# FG, FAO Build Livestock Stakeholders’ Capacity To Contain Avian Influenza

> Nigeria's Federal Government and the FAO held a national workshop in Abuja on the Avian Influenza Decision Support Tool. A joint field assessment at Wuse Market identified biosecurity and handling gaps in the poultry trade. Officials pledged to strengthen surveillance and control.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T00:13:00.811Z
- Category: disease · region Nigeria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98611-fg-fao-build-livestock-stakeholders-capacity-to-contain-avian-influenza
- Commodities: [Lean Hogs](https://feedsoft.ai/c/HOGS.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The capacity-building effort is a local disease-control measure with little direct effect on global feed or poultry prices. It signals ongoing avian flu risk in Nigeria's poultry chain, which could affect local demand for poultry and feed over time.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOGS | 2024-05-29 | [Understanding influenza A viruses in swine and other livestock
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16094-understanding-influenza-a-viruses-in-swine-and-other-livestock-the-poultry-site.md) | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | -0.7% | -3.0% |
| HOGS | 2026-03-15 | [The so-called "three major livestock infectious diseases" such as highly pathogenic avian influenza .. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15926-the-so-called-three-major-livestock-infectious-diseases-such-as-highly.md) | -1.0% | -2.2% |
| HOGS | 2024-03-20 | [Avian flu detected for first time in US livestock \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16107-avian-flu-detected-for-first-time-in-us-livestock-cidrap.md) | -0.2% | +9.0% |
| HOGS | 2023-08-04 | [Fears for human cases of avian influenza](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16165-fears-for-human-cases-of-avian-influenza.md) | -0.5% | -16.8% |
| SBM | 2024-05-29 | [Understanding influenza A viruses in swine and other livestock
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16094-understanding-influenza-a-viruses-in-swine-and-other-livestock-the-poultry-site.md) | -5.4% | -5.1% |
| SBM | 2024-05-16 | [Influenza: Avian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16095-influenza-avian.md) | +1.5% | -3.6% |
| SBM | 2024-03-20 | [Avian flu detected for first time in US livestock \| CIDRAP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16107-avian-flu-detected-for-first-time-in-us-livestock-cidrap.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- sciencenigeria.com: https://sciencenigeria.com/fg-fao-build-livestock-stakeholders-capacity-to-contain-avian-influenza/

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