Belarus: Is there life after the ASF epidemic?

In theory, the plans by the Belarusian government seem enormously ambitious – adding 1 million ?commercial pigs in barely two years’ time. In ?addition, the percentage of backyard farms needs to come down from 47% to 15%. What caused ?the transition? At a first glance, African Swine Fever (ASF) seems to have bypassed Belarus. The country has only reported two outbreaks to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) – both in 2013. One in a village in Grodno province – in eastern Belar