Mizoram has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 963.14 crore due to the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which resulted in the deaths of 68,172 pigs since 2021, the state’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department said on Thursday.
Digital illustration of a virus under a microscope, symbolising outbreaks like African Swine Fever and their widespread impact on animal health and agriculture. (Source: freepik)
More than Rs 14 crore has been disbursed to compensate farmers, whose pigs were culled during 2021-2023 to prevent the spread of the disease, it said.
The ASF outbreak was first reported at Lungsen village in south Mizoram's Lunglei district near the Bangladesh border on March 21, 2021, according to data available with the department.
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