SAPPO represents the needs and voice of pork producers in South Africa, so any primary producer – regardless of the size of their operation – is free to join them.
Operations at the South African Pork Producers' Organisation are funded by statutory levies charged per pig carcass at abattoirs. The organisation had 151 members in 2020. It serves South African pork producers by co-operating within organised agricultural fraternity and liaising with various organisations, role-players within the supply chain of the meat industry, the government and international interest groups.
South African Pork Producers' Organisation (SAPPO) is putting a lot of effort into farmer support, with a big focus on the upliftment and commercialisation of smallholder farmers, who produce roughly ten percent of the carcasses at abattoirs. The organisation employs eight full-time farm extension officers; who last year supported seventy smallholder farmers.
To keep track of what is happening on smallholder farms, improve traceability and better understand the issues and needs of smallholder farmers, the organisation in 2018 released an App that runs on the World of Pigs platform. The app allows the industry to better channel support by identifying places where support is needed and also the volumes of pork produced by this group, resulting in better market insights. Information is communicated to members via newsletter, the SAPPO website, the Porcus magazine, farmer days and symposiums.
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