ATLANTA —State Representative Pedro Marin (D-Duluth) recently joined Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black for a press conference at the Department of Agriculture to discuss the agency’s prevention efforts in the fight against avian influenza.
“The campaign to prevent an avian flu outbreak is an extremely important initiative, and I am honored to partner with Commissioner Black and the Department of Agriculture to bring increased awareness to this issue,” said Rep. Marin. “Georgia’s poultry industry has a significant impact on our state and local economies, and we must take all necessary precautions to ensure the safeguard of our state’s poultry.”
Poultry produces an economic impact of $28 billion annually and employs more than 100,000 people in Georgia. As the nation’s leading poultry-producing state, the Georgia Department of Agriculture has implemented a multi-lingual prevention campaign in response to the growing threat of avian flu. The campaign is an arrangement of biosecurity information presented through a website, FAQs, and brochures available in English, Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
For more information on the Georgia Department of Agriculture, or the avian flu brochure, please click here.
Representative Pedro “Pete” Marin represents the citizens of District 96, which includes portions of Gwinnett County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2002, and currently serves on the Banks & Banking, Economic Development & Tourism, Science and Technology, and Industry and Labor committees.
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