Food insecurity could be reduced in SA if public and private sectors work together

By Wandile Sihlobo, Business Day, 16 October 2019As we commemorate World Food Dayin honour of ...

Humane production: Lessons from Australia’s pig industry

Australia’s pig farmers encounter some very different challenges in maintaining good standards of welfare on ...

Nielsen uncovers the true state of the SA consumer mindset

The 2019 Nielsen South Africa Shopper Trends Report has found that ‘lowest prices’ are no ...

Load shedding has serious implications for South African agriculture, says Agri SA

Agri SA is deeply concerned by the negative impact that load shedding can have on ...

African countries form new vet pact

The African Society for Pig Veterinarians (ASPV) was launched yesterday in Pretoria. The objective of ...

‘Sharp slowdown’ in growth for SA, says World Bank

The World Bank has revised down South Africa’s growth prospects for this year and the ...

Time to embraces changing consumer demographics? See what the USA is doing

Ten thousand consumers were surveyed on their pork buying decisions, and a recent report highlights ...

More precision feeding with digestibility enhancers

Precision feeding emerged 30 years ago and has gained high-level interest since then. These days, ...

Read the latest Global Competitive Report: South Africa declining

The 2017 WEF Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) ranked South Africa in the 61st position out ...

Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed

The effects of climate change on food security are not evenly distributed across the globe. ...

Japanese opportunity ‘critical’ for Australian meat sector

The importance of Japan as a trading partner with Australia has been emphasised during a ...

China imports first live pigs in a year to begin restock of herd

C.P. Pokphand Co, China’s fifth largest swine producer, imported 906 breeding pigs from Denmark this ...