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Cypriot Livestock Farmers Threaten Legal Action Over Foot-and-Mouth Disease Measures

Published March 14, 2026, 13:09
Cypriot Livestock Farmers Threaten Legal Action Over Foot-and-Mouth Disease Measures

Cypriot livestock farmers are threatening mass legal action to halt the culling of animals due to foot-and-mouth disease. They are demanding answers from the government to specific questions by Tuesday, March 17th, and staged a protest briefly closing the Aradippou-Avdellero road. Agricultural organizations have proposed six key areas for compensation, covering losses in animals, feed, profits, and working capital. The President of the Parliamentary Agriculture Committee announced that Tuesday's session will be dedicated solely to the foot-and-mouth disease issue, with the participation of the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture. A farmer representative described the situation as a "new haircut," but worse, as it also affects the morale of livestock farmers.