Author Archives: SAPPO

US: Foot and mouth disease preparedness is high priority

The world knows how quickly a virus can spread, as COVID-19 extends its tendrils throughout ...

Covid-19 put 37 million jobs in USA at risk

The scale of job losses is likely to hit unprecedented levels in the coming weeks ...

Massive fuel drop helps offset cost pressures for the agriculture sector

Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business 01 April 2020– The South ...

Finding Common Ground by Wandile Sihlobo now available

Finding Common Ground is a selection of key articles from Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo’s ...

Understanding South Africa’s agriculture trade patterns

After reaching a record level of $10.6-billion in 2018, South Africa’s agricultural exports fell by ...

SA’s desperately tough path post-coronavirus

With South Africans still shell-shocked by the coronavirus-inspired lockdown, now only entering into its second ...

Covid-19: We ain’t seen nothing yet, warns Agbiz CEO

and not just in agriculture, especially outside agriculture – will not survive. Some are already ...

Water supply now centralised

On 2 April 2020 water and sanitation minister, Lindiwe Sisulu announced the centralisation of water ...

The first human trial testing a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19 began

Finding “a safe and effective vaccine” to prevent infection from the new coronavirus “is an ...

PORCUS April 2020

Australian red meat industry vows to ‘rise to the challenge’ of coronavirus

Australia’s red meat and livestock industry has pledged to collaborate and work towards ensuring a ...

Retail meat sales surge 77% due to panic buying

By now you’ve probably seen photos of empty grocery store meat cases caused by consumer ...