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INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA IMPLEMENTING QUARANTINE STRENGTHENING PROGRAM
Denpasar, June 4 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian and Australian governments are implementing an Indonesian Quarantine Strengthening Program (IQSP), in view of the commencement of the annual Agricultural Quarantine Institute Service Month (BARANTAN).
The program is carried out in June and July 2008 to enhance awareness and sense of responsibility of people on the importance of the quarantine of animals and their products, Head of the first-class Ngurah Rai Animal Quarantine Institute Veterinary Surgeon I Ketut Diarmita said in Denpasar on Wednesday.
He said that the effort is made by the Indonesian government through BARANTAN of the Ministry of Agriculture and by the Australian government through the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services (AQIS).
All animals and their products to be traded Indonesia as well as outside the country must be supervised by BARANTAN with a view of avoiding a risk of being infected with diseases of animals such as bird flu, and their products, which will cause social and economic losses to the people, at local, national, regional, as well as international scale.
Ketut Diarmita said further that the socio-economic loss needs to be avoided as early as possible, such as bird flu.
Familiarizing the public with the quarantine strengthening program will be carried out at the first-class Ngurah Rai Animal Quarantine Institute on Thursday (June 5) which would be attended by Head of BARANTAN Syukur Iwantoro, Head of the Bali provincial animal husbandry agency Ida Bagus Alit, and Bob Sadino,an Indonesian animal farm businessman.
The program is carried out in June and July 2008 to enhance awareness and sense of responsibility of people on the importance of the quarantine of animals and their products, Head of the first-class Ngurah Rai Animal Quarantine Institute Veterinary Surgeon I Ketut Diarmita said in Denpasar on Wednesday.
He said that the effort is made by the Indonesian government through BARANTAN of the Ministry of Agriculture and by the Australian government through the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services (AQIS).
All animals and their products to be traded Indonesia as well as outside the country must be supervised by BARANTAN with a view of avoiding a risk of being infected with diseases of animals such as bird flu, and their products, which will cause social and economic losses to the people, at local, national, regional, as well as international scale.
Ketut Diarmita said further that the socio-economic loss needs to be avoided as early as possible, such as bird flu.
Familiarizing the public with the quarantine strengthening program will be carried out at the first-class Ngurah Rai Animal Quarantine Institute on Thursday (June 5) which would be attended by Head of BARANTAN Syukur Iwantoro, Head of the Bali provincial animal husbandry agency Ida Bagus Alit, and Bob Sadino,an Indonesian animal farm businessman.
