Tag: The South African Pork Producers (SAPPO)

Having a set of rules and boxes to check on paper will never be enough to fight animal diseases such as African swine fever, says Sappo CEO Johann Kotzé. "If ...

"Let’s understand and embrace the radical changes in the world and conquer with a positive mindset. Let’s farm the future.” A message to local pig farmers from Sappo CEO Johann ...

Farmers are under pressure due to market uncertainties, including rising feed prices, which will ultimately push many small-scale farmers out of the industry, predicts SAPPO chief executive Johann Kotzé.

The irresponsible dumping of agrochemicals by many Kenyan farmers who don't know the safety guidelines can cost them their livelihoods. It impacts the health of their livestock and the contaminated ...

In a worrying new development, the South African Pork Producers' Organisation (SAPPO) has confirmed that the country has already reported 48 African swine fever outbreaks to the World Organisation for ...

By 2050, an additional 71 million people globally will go hungry as a result of climate change. Half of these people live in sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa. This is ...

South Africa’s pork industry says it wants to include the country’s small-scale pig farmers in the commercial marketing chain and has vowed to zero in on the dynamics of these ...

When Cilliers Louw was a little boy his father would take him out of school on days when the veterinarians came to visit surrounding farming communities in the Boland. Cilliers ...