Author Archives: SAPPO

SA’s privacy law kicks in this July – which means 373 days until your business gets fined

Source: Edward-John Bottomley, Business Insider SA, 23 June 2020, photo credit: MarTech Today South Africa’s ...

How to achieve high sow welfare and low emissions

Source: Vivi Aarestrup Moustsen, Pig Progress, 15 June 2020, photo credit: National Hog Farmer Achieving ...

Assessment of cleaning and disinfection of pig transport vehicles: Visual inspection

Source: Anna Romagosa, pig333.com, 22 June 2020, photo credit: Saudi Press Agency According to European ...

The impact of Covid-19 on food security in Africa

Sourse: Prof Njuguna S Ndung’u, Bizcommunity, 11 June 2020, photo credit: Bohatla The Covid-19 pandemic ...

NERPO calls for the inclusion of the ‘missing middle farmers’ in the distribution of Covid 19 relief fund

Source: Nerpo media release, 17 June 2020, photo credit: Humana People to People The National ...

South Africa needs to focus urgently on how COVID-19 will reshape its labour market

Source: The Conversation, 20 June 2020, photo credit: Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr/GOLEGAL The full economic damage ...

New marketing strategies for small pig farmers may be necessary

Source: SAPPO Weekly Update, 19 June 2020, photo credit: Dinheiro Rural Small pig farmers are ...

SA’s agricultural trade expected to remain vibrant in 2020 despite lockdowns

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Fin24, 1 Jun 2020, photo credit: Inc./Getty Images The ongoing Covid-19 crisis ...

USA farmers warned: Don’t take your eyes off of ASF

Source: Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork, 3 June 2020, photo credit: National Pork Board and ...

US meatpacking workers hesitant to return to work despite executive order

Source and photo credit: Global Ag Media/The Pig Site 16 June 2020US meatpacking unions report ...

German slaughterhouses under fire over ‘insufficient precautionary measures’ to block COVID-19 spread

Source: Katy Askew, GlobalMeatnews.com, 14 May 2020, photo credit: Pixabay/GIJC19 An outbreak of coronavirus in ...

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

Source: Bizcommunity, 4 Jun 2020, photo credit: Photka/Getty Images/Woman’sDay Global commodity food prices fell for ...