Author Archives: SAPPO

Don’t miss SAPPO’s webinars

Source: SAPPO News, July 2020, photo credit: ALS Association SAPPO is adjusting to the “new ...

03
Aug
Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem, Bizcommunity, 27 July 2020, photo credit: African Development Bank We need to ...

03
Aug
Why COVID-19 relief should include America’s agricultural fairs

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 23 July 2020, photo credit: AgonoMag State and county ...

28
Jul
ASF Asia: Virus likely in wild boar; Korea prepares for second wave

Source: Pig Progress, 24 July 2020, photo credit: World Economic Forum/Reuters Scientists have pointed out ...

28
Jul
German farrowing crate rule pressures UK sector

Source: UK Farmer’s Weekly, 11 July 2020, photo credit: Vilofoss Cost and productivity concerns have ...

28
Jul
This is how rural areas can be developed through agriculture

Source: Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten, Business Day, 19 July 2020, photo credit: Underberg Farmers ...

28
Jul
How Earth’s plastic pollution problem could look by 2040

Source: The Conversation, 24 July 24 2020, photo credit: Magda Ehlers/Green Building Africa During a ...

28
Jul
There’s no need to reinvent the wheel to boost growth in agriculture

Source: Bizcommunity/Agribusiness, 19 Jun 2020, photo credit: Education Central The South African agriculture sector has ...

28
Jul
What lessons are we learning from the coronavirus pandemic?

Source: Sifiso Ntombela, Fin24, 15 July, photo credit: News24/Citypress More than 100 days since the ...

28
Jul
IMF Grants $4.3 Billion to South Africa in biggest virus loan

Source: Daily Maverick/Bloomberg, 27 July 2020, photo credit: Geld Winst Financering, Pixabay/Foodlog The International Monetary ...

28
Jul
The biggest threat to farmers and food security is rising farm debt

Source: Sifiso Ntombela, Fin24, 15 July, photo credit: News24/Citypress In the last six years, farm ...

28
Jul
Negative outlook for agri employment, despite good harvests

Source: Siyanda Sishuba, Farmer’s Weekly, 11 July 2020, photo credit: Agri News Net Farmingportal The ...

28
Jul