African Swine Fever – Agrigate Global https://agrigateglobal.com Making Agriculture Heard Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:30:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://agrigateglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-AG_LOGO-02-32x32.png African Swine Fever – Agrigate Global https://agrigateglobal.com 32 32 World Organisation for Animal Health and FAO’s joint initiative to halt the spread of deadly pig disease https://agrigateglobal.com/africa/world-organisation-for-animal-health-and-faos-joint-initiative-to-halt-the-spread-of-deadly-pig-disease/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 08:30:42 +0000 https://agrigateglobal.com/?p=4099 World Organisation for Animal Health and FAO of the UN have launched a joint project for the global control of African Swine Fever. “A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine can be eradicated if more countries continue to work together to limit its spread,” the […]]]>

World Organisation for Animal Health and FAO of the UN have launched a joint project for the global control of African Swine Fever.

“A disease that may kill every pig it infects and for which there is no effective vaccine can be eradicated if more countries continue to work together to limit its spread,” the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said.

The joint appeal comes amid an increase in African Swine Fever (ASF) cases that has caused massive losses in pig populations. There are serious concerns about the economic impact of the disease, as pork is the most consumed meat in the world, representing more than one-third of global meat consumption, according to FAO.

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