La European Commission he recently replied to the parliamentary question presented by the Hon. Sergio Berlato, Italian Member of the European Parliament, with whom he asked whether the implementation of the control action by regularly trained and authorized subjects could represent a solution, such as hunters, foresters and farmers, in the contrast and eradication of African Swine Fever. There PSA it is a viral disease of pigs and wild boars spread not only throughout Europe, but above all beyond its borders.
This disease has a significant environmental impact with a consequent devastating economic impact. In fact, it led to the culling of about 1,3 million pigs between 2016 and June 2020, with serious losses for the entire agri-food sector that added to those caused by the economic crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In its response, the European Commission stresses that collaboration with relevant stakeholders, including farmers and hunters, is fundamental and constant, promoting close coordination and awareness-raising actions at Member State level in order to be able to prevent the entry of ASF into the European Union and to contain it in limited areas of Europe.
"We are pleased to note that the EU institutions have underlined the fundamental role played by Hunters and Farmers in containing and solving the problem", writes in a note the Hon. Berlato. “In the answer to my question, the Commission acknowledges how essential it is for the Member States to implement control measures using specifically trained personnel, for example to search for dead boars or to carry out selection hunting in infected areas. The response of the European Commission indicates a clear path to follow: Member States must implement a more constant and incisive collaboration with Hunters, Farmers and Foresters as personnel specifically trained in the eradication of African Swine Fever ”concludes the Honorable Member.
Journalist. Born in Rome in 1982. Many passions, including that of hunting, matured thanks to the holidays in the Umbrian-Marchigiano Apennines and the tales of local hunters. He dedicated part of his studies to agriculture, the environment and the territory.
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