The legal, trade and compliance implications of Namibia’s FMD outbreak

𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐚, 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐟𝐦𝐞𝐲𝐫 (𝐂𝐃𝐇) 𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐚 Since it was confirmed on 23 September 2026, Namibia’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak has escalated into a major regional livestock trade issue. The outbreak occurred within the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH)-recognised FMD-free zone in the Karasburg State […]