Lagos/Ogun, Nigeria | 5 October 2026

The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has launched an African Swine Fever (ASF) control and biosecurity campaign at the Oke-Aro Pig Farm Estate, one of Nigeria’s major pig production clusters spanning parts of Lagos and Ogun States.

The intervention, launched on 2 October, included the distribution of protective and disease-control equipment to pig farmers as authorities intensify efforts to strengthen farm-level prevention and reduce the risk of further African Swine Fever outbreaks.

The campaign comes against the backdrop of previous severe ASF outbreaks in the Oke-Aro cluster, which L-PRES says have resulted in significant losses of pigs and farmer investments.

𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲

L-PRES National Project Coordinator, Dr. Sanusi Abubakar, said the intervention is targeted at strengthening disease prevention and control within the pig-farming community.

The materials distributed to farmers include personal protective equipment, boots, gloves, nose masks, protective goggles, knapsacks, motorised sprayers, CID 20 and Virocid disinfectants.

The project said the intervention will go beyond the distribution of materials, with farmers also receiving training on practical biosecurity measures and good farm practices.

These include proper farm disinfection, correct use of protective equipment, movement control and improved farm hygiene.

The emphasis on biosecurity is significant because ASF can spread between pigs through direct contact and through contaminated equipment, clothing, vehicles, feed and other materials.

The disease does not infect humans, but it can cause severe mortality in pig populations and substantial economic losses for producers. There is currently no effective treatment for ASF, making prevention, early detection, movement control and biosecurity central to disease management.

𝗢𝗸𝗲-𝗔𝗿𝗼’𝘀 𝗣𝗶𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸

The choice of Oke-Aro for the intervention reflects the importance of the estate to Nigeria’s pig industry.

The large pig-farming cluster has previously experienced serious ASF outbreaks, with farmers reporting substantial animal and financial losses. L-PRES described the latest intervention as part of a broader effort to strengthen animal-health services and protect livestock producers from disease-related losses.

For farmers operating in a densely populated production environment, biosecurity extends beyond individual farm boundaries.

The movement of pigs, people, vehicles and farm equipment between holdings can create opportunities for disease transmission. This makes coordinated hygiene and movement-control practices particularly important in areas where multiple farms operate within close proximity.

The Pig Farmers Association of Nigeria welcomed the intervention, with its president, Adebowale Ayodeji, describing ASF as a major challenge to pig production.

Ayodeji called for continued farmer awareness and stressed the importance of regular disinfection and controlling the movement of people, pigs, vehicles and equipment between farms.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

L-PRES said the campaign is designed to combine physical resources with farmer education.

The distinction matters because protective equipment and disinfectants only become effective disease-control measures when farmers understand where and how to deploy them.

Training under the campaign is therefore expected to cover the practical application of biosecurity measures, including farm disinfection, personal protection and management of movements into and out of pig farms.

The approach reflects the broader principles recommended for ASF control, where prevention relies heavily on reducing opportunities for the virus to enter farms and limiting transmission when an infection occurs.

𝗔 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹-𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

The Oke-Aro campaign forms part of wider L-PRES investments in animal-health services and livestock infrastructure.

The project has also been expanding interventions around livestock movement and disease control. On 1 October, L-PRES handed over an Animal Resting and Quarantine Facility in Imeko-Afon, Ogun State, to the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS).

The facility is intended to provide livestock in transit with controlled resting areas, water and veterinary inspection, while animals requiring further attention can be examined or quarantined. It also includes digital systems for monitoring livestock routes and facility assets.

Together, the developments point to a broader effort to address disease risks at different points of the livestock production and movement chain, from the farm itself to animals being transported between locations.

For Oke-Aro’s pig farmers, however, the immediate priority remains keeping ASF out of their farms.

With no treatment capable of reversing ASF infection, stronger farm biosecurity, early detection and responsible livestock movement remain the principal tools available to limit its impact.

The success of the campaign will ultimately depend on how consistently those measures are adopted across the wider Oke-Aro farming community and sustained beyond the initial distribution of equipment.