Small-scale farmers are calling for faster vaccine turnaround times, warning they risk losing millions more as the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak continues to devastate livestock across the country.
This comes as agriculture minister John Steenhuisen announced plans to declare a national state of disaster to unlock emergency resources and enforce strict livestock movement controls to contain the multi-province outbreak.
Farmers in KwaZulu-Natal, one of the hardest-hit provinces, said they lost millions in December alone while trying to save dying cattle.
