Source: Jennifer Shike, 26 August 2021, photo credit: flickr
When a storm is brewing on the horizon, you don’t wait until it strikes to close all the open windows. You figure out which windows are open and start closing them one by one until the house is secure.
So when the news hit on July 28 that African swine fever (ASF) had been confirmed in the Dominican Republic, it’s no surprise the U.S. pork industry began closing more windows to keep this deadly virus of pigs out of the U.S. Although ASF is not a new virus, this is the first time ASF has been in the Western Hemisphere in more than 40 years.
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The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in the value chain to enable the sustainability and profitability of pork producers in South Africa.
