Author Archives: SAPPO

National drought disaster declaration: A step in the right direction

Source: Agri SA media release, 21 July 2021, photo credit: Yale University Urgent requests of ...

Ramaphosa announces new measures to help businesses hit by pandemic, unrest

Source: Helema Wasserman, Fin24, 25 July 2021, photo credit: Norton Rose Fulbright On Sunday night, ...

Farmers protesting on tractors take to the streets of New Zealand

Source: The Pig Site/Reuters 16 July 2021, photo credit: www.news.cn/additional photo credit Farmers in New ...

China’s pork production has increased greatly

Source: Pig333.com, 19 July 2021, photo credit: Foreign Policy Institute In the first half of ...

ASF Germany: Outbreaks found in 3 farms with domestic pigs

Source: Vincent ter Beek, Pigs Progress, 16 July 2021, photo credit: Archyworldys.com African Swine Fever ...

Quarterly update: Pig markets have reasons to be cautious

Source: Dr John Strak, Whole Hog as published in Pig Progress, 12 July 2021, photo ...

Should South African agribusinesses expand into the African continent?

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz e-newsletter, 9 July 2021, photo credit: Umaizi This essay first appeared ...

Understanding micromineral–microbiota interactions

Source: Robyn Joubert, Chemuniqué, 12 July 2021, photo credit: 21st-Century Interdisciplinary Dictionary Microminerals can play ...

Repeating mistakes: why the plan to protect the world’s wildlife falls short

Source: Michelle Lim, The Conversation, 16 July 2021, photo credit: Bojúrí It’s no secret the ...

Cities on the cliff: Moody’s downgrades SA metros to junk status

Source: Khulekani Magubane, Fin24, 19 July 2021, photo credit: BUSINESSTECH Sovereign credit ratings agency Moody’s ...

Ivermectin: balance of evidence shows no benefit against Covid-19

Source: Nathan Geffen & Elsabé Brits, Bizcommunity, 7 July 2021, photo credit: Romania-Insider.com Ivermectin has ...

SA motorists warned August fuel price hike on the cards

Source: Veronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, July 2021, photo credit: H2 View The Automobile Association (AA) has ...