Health March 31, 2025 | 2:20 pm

Bauta Rojas accuses Agriculture Minister of irresponsibility over swine flu

Santo Domingo.- Former Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gómez has accused Agriculture Minister Limber Cruz of irresponsibility in handling the swine flu outbreak affecting Dominican farmers. He argues that the government’s failure to take timely action poses a serious threat to national pork production.

Speaking on the morning program Uno Más Uno, Rojas Gómez warned that delays in addressing the outbreak endanger small producers, putting their livelihoods and the country’s food security at risk. As a member of the Fuerza del Pueblo (FP) party, he has repeatedly criticized what he sees as mismanagement of the crisis.

He urged President Luis Abinader to seek better advisors on the matter, arguing that the president is being misled about the severity of the situation. He also emphasized that disease control is the State’s responsibility, not that of farmers, who should only focus on biosecurity measures on their farms.

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Yelow Amg
April 2, 2025 11:04 am

Look to Africa and not the States for Veterinarian industry services. I am.
American policies, self centeredness, has been damaging, crippling small countries like this. That level of reliance is bad for business!
Even, fare market? No. Look at how much American Veterinary services are costing. Look at how cheap they want their livestock. It’s not sustainable.
But it’s worth a try to build a service company for the Carribbean, because it’s everyones probably, in Bolivia.
How affordable is Bolivia? How opportunistic? And with their livestock industry as a complement, production costs will be beneficial to Dominican farmers, Bolivian farmers, and Colombian farmers.
Sure, the customers will be there, but the supply of veterinarian service has to, like that of COVID, be covered;The same as pesticides for crops; in a more affordable, De Americanised fashion to create jobs, support careers, and curb against unfavorable trade polices.

Yelow Amg
April 2, 2025 11:06 am

Animal Vaccination centre:
Land
Building
Production equipment
Staff

There are a few companies in Europe with supplies.
And the swine is a weapon of war.