Former USDA expert urges SA to get ahead of biosecurity threats

Farmer's WeeklyClayton Swart · 4 November 2026 at 03:00

South Africa needs to outsmart emerging biosecurity threats rather than react after they have spread, says Stellenbosch University’s Prof David Schimmelpfennig. He argues that better use of targeted data could help authorities detect risks sooner and avoid far higher production losses and control…
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