/R E P E A T -- CFIA Media Advisory - Opening of the African Swine Fever Forum/

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Under Secretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach, on behalf of Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, open the African Swine Fever Forum

OTTAWA, April 26, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and Under Secretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach will bring opening remarks at the African Swine Fever (ASF) Forum.

     
     Date:          
     April 30, 2019




                         Members of the media are invited to attend the opening
                          session of the ASF Forum where they will hear remarks from
                          Canadian and international senior officials and learn more
                          about the objectives and expected outcomes of the meeting.
                          More than 150 delegates from 15 countries are expected to
                          attend to collaborate on preventing entry and mitigating
                          impacts of ASF in the Americas.





     
     Time:          
     8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EST)




        Location:      
     Shaw Centre, Canada Room 3


                       
     55 Colonel By Drive

                       
     Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9J2




        Accreditation:   Media must RSVP by emailing cfia.media.acia@canada.ca and
                          register on location.

ASF Forum webpage

SOURCE Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)