what it is, the cases and the risks for livestock and the economy Il Tirreno

FLORENCE. «Concern for the… is also growing here in Tuscany Blue Tonguea viral disease that affects livestock and threatens the stability of the European agricultural sector. There is no need to be alarmist, but to do the necessary vigilance.” To say it is Marco Neripresident of Tuscan Confagricolturaabout the Blue Tongue, which has already caused serious damage in several European farms.

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Several outbreaks have been detected in Italy, with significant impacts not only for the affected companies, but for the entire agricultural and livestock supply chain, from supplies to the distribution of derived products, it is explained. «We as Confagricoltura Toscana – says Neri – are in constant contact with local companies to monitor the evolution of the situation and with local institutions. The Tuscany Region has already issued a call to support farmers who make livestock available to the health authorities as a “sentinel” to check for possible viral circulation. But obviously it cannot be enough and it is clear that a coordinated intervention between all the member countries of the European Union is necessary to guarantee adequate measures on both prevention and containment and a fair distribution of the necessary funds”.

The appeal

«Our agriculture – says the president of Confagricoltura Toscana – is already under pressure due to the consequences of geopolitical tensions, inflation and community policies that are often distant from the real needs of the sector. Tuscan farmers, like those throughout Italy, cannot suffer further blows. This is why we ask the European institutions not only for the immediate availability of safe and effective vaccines, but also for the provision of direct economic aid to support companies that suffer economic losses due to Blue Tongue”.