National Containment Plan
In the presence of the undersecretaries of Health, Marcello Gemmato, and of Agriculture, Patrizio Giacomo La Pietra, the measures for the depopulation of wild boars, necessary to reduce the circulation of the virus in coordination between the different Regions. The strategy is part of the national containment plan, drawn up by the extraordinary commissioner, Vincenzo Caputo, and approved by the State-Regions Conference. “From the discussion – explains Mammi – Emilia-Romagna's proposal emerged and was accepted for closer coordination between the councilors of the neighboring regions: Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy and Veneto. In the next few days, the Government representatives will hold an initial meeting which should then continue with a permanent round table."
A third regional call
The actions implemented in Emilia-Romagna to increase the safety of the livestock heritage were also illustrated to protect the pig sector, which represents an important value for the Region both in terms of quantity and quality. “In these days – adds Mammi – a third tender will be released which we have decided to launch as a Region to increase biosafety levels, the third in chronological order which sees a total commitment of over 7 million euros for these interventions, allowing us to respond to all applications received." There Emilia Romagna region it is also committed to promoting and supporting the activity of the provincial police for the implementation of the depopulation plans of the species. “Financing has been approved for the Provinces for a total of 900 thousand euros, part of which is intended for the reduction of wild boars with the aim of massively reducing their presence in the area. Added to these resources are the two million advanced to the Extraordinary Commissioner which will always be used for this purpose, because it is important to act with the utmost commitment".
A preventive perspective
After the first two meetings held in recent weeks in Parma and Piacenza, two further dates have been scheduled for the Province of Reggio Emilia and Modena, which although not yet affected by the spread of the virus, it is important to implement preventive measures. “In these meetings – concludes Mammi – we have decided to involve all the subjects of the territory, from the presidents of the Province to the mayors, from the representatives of the breeders to those of the sausage factories, from the territorial hunting areas to the hunting and agricultural associations, because we believe that in a At times like this, a great effort is needed from everyone to reduce the risks of the virus circulating. For this reason we have defined clear depopulation objectives, also shared with the local ATCs, which are part of a more overall strategy that we are illustrating in the scheduled meetings".