How CASA and Central Veterinary Lab are working together
Project title: Improving quality standards through strengthened regulatory oversight
To facilitate sector growth and enhance competitiveness through improved standards. To assess the existing standards in poultry input (feeds) and outputs (meat) markets and advocate through stakeholder dialogues and engagement for the review, amendment, dissemination and enforcement of the relevant standards. The Central Veterinary Lab is part of the Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development.
CASA work complete: March 2022
Total cost of technical assistance package: £80,936 [£61,889 provided by CASA]
Achievements
108
animal wealth workers trained in revised poultry standards
1
enforcement strategy developed to drive improved standards
5 million
vaccine doses produced
22,399
poultry farmers reached
1.7 million birds
safeguarded
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