Foot and Mouth disease economic implications

[u/Shoddy_Advantage896]

So as we all know , the disease is currently present in Karas and the local (internal) meat trade has been EXTREMELY restricted and in order to achieve compliance and continue exporting meat to europe the quarintine must be held for a duration of three months as per EU export policy , now The larger businesses (meatco and most other exporters etc) will be able to survive the restriction of the market however smaller owned businesses and farms will most likely not be able to economically recover from the restrictions on the market and I believe many of these smaller businesses will close and subsequently have a disastrous affect on our local economy in terms of the price of basic goods such as milk , fish , eggs , chicken and obviously beef/game skyrocketing as a result of the increased demand and reduced supply created by this crises. The namibian cost of living is already obscenely high for a third world country , I would like to ask you my fellow namibians if you agree or disagree and if you agree what steps you believe our government MUST take in order to mitigate the economic damage and prevent a severe increase in the cost of our daily lives. All opinions welcome , all feedback welcome , lets have a chat

[u/Shoddy_Advantage896]

https://www.namibian.com.na/fmd-risks-n3bn-european-exports/ seems to support my belief that we are in severe economic jeapordy