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Commissioner¡¯s Message
Asteptowards
a¡®Disease-freeKoreaofHappyPeople¡¯
Countriesaroundtheworldarecurrentlyseeingtheincreaseintradeand
people-to-peopleexchangesmorethaneverbefore.ConclusionofmoreFTAs
hasabolishedtariffbarriersbetweencountriesandtheworldhasbeendivided
intoseveralmassiveeconomicblocs,acceleratingthetradewithintheblocs.In
addition,climatechangesuchasglobalwarminghasincreasedtheemergenceof
exoticdiseasesandpestswhichhaveneverbeenidentifiedbeforeandthefrequent
occurrencesofanimaldiseasesandplantpestsinneighboringcountrieshaveputKoreaonhighalert.
Againstthisbackdrop,allKoreansshouldworktogetherbasedonthesharedrecognitionofthecurrent
situationandtheKoreangovernmentshouldcooperatewithothercountriestojointlyaddresstherisks
inordertoachievea¡®Disease-freeKoreaofHappyPeople¡¯.In2014,theAnimalandPlantQuarantine
Agency(QIA)achievedremarkableresultsinvariousfields,includinganimaldiseasecontrol,animals/
livestockproductsandplantquarantine,managementof veterinarymedicinalproducts,animal
protectionandwelfare,veterinaryscienceandplantquarantineR&D;andwonthePresidentialPrizeina
contestforimprovedciviladministrationservicehostedbytheMinistryofGovernmentAdministration
andHomeAffairs.
Theoutcomesachievedin2014byfieldareasfollows:Intheanimaldiseasecontrolfield,thedomestic
livestockindustrywashardhitbytheoutbreaksof HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenzaandFoot-
Asteptowards
a¡®Disease-freeKoreaofHappyPeople¡¯
Countriesaroundtheworldarecurrentlyseeingtheincreaseintradeand
people-to-peopleexchangesmorethaneverbefore.ConclusionofmoreFTAs
hasabolishedtariffbarriersbetweencountriesandtheworldhasbeendivided
intoseveralmassiveeconomicblocs,acceleratingthetradewithintheblocs.In
addition,climatechangesuchasglobalwarminghasincreasedtheemergenceof
exoticdiseasesandpestswhichhaveneverbeenidentifiedbeforeandthefrequent
occurrencesofanimaldiseasesandplantpestsinneighboringcountrieshaveputKoreaonhighalert.
Againstthisbackdrop,allKoreansshouldworktogetherbasedonthesharedrecognitionofthecurrent
situationandtheKoreangovernmentshouldcooperatewithothercountriestojointlyaddresstherisks
inordertoachievea¡®Disease-freeKoreaofHappyPeople¡¯.In2014,theAnimalandPlantQuarantine
Agency(QIA)achievedremarkableresultsinvariousfields,includinganimaldiseasecontrol,animals/
livestockproductsandplantquarantine,managementof veterinarymedicinalproducts,animal
protectionandwelfare,veterinaryscienceandplantquarantineR&D;andwonthePresidentialPrizeina
contestforimprovedciviladministrationservicehostedbytheMinistryofGovernmentAdministration
andHomeAffairs.
Theoutcomesachievedin2014byfieldareasfollows:Intheanimaldiseasecontrolfield,thedomestic
livestockindustrywashardhitbytheoutbreaksof HighlyPathogenicAvianInfluenzaandFoot-
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