The economic impact of FMD and its control in the Philippines

摘要

The authors evaluated the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and its control in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control continues at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenariosin which a publicly-funded program achieves eradication by 2005 (current policy objective), by 2007, and by 2010. Under varying assumptions regarding the development of export trade of livestock products following eradication, estimated Benefit-Cost Ratios for the investment in eradication range from 1.6 (2010, no exports) to 12.0 (2005, exports of 5000 tons of low-value and high-value livestock products annually) indicating eradication to be economically viable investment. The commercial hog sector isestimated to capture 84 per cent of the benefits generated by the public investment in eradication, versus 4 per cent backyard hog producers. The implications of these results within the context of regional FMD control efforts in South-East Asia are explored.