Author Archives: SAPPO

The risk of African swine fever in the US and Australia

Source: Global Ag Media/The Pig Site, 8 July 2020, photo credit: Nyman Gibson Miralis It ...

Africa and South Africa must embrace 4IR to compete in the global economic race

Source: Tshilidzi Marwala, Daily Maverick, 6 July 2020, photo credit: Malwarebytes Labs Research on the ...

U.S. pork capitalising on trade agreement with Japan

Source: National Hog Farmer, 8 July 2020, photo credit: Phattana; iStock by Getty Images/The Times ...

China floods blamed for fresh African swine fever outbreaks

Source: Reuters/Farm Journal’s Pork, 10 July 2020, photo credit: AFP – Getty Images/NBC News BEIJING ...

Novel swine flu strain: Some critical thoughts on research findings from China

Source: pig333.com, MIT Sloan Management Review Pig 333 has interviewed Kristien Van Reeth, professor of ...

Pig studies show human antibody could provide protection from flu

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farmer Journal’s Pork, 2 July 2020, photo credit: The Chronical of Education ...

Covid-19 again looms large over second-half economic and financial market prospects

Covid-19 again looms large over second-half economic and financial market prospects Source: Sharon Wood, Business Maverick, ...

Agbiz meets with SAPIA on diesel availability

Source: Agbiz e-newsletter, 10 July 2020, photo credit: Pleasureofart/Getty Images/ThoughtCo. The lack of diesel availability ...

Increasing imports could jeopardise the local agricultural economy

Source: Agri SA media release, 13 July 2020, photo credit: A & A Contract Customs ...

Nampo Harvest Day to ‘go virtual’ in 2020

Source: Annelie Coleman, Farmer’s Weekly, 30 June 2020, photo credit: Twitter This year, Nampo Harvest ...

Fair weather makes agriculture a hive of activity

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 7 July 2020, photo credit: Picfair Despite ongoing challenges presented ...

USDA report flags concern in new swine inspection system

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 29 June 2020, photo credit: Fortune Builders The USDA’s ...