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BPI: Strict biosecurity needed to survive and thrive amid African Swine Fever
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) says hog raisers in the country need to improve their risk management standards and sustainability consciousness and that they must push for a stricter biosecurity program as the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak continues to hound the Philippine agriculture.
ASF has already taken a big toll on the country’s pig population. The key to surviving this hog epidemic is a well-studied and properly implemented biosecurity program that will help hog raisers set up practicable measures to prevent or control the spread of infection within a pig farm, said BPI Sustainable Development Finance (SDF) Head Jo Ann Eala.