Author Archives: SAPPO

We’re a step closer to figuring out why mosquitoes bite some people and not others

Source: The Conversation, 18 May 2021, photo credit: PreventionWeb Mosquitoes contribute to the transmission of ...

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May
Improving South Africa’s food security

Source: Unathi Mhlatyana, Bizcommunity, 21 April 2021, photo credit: US Wheat Associates South Africa ranked ...

24
May
Minister Didiza’s budget vote speech centered on the themes of private-public-partnership approaches

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz, Agbiz e-newsletter, 21 May 2021 (This essay first appearedon Business Day, ...

24
May
UN bodies set up ‘One Health’ panel to advise on animal disease risks

Source: Reuters/Daily Maverick, 20 May 2021, photo credit: Envius Thoughts/WordPress.com SHANGHAI, May 20 (Reuters) – ...

24
May
Nine in 10 farmers still struggling with lockdown

Source: Etienne van Wyk, Harvest SA, 18 May 2021, photo credit: Daily Maverick It has ...

24
May
Inflation and retail sales data cement expectations SA Reserve Bank will hold rates steady

Source: Ed Stoddard, Business Maverick, 19 May 2021, photo credit: 123RF/Pop Nukoonrat/Business Live Inflation in ...

24
May
New referendum in Taiwan could have implications for US pork

Source: The Pig Site, 17 May 2021, photo credit: Plantations de thé/Slate Taiwan’s election commission ...

18
May
Poland: Sharp decline in number of pig farms

Source: Pig333.com, 4 May 2021, photo credit: DiscoverCracow.com Poland has observed a sharp decline in ...

18
May
UK pig industry calls for level playing field after Brexit

Source: Treena Hein, Pig Progress, 12 May 2021, photo credit: 123RF/Marian Vejcik/Business Day Brexit was ...

18
May
Biotechnologies: EU Commission seeks open debate on new genomic techniques

Source: Agbiz e-newsletter, 7 May 2021, photo credit: European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Magazine The European Commission ...

18
May
Boar taint: SA pork compares with the best in the world

Source: Dr Francois Siebrits, SAPPO Weekly Update 14 May 2021, photo credit: South African Reserve ...

18
May
Covid-19 and the agricultural sector: We dare not waste this crisis

Source: Ishmael Sunga, Bizcommunity, 10 May 2021, photo credit: FIDIC The agricultural sector – particularly ...

18
May