Industry news

Let's Talk Fresh

Feedback from IPVS 2024

Nineteen South Africans attended the combined 2024 International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress and European ...

News

Implementation of a comprehensive biosecurity programme

Implementing a comprehensive biosecurity programme is crucial for safeguarding animal health and preventing disease spread ...

Let's Talk Fresh

Evonik and Monyetla: A working relationship empowering a developing farmer to reach success

Evonik Africa has a strong presence in the livestock sector in South Africa, supplying amino ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Pork 360 farm audits: 2023 cycle

The 2023 Pork 360 farm certification audits kicked off in September 2023. A total of ...

Let's Talk Indepth

SAPPO Academy update

SAPPO Academy was established in 2022, following the closure of the Baynesfield Training Academy, with ...

Let's Talk Fresh

Welcome to 2024

2024 is going to be an interesting year with numerous challenges, both at home in ...

Let's Talk Indepth

2023 SAPPO Farmers’ Days

SAPPO’s business development unit enables pig producers to be economically viable through transferring industry intelligence, ...

Let's Talk Fresh

Feedback from the 2023 SAPPO AGM

On 7 September 2023, SAPPO invited all ordinary, associate, and corporate members to attend its ...

Let's Talk Fresh

2023: SAPPO in review

While we seem to be sailing in calmer waters following a battering from listeria, COVID-19, ...

Let's Talk Fresh

Reporting back on the third meeting of the ASF SGE for Africa

The African swine fever (ASF) Standing Group of Experts (SGE) for Africa was established in March 2022 by the ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Animal health at a crossroads

The report from the Biosecurity Task Team on the state of animal health in South ...

News

Many opportunities await SA’s pork industry

Johann Kotzé, CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO), was recently interviewed by ...

Let's Talk Fresh

SAPPO Executive Board feedback

The Executive Board of SAPPO recently convened for our quarterly board meeting and to complete ...

Let's Talk Indepth

GARA Gap Analysis Workshop 2023: Kampala, Uganda, February 2023

The Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance (GARA), an initiative of the United States Department ...

Let's Talk Fresh

SAPPO Media Day 2022

The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) closed off the year by inviting the media ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Sustainability: Our licence to operate

In 2022, SAPPO engaged broadly among various stakeholders on sustainability in the pork value chain. ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Business intelligence: 2023 strategy

Over the course of the coming year, the business intelligence team will focus on better ...

Let's Talk Indepth

African swine fever (ASF) update

Overview African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal disease affecting domestic pigs, European wild boars, ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Introducing the SAPPO Academy

To cater for various training and development needs, the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) ...

Let's Talk Indepth

Research and development update

During 2022, the Research and Development Committee of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) ...