Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

SA Pork helps Sense of Taste produce meals for a great cause

We recently caught up with Chef Peter from the Sense of Taste Chef School in ...

SAPPO launches new website platform

The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) is proud to announce the launch of its ...

Bittersweet balance struck on BTA closure

In what could be described as a bittersweet moment for the industry, the South African ...

FMD: Seven weeks of silence

SAPPO is extremely concerned with the lack of urgency displayed to resolve the current foot-and-mouth ...

Meeting with the media

Christian Zimelka, head of consumer education, and SAPPO’s chief executive officer, Johann Kotzé, recently conducted a ...

SAPPO celebrates World Animal (Welfare) Day

World Animal Day is celebrated annually on 4 October to coincide with feast day of ...

Biosecurity assessments in the future

The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) has embarked on a process of streamlining biosecurity ...

What is the Animal Movement Logger?

The Animal Movement Logger is a tool that allows South African pig producers to log ...

2022 SAPPO AGM: Prepare for a kaleidoscope of experiences

This year’s annual general meeting (AGM) is about networking of primary producers with value chain stakeholders. ...

SAPPO AGM: Holding two opposing truths

On the 8th of September, as you leave SAPPO’s AGM + EXPO, you should feel ...

What are the top challenges and opportunities of pig farming?

At the recent National Council meeting on 28 June, the council, which is representative of ...

Collective responsibility

The recent outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) are telling of ...