An Assessment of the Economic Impacts of the 2019 African Swine Fever Outbreaks in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: The 2019 African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in Vietnam imposed considerable impacts on the pig sector in Vietnam, resulting in the death or culling of nearly six million pigs, or more than 20% of the country's pig population. In order to assess the magnitude of the outbreak at sector level (both on farm and at value chain level), on livelihoods, and on the broader national economy, a comprehensive impact assessment was conducted using a mixed methods approach that integrated a value chain assessment with the use of quantitative modeling tools at sector and national levels. The results showed that the outbreak caused severe direct and indirect economic losses among farmers, particularly medium- and large-farmers whose livelihoods are largely derived from pig production. The outbreaks also

SUBMITTER: Nguyen-Thi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8573105 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature