Person: deputy agriculture minister

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Russian food embargo against West has no chance of succeeding

Wealthy Russians won’t lose access to delicacies to which they’ve grown accustomed

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Fury as whaling talks block out media

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Tsvangirai colleague arrested before taking office

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Germany orders cats indoors near bird flu sites

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Cambodian man's bird flu death confirmed

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Stark contrast in Thai aid distribution

New bird flu outbreak feared in Thailand

Thailand suspects a new outbreak of bird flu at a farm in a central province where thousands of chickens have died.

Tue, 06 Jul, 2004

Thai leader denies bird flu cover-up

Thailand’s prime minister today denied accusations that his government had tried to cover up an outbreak of bird flu that is suspected of having kille at least one person and has devastated poultry farms across the country.

Sat, 24 Jan, 2004

British Government publishes rates for slaughtered animals

The British Government has published the rates it will pay farmers for animals slaughtered because of foot-and-mouth.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2001

Chief vet visits farmers to explain mass cull

Britain's chief vet Jim Scudamore is visiting Cumbria to explain the Government's planned pre-emptive slaughter of up to 500,000 healthy animals to farmers.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2001

UK foot-and-mouth epidemic 'likely to last several months'

The foot-and-mouth epidemic is likely to persist for several months, British Agriculture Minister Nick Brown has warned.

Sun, 18 Mar, 2001