Author Archives: SAPPO

Contextualising the ASF outbreaks

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in collaboration with SAPPO compiled a report ...

Johann Kotzé talks about FMD

SAPPO Johann Kotzé, places foot and mouth disease in the spotlight. He discusses, among others, ...

Agri SA ready to engage on water master plan

On 28 November 2019 the Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu, launched ...

Investing in the future

The Recreation Africa Group (Misty Hills Country Hotel Conference Centre & Spa and Kedar Heritage ...

Meat prices up as international demand reaches new highs

The higher demand for meat was largely due to the African swine fever outbreak in ...

China is breeding giant pigs that are as heavy as an African buffalo

In a farm deep in the southern region of China lives a very big pig ...

Beyond Meat is developing plant-based bacon and steak alternatives

The company behind the vegan burger that’s taking the world by storm thanks to its realistic beef ...

PORCUS (Nov-Dec 2019)

‘Not enough pork in the world’ to deal with China’s demand for meat

With hundreds of millions of pigs dead from swine fever, exporters are scrambling to fill ...

Financial bench marking: Update from Canada

Canada’s pork producers are using bench marking information to make better decisions – compared with ...

Union and Nonprofit sue USDA over sped-up pork production rules

They fear increased worker injuries as a result of the new rules. When the USDA ...

The transition from fossils to renewables and its impact on consumer prices

The transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energies is a global pursuit. But it’s faster ...