Francois Baird Founder of FairPlay, meets with COSATU President, Sdumo Dlamini.

South Africa’s new agriculture minister, Willie Aucamp, is being praised by beef farmers for his efforts end the crisis which has developed over the vaccination of cattle against foot and mouth disease. Minister Aucamp should use his problem-solving skills to get poultry vaccinated against bird flu, says FairPlay founder Francois Baird.

FairPlay has accused chicken importers of twisting the facts in their fight against tariffs and duties that reduce import volumes and importer profits.