News

There have been a number of developments in African Swine Fever in Asia over the past few months. While our focus is primarily on what is happening in relation to disease spread in Europe, we remain attentive to how the disease and response to it is changing around the world.

Following the approval of the first ASF vaccine – AVAC ASF LIVE – in Vietnam in July 2023, there has been a second live-attenuated ASF vaccine approved in Vietnam following live trials. To date, only around one percent of the domestic pig population has been vaccinated. One of the ASF vaccines approved in Vietnam has been provided to several other countries in the region; India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and the Philippines. A third vaccine has also been tested on two commercial farms but has not yet been approved. Vaccine trials are also ongoing in the Philippines.

Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has now been appointed as Minister of State at Defra. He has served as Shadow Minister for the past 4 years, in which time NPA has built a good working relationship which we look forward to continuing in future.

There is an important update in the members area on Farming Rules for Water (FRFW) reade more here.

While the overall outcome of this election was rarely in any doubt, the real questions centred on how bad a night it was going to be for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives. 

AHDB’s Feed Your Family for Less with British Pork campaign is returning for the summer following strong results form the Love Pork campaign.

Steve Reed, Shadow Defra Secretary in the nine months prior to the election, has been confirmed in the role. 

The NPA has said it will continue to push hard on the key issues that matter for the pig sector, as the new Labour government takes office. 

New risk assessments for climate change have been published on AHDB’s website.

The NPA has unveiled its new branding that it will be rolling out over the next few weeks and months.

The NPA has won the Best Trade Organisation award at the 2024 FMT Food Industry Awards.