Tag Archives: sustainability

Harvesting the yield of an acquired vision

When I started as the chief executive officer of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation ...

SAPPO acknowledges industry collaboration and reflects on the success of PigX1

The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) hosted PigX1 at Future Africa on 27 and ...

“We are more than just guys who produce bacon and chops.”

Lucas Ledwaba recently interviewed three SAPPO farmers, Modisaotsile Kenny Mocwiri, Johan van der Walt, and ...

Record-keeping survey of developing pig farmers

Little is known and documented regarding the economic viability and sustainability of smallholder pig enterprises. ...

Animal health at a crossroads

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

Feedback from the EPP-Congress 2023

SAPPO’s CEO, Johann Kotzé, attended the European Pig Producers board meeting and Congress between 17 ...

Many opportunities await SA’s pork industry

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

Welcome to PIGX1 – The first of its kind in our industry!

The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in ...

SAPPO Executive Board feedback

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

SA Pork: 2022 wins and 2023 strategy

The team at SA Pork recently returned from a trip to Cape Town where we ...

Standards in the context of sustainability

In the past, standards were introduced – especially in the world of products – to ...