Author Archives: SAPPO

Economic impact of Covid-19 on the meat industry

By Claudi Nortjé, Bizcommunity The Covid-19 crisis is wreaking havoc on the economy as well ...

Webinar: How ATB reduction and ZnO replacement impact young pig nutrition

What can you expect The main challenge for swine producers is “to do more with ...

ASF outbreak in the Eastern Cape: What you need to know

Johann Kotzé, the CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) was part of ...

Top 40 sow owners expected to lose more than $18 million each

The top 40 sow owners in the U.S. will each lose more than $18 million ...

Will the coronavirus pandemic permanently poison U.S.-China relations?

The Editors Friday In last week’s editors’ discussion on Trend Lines, WPR’s Judah Grunstein, Freddy ...

ASF accelerated a lot in Vietnam’s pig industry

African Swine Fever entered Vietnam 15 months ago. This aggravated a crisis that started in ...

What do we know about the future status of our economy?

The economy will shrink by 6 -10% during 2020 and household income and spending will ...

Africa’s food security under fire

Mzukisi Qobo, Wandile Sihlobo and Isaah Mhlanga, Fin24 Agriculture is a dominant economic activity across ...

It’s time for a new multilateral framework to address Covid-19

Joshua Lincoln, Work Politcs Review Over the past three months, world leaders struggling with the ...

Climate change a risk to agricultural production

By Pertunia Setumo, Agricultural Economist for FNB Agribusiness Climate change has presented additional risks to ...

Don’t underestimate your ability to face the brutal facts and make a plan

It seems that the fight against Covid-19 is going to be a marathon and not ...

Agbiz announces food relief initiative for needy communities

The most needy in agricultural rural communities will receive food relief under the Agri Value ...