Author Archives: SAPPO

Land Bank implosion, Moody’s downgrade sparks setback for SA agriculture

Land Bank is evident of an unhealthy state of affairs at governance and management level ...

Growing optimism about SA maize harvest in 2019/20

Since the start of the year, we’ve been cautious about making a bold call on ...

European Union to send R270 million in emergency food aid to Zimbabwe

The European Union has released a further €16.8m (roughly R270m at current exchange rates) in humanitarian ...

USMEF outlines key drivers for Asian red meat market

Asia has been identified as the key target for growth and markets are clamouring to ...

Northern Ireland pig farm under scrutiny after activist visit

Agriculture inspectors have visited a pig farm in Northern Ireland after the farm had been ...

Coalition for global protein sustainability initiative launched at Davos

Processor Tyson Foods has announced the creation of a new initiative to help advance sustainable ...

New experimental vaccine for African swine fever virus shows promise

Government and academic investigators have developed a vaccine against African swine fever that appears to ...

Can welfare improvements boost pig health?

Experimental evidence suggests health benefits can be obtained from welfare improvements. Animal welfare scientist Laura ...

Putting trade to work to balance agriculture and environmental factors

Trade is a way that countries can tap into their own local advantages and close ...

Concern as Moody’s downgrades Land Bank credit rating

By Siyanda Sishuba, Farmer’s Weekly The agriculture sector has reacted with concern to Moody’s Investors ...

Livestock expos and shows pool resources to improve biosecurity

Joint press release issued by Bloem Show, the Royal Show, Nampo ALFA, Agri-Expo, Nampo Harvest ...

South Africa must get on China’s agricultural radar

By Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 21January 2020 One of the key themes that dominated agricultural ...