Bellegarde, Dantès

USA’s Crusade on the Haitian Black Pig Population & its Toll on Haitian Peasantry and Agriculture

“…It is believed that 50% of the protein intake of Haitians was satisfied by the black pig, explaining the traditional dish of the fried pieces of pork known as Griots. 22 In 1978, African swine fever (ASF), an incurable and fast spreading disease that affected pigs causing hemorrhagic fevers and in a short amount of time leads to death, began flourishing across the Americas. 23 The disease was caused by an atypical DNA virus that easily spreads through a host tick called tampans.…”