Author Archives: SAPPO

Formulating piglet diets without adding antibiotics

Source: Pig Progress, 27 March 2019, photo credit: MorningChores As it becomes increasingly uncommon to ...

Modelling the global economic consequences of a major ASF outbreak in China

Source: pig333.com, photo credit: Swedbrand Group African swine fever (ASF) has spread into East Asia ...

Agribusiness confidence fell to the lowest level since the 2009 financial crisis

Source: Agbiz media release, 15 June 2020, photo credit: TIBCO Software The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence ...

SA posts healthy agri trade surplus despite COVID-19 crisis

Source: Pieter Dempsey, Farmer’s Weekly, 9 June 2020, photo credit: Arviem/JOC.com The South African agriculture ...

Increase in crime poses threat to agriculture

Source: Tommie Esterhuyse, chair of Agri SA’s Centre of Excellence: Rural Safety, media release, Agri ...

Climate advisory for the 2020 winter season

Source: Media release, department of agriculture, land reform and rural development, photo credit: WallpaperUP Drought ...

COVID-19 to plunge global economy into worst recession since World War II

Source: The World Bank media release, photo credit: Inc./Getty Images WASHINGTON, June 8, 2020 — ...

China’s Techbank builds Asia’s largest pig slaughterhouse

Source: Pig Progress, photo credit: Techbank Food/Pig Progress Techbank Food, the 6th largest pig producer ...

Livestock industry sets record straight on the spread of Covid-19

Source: Anna-Lisa Laca, AGWEB, photo credit: Iemas Financial Services In response to recent claims that ...

Antibiotic use remains unchanged in UK pig industry

Source and photo credit: The Pig Site The latest antibiotic usage figures for the UK’s ...

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

Source: Fin24, photo credit: The Economist/Intelligence Unit/Perspectives The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has brought uncertainty to ...

Cooking up a storm: SA food media thrives under lockdown

Source: Bizcommunity, 9 June 2020, photo credit: Restaurant & Café Trends show that food and ...