China to pay farmers for poultry slaughter
( 2004-02-02 21:35) (Xinhua)
The Chinese government will compensate farmers whose fowls are killed
in order to control the spread of bird flu, the ministries of finance
and agriculture announced Monday.
The government ordered the slaughter of all the poultry in affected areas
with a three-km radius right after the outbreak of the epidemic, and will
provide financial assistance for that. The local governments will soon work out
applicable criteria for individual cases, said government officials.
Poultry in an affected area with a radius of five km must be vaccinated,
which will also be paid for by the government. The cost of vaccinations in other
areas will be shared by the government and farmers. The central government will
give priority to the central and western parts of the nation, according to
official sources.
The Ministry of Finance has already allocated the first batch of funds for
some affected areas.
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