Daily Archives: 20 July 2019

Gangs in China fake outbreaks of African swine fever

Criminal gangs are faking outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in China on farms free ...

Canada launches work scheme for meat industry

The Canadian Government has unveiled an Agri-Food Immigration Pilot scheme, expected to provide the meat ...

USDA announces implementation of ASF surveillance plan come spring

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced it will be implementing a surveillance plan ...

South Africa’s carbon tax matters

Carbon tax is likely to be an effective way of mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, which ...

Flies can play a role in transmitting ASF into farms

Pigs can in theory get infected with African Swine Fever virus by eating infected flies. ...

ASF: Africa is sitting on a time bomb

As in China, many small farmers in Africa can not afford to have high biosecurity ...

PepsiCo to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food

PepsiCo has struck a deal to buy South Africa’s Pioneer Food Group for $1.7 billion, ...

Exports: Biosecurity nonnegotiable

Agriculture has been identified as one of the sectors that will ignite growth and job ...