Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

AI and retail: A South African conundrum

Source:  Wendy Tembedza, Bizcommunity, 15 September 2021, photo credit: Small Business UK Artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Lab-grown meat worse for the planet than beef, some experts say

RPO e-newsletter, September 2021, photo credit: University of Oxford Although alternative meats have been offered ...

Biosecurity on a budget for small-scale pig producers

Source:  Jeandré van der Walt, Farmer’s Weekly, 27 August, photo credit: Everything PR In this ...

A holistic view to animal production and where does nutribiosis fit in?

Source: Anneleen Swanepoel, Chemunique, 18 August 2021, phoro credit: The Haya Labs Media IFF nutrition ...

Covid-19: a promising new treatment, a failed treatment, new evidence on masks and the push for compulsory vaccination

Source: GroundUp, 7 September 2021, photo credit: Covid 19 Hub/TABIP There have been four important ...

We throw away a third of the food we grow – here’s what to do about waste

Source: Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah, The Conversation, 19 Augustus 2021, photo credit: The people ...

An insight into the livelihood of smallholder pig farmers in the Western Cape

Source: Melissa Cupido, Porcus July/August 2021, photo credit: Robert Brink The majority of farmers across ...

The basic facts about African swine fever and how to prevent it

Source: Prof Mary-Louise Penrith, Porcus July/August 2021, photo credit: Lifeboat Foundation Since African swine fever ...

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, The Conversation, 5 September 2021, photo credit: First Citizens Bank Governments can ...

The bad guys are winning in the fight against ransomware

Source: Emily Taylor, World Politics Review, 13 July 2021, photo credit: Kaspersky Daily The recent ...

What will farrowing of the future look like?

Source: Irene Camerlink, Pig Progeress, 23 August 2021, photo credit: Munters It looks like the ...

Ethical conundrums: Will South Africa use the vaccination carrot or the stick?

Source: Natale Labia, Daily Maverick, 10 August 2021, first published in the Daily Maverick 168 ...