FRUIT FLY SCARE - MAF

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Year
1990
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5988
Media type
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Year
1990
Reference
5988
Media type
Audio
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Duration
00:03:24
Broadcast Date
19 Mar 1990
Credits
RNZ Collection
IVESS, Richard
Sutton, Jim
New Zealand. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Sarah Lockie reports on fruit fly scare. She talks with MAF chief plants
officer Richard Ivess about the threat of the introduction of fruit flies
into the country, what measures were taken to eliminate the fruit fly by
MAF and what this means to the New Zealand's horticultural industry. Geoff
Robinson speaks with the Minister of Agriculture Jim Sutton about the
fruit fly scare. They discuss MAF's ability to deal with the influx of
diseases and pests from overseas.