Daily Archives: 14 April 2021

Russia has become the world’s 5th largest pork producer

Source: Vladislav Vorotnikov, Pigs Progress, 3 April 2021, photo credit: Eurovision Song Contest According to ...

USAID and key agriculture partners launch consortium to combat the threat of infectious diseases

Source: Global Ag Media/The Pig Site 13 April 2021, photo credit: PEW A five-year animal ...

Taiwan tests hog herds after African swine fever pig washes ashore

Source:  Ben Blanchard, Reuters/Farm Journal’s Pork, 6 April 2021, photo credit: The Telegraph Taiwan has ...

Five questions about the role of feed and ASFv

Source: Pig Progress*, photo credit: De Heus Ever since the introduction of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea ...

South African graduates may be mostly employed, but skills and jobs often don’t match

Source: Nombulelo Precious Mncayi, The Conversation, 13 April 2021, photo credit: Urban Institute Labour markets ...

The role of forests in global food security

April 4, 2021 at 10:29 am, Farmer’s Weekly, photo credit: Earth Rangers The expansion of ...

African countries’ agricultural reforms will ensure free trade deal benefits SA too

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, 12 Mar 2021, photo credit: Franck Kuwonu/AR/Africa Renewal Over the past two ...

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

Bizcommunity, 8 April 2021, photo credit: IndiaInfoline Global food commodity prices rose in March, marking ...

Dr Gideon Brückner recieves OIE’s Gold Medal

Source: VetNews April 2021, photo credit: WordPress.com The OIE Council has awarded the 2020 Gold ...

Agriculture input cost pressures mount as fuel price increases further

Source: Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business, 8 April 2021, photo credit: TheMacadamia ...

Expropriation debate must not sap energy from agricultural master plan

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Bizcommunity, 9 Apr 2021, photo credit: TravelLocal The department of agriculture, land ...