Sheep and goat farmers call for more FMD aid

A request for emergency financial support due to the foot-and-mouth crisis has been made to the agriculture minister from groups representing sheep and goat producers.

In a letter to minister Maria Panayiotou on Saturday, the association representing the producers said it fully recognised the necessity of taking strict measures to protect public and animal health, however, it added that the measures “has imposed an unbearable financial burden on producers, who are called upon to bear alone the...