Evaluating business models and biosecurity practices among pig farmers
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Biosecurity is a strategic and integrated approach to analysing and managing risks to human, animal and plant life and health, and associated risks to the environment. Strengthening biosecurity will reduce health risks, improve production and enhance livelihoods through socioeconomic benefits. In Tanzania, the focus of biosecurity interventions is on pig value chain actors, initially producers to adopt minimum biosecurity practices at the farm level. This brief presents a snapshot of the pig sector in Tanzania, and a quick assessment of the business models of pig farmers to explore the potential of using a business perspective to promote the adoption of good biosecurity practices. It also provides an overview of current on-farm biosecurity compliance and the role of gender in pig farming in Sumbawanga, Tanzania.