, with the aim of promoting the development and sustainability of the agricultural sector, and the system of biosecurity in the Emirate, in addition. To ensure the protection of livestock and farms, and to reduce the spread of pests and diseases on farms, and their infecting livestock.
He added that the decision helps manage risks that affect the life and health of animals and plants, and the resulting damage to the environment and humans, as it includes globally agreed procedures, controls and practices for the prevention of diseases and pests, and the protection of society from common diseases.
He also stressed the importance of the role assigned to the officials of farms and farms, in implementing the requirements of bio-security in the plant and animal fields, as the decision included articles and provisions related to the provision of bio-security requirements in the field of plants and animals, and addressed the responsibilities that must be followed to reduce unhealthy practices in farms and farms.
The decision aims to contribute to the implementation of the biosecurity system and the control of pests and diseases on farms and farms.
The decision contributes to enhancing the community's confidence in the safety of farm and farm products.
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