Government subverts Swine Farmers in Littoral

In a two day workshop they sought ways to improve and manage finance in swine farming.

The government has given the sum of FCFA 15 million as subvention to producers of swine in the littoral to increase production and for the fattening of the animal.
In a two day training programme organised at the livestock and fisheries office in Mboppi, Douala, Dr Jacques Armand Essomba, of the Directorate of Veterinary Service, Department of Swine Development Production, who was presiding over the seminar, said each year the government makes this amount of money to available to farmers for them to improve the fattening and sanitation of the swine.
He added that this subvention has been of help because it has improved and increased production since in 2005, when they started receiving subventions. He said the farmers testified that last year they had a profit of FCFA five billion.
Dr Essomba said the aim of the workshop is to make farmers to become more efficient and to learn to manage the finances they have received from government, to increase production and sanitation in bio security conditions. He said the farmers have to reorganise themselves, reinforce themselves and be efficient in the use of finance and material provided.
As concerns the diseases swine flu, he said farmers should go on with no fear and consumers should consume without fear because World Health Organisation has changed the name to HN1N1. “We are waging war against those diseases”.
Swine flu and other swine diseases are still a growing concern and a major preoccupation for technicians and producers of swine farming.
The coordinator said they have to train producers so that they can make progress in their domain of finance. He said they will also receive training on the immediate sicknesses of pigs.
He added that the final outcome of the seminar is for participants to be able to follow the health calendar to ensure timely intervention to vaccinate, de-worm pigs and identify pig diseases as well as financial management of piggeries.
EFFA TAMBENKONGHO