Economic impact assessment of highly pathogenic avain influenza on the poultry industry in Ghana

• Main Authors: Akunzule, A.N., Koney, E.B.M, Tiongco, Marites M.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Poultry industry—Economic impact analysis—Ghana; Avian influenza—Economic impact analysis—Ghana; Economics; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12435
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper estimates the economic costs of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) to the poultry industry at the farm and sub-sector levels, and examines the benefits of controlling and preventing the spread of HPAI in Ghana. The scare in 2006 and outbreaks in 2007 have affected consumption of pou...