Rastislav Slocík

Rastislav Slocík is the chairman of Agrospol, a farming cooperative in Slovakia. He has been actively involved in addressing the challenges posed by African swine fever and other livestock diseases that threaten the pig farming industry. Slocík has experienced the devastating effects of these outbreaks on his farm in the past, leading to significant job losses and economic strain. He advocates for increased efforts to manage wild boar populations, which are primary carriers of the disease, and has been vocal about the need for better state support and measures to protect farmers from such outbreaks.