Bulgaria paid €2.5 million as financial support in ASF outbreaks
About €2.5 million was paid by the Bulgarian authorities to pig farmers affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks as financial support for cleaning and decontamination operations in their holdings, announced the country's Agriculture Minister Dessislava Taneva, according to Sofia Globe newspaper.
"We are witnessing positive trends and an extremely reduced intensity with regard to the spread of African Swine Fever. From August 1 until today, only six new outbreaks have been discovered, of which only one was at an industrial farm," she said.
Currently, authorities are working on a new set of biosecurity measures in the three categories of holdings in which pigs may be reared – personal farm, family farm, and industrial farm. In the future, farmers will receive compensation only if they comply with the requirements.
130,000 pigs were affected by the ASF outbreak, which translates in a 20% decline of the national pig inventory.
A decision regarding additional funds to combat ASF in Bulgaria and other affected countries in the European Union is to be announced by the EU officials until the end of the year, according to Novinite news agency.
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