TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has invested R14m in TokaBio to strengthen South Africa’s capacity to detect and respond to livestock diseases that threaten agricultural production and commodity exports. The investment supports TokaBio’s Molecular Rapid Response and Bio-surveillance Programme, which focuses on diseases including Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza. TokaBio has established a 4IR-driven mobile…