@article{Cooper:320499,
      recid = {320499},
      author = {Cooper, Tarni},
      title = {African swine fever – beyond the numbers},
      address = {2021},
      number = {2448-2022-769},
      pages = {7},
      year = {2021},
      abstract = {African swine fever (ASF) is a highly fatal disease of  pigs, with no effective treatment or vaccine. Since it  emerged in China in 2018 the disease has killed millions of  pigs across 13 countries in the Asia Pacific Region where  the overwhelming majority of pig-keepers are smallholders.  The impact in numbers, such as financial cost to the  industry and national protein deficits, is staggering, and  the lesser-reported human impacts are profound. This  presentation gives an overview of pilot applications of the  Socioeconomic and Livelihood Impact Assessment (SELIA)  framework to ASF in the Philippines and Timor-Leste. In  Timor-Leste, university and government researchers applied  spatial group model building techniques to yield insights  into the dynamics of ASF impact. With a range of  stakeholders, the group prioritised problems associated  with ASF and then developed causal-loop diagrams to  identify important relationships and identify potential  leverage points for intervention. Important features  included building trust between farmers and the government  veterinary services, strengthening veterinary services, and  providing cash grants to farmers conditional on biosecurity  investments. In the Philippines, university and government  researchers applied a suite of participatory tools with  farmers and associated value chain actors to develop a rich  understanding of the impact of ASF along value chains.  While overwhelmingly negative, the livelihood impacts of  ASF were not equal among value chain actors, thus  suggesting the need for tailored support. Another important  finding for further consideration was around the need for  sensitive and safe pig-depopulation practices to reduce the  distress of affected farming communities and veterinary  staff. },
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/320499},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.320499},
}