Improvement of National Capacity to Conduct Disease Surveillance Including Veterinary Diagnostics - TCP/AZE/3706
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In order to reduce its dependence on oil, the Government of Azerbaijan has adopted a strategy to diversify the economy, including the agriculture sector In this context, increased livestock production and the establishment of commercial livestock enterprises have been encouraged An important prerequisite for the sustainable growth of the livestock sector is the prevention and control of transboundary animal diseases ( including zoonoses The 2016 2020 Strategy for the development of agriculture and the agricultural product processing sector envisaged strengthening food security in a sustainable manner and increasing the production potential of agricultural products It was recognized that, in order to increase livestock production, the capacity to monitor the health of animals was required One example of missed economic opportunities in the absence of disease surveillance was the status of Peste des petits ruminants ( a devastating sheep and goat disease that represents a huge impediment to the development of the small ruminant value chain.