Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

SAPPO radio campaign could reach 13.3 million people

SAPPO’s radio consumer campaign to reassure consumers that pork is safe to consume, delicious, affordable ...

26
May
African swine fever vaccine saves 100% of pigs in UK trial

Pig farmers have been buoyed by news of a vaccine that has protected pigs from ...

26
May
Restricting maize imports bad idea during a pandemic

Wandile Sihlobo, 25 May 2020 Since the pandemic started, several countries have adopted restrictive trade ...

26
May
More relief for the agriculture after another repo rate

Comment by Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business A combination of favourable crude ...

26
May
African swine fever and swine flu are not the same

There is still confusion about the names, African swine fever (ASF) (Afrika varkpes in Afrikaans), ...

18
May
Here is SAPPO’s latest ASF update

SAPPO’s Business Intelligence division update its ASF report. The report covers the period 22 April ...

18
May
Latest Monthly Food Security Bulletin

Issued: 8 May 2020 Highlights of the Directorate: Statistics and Economic Analysis’ latest Food Security ...

18
May
Department serious to contain ASF

Johann Kotzé, CEO of SAPPO was part of a delegation that again met with minister ...

18
May
The obligations on businesses operating during Covid-19 alert level 4

Regulation 16(6)(b) of the Regulations in terms of the Disaster Management Act issued on 29 ...

12
May
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 ...

12
May
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 ...

12
May
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 ...

12
May