A Value Chain Perspective to the Control of Avian Influenza in the Western Java Poultry Sector
[Thesis]
Indrawan, Dikky
Hogeveen, H.
Wageningen University and Research
2019
169
Ph.D.
Wageningen University and Research
2019
HPAI H5N1 is considered endemic in Indonesian poultry and poses a major challenge to animal and human health authorities. Although the Indonesian government formulated policies to manage the threats and consequences of HPAI, this approach was not holistic due to limited resources and little experience in handling zoonotic diseases. The complex structure of the Indonesian poultry meat value chain is an important reason for the limited efficacy of HPAI control in Indonesia so far. The implementation of ineffective control measures suggests that the government failed to understand the relation between the governance within the complex poultry supply chain and HPAI introduction and transmission. The effect of possible intervention strategies should be studied in relation to integrated knowledge on HPAI transmission through the value chain in combination with knowledge on the behavior of the chain actors. Existing value chain analyses do not provide sufficient insights in human behavior related to HPAI introduction and transmission. While future knowledge about control of HPAI should be developed in light of this value chain insight. The insight will support governmental efforts to mitigate HPAI can push and/or pull the supply chain towards better management. The overall objective of this research is to improve our understanding of how to implement a push-and-pull strategy in the poultry supply chain to control HPAI infection in Western Java. More specifically, this study investigates the poultry value chain in Western Java in relation to consumers' behavior and governance of the value chain.