Namibia’s FMD outbreak hits hide trading
22/12/2015
Before the outbreak, Eva Kuunasha salted the hides and then sold them to a tannery in Ondangwa, but that "but that has not been happening”.
The hides are worth more to the locals than the meat, at about $20 each, but they have been left to rot as transportation has been banned.
However, measures to prevent the spread of the disease appear to be working: there has not been a new case since July and the country will be declared FMD free on January 22 if this continues to be the case.
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