New Bio Security Point in Kvareli Opened

A new Bio Security Point (BSP) has been opened by the Minister of Agriculture of Georgia on in Kakheti, Telavi municipality. It is the fifth point now open on the Animal Movement Route along with the BSP’s in Marneuli, Rustavi, Dedoplistskaro and Signagi municipalities and the third point built by the government in addition to the two points built under the ALCP as part of the activities agreed between the government and the project.

‘We are conducting complex works for supporting sheep and cattle sector development and one of the most important components of this work are identification &registration of official Animal Movement Route and a proper management of it. We now have five BSP and this helps us to manage the movement of the livestock and their health control’ Mr. Davitashvili stated.

Ongoing facilitation will see emphasis on the future management of the BSP’s and their development into key components of a national strategy including Animal Identification and Registration to further strengthen animal disease control in Georgia.

The BSP’s serve the nomadic farmers of Georgia by ensuring systemic health control of their migrating livestock. One more BSP in Bolnisi municipality will be constructed in 2018 by the government fulfilling the original terms of the agreement. During the four transhumance seasons Spring-Fall 2016 and 2017 a total of 747 952 heads of sheep and cattle were treated against parasites at Bio Security Points free of charge and farmers saved about 0.20 tetri per sheep. The operational season of BSP’s will  continue until the end of November.