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During the 1930’s the commercial pork producers of South Africa founded a voluntary funded association, the SA Pig Development Association, consisting of the five provincial branches (Transvaal, Cape, Natal, Eastern Cape and Free State). This was the forerunner of the National Pig Committee of the former South African Agricultural Union (SAAU), now Agri SA, which later evolved into the SA Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO). As commercial pork production is an intensive farming venture, marketing and grading differed and producers wanted the opportunity to make their own decisions on matters concerning their industry.
In 1992 a full-time manager was appointed for SAPPO and in 1993 SAPPO started functioning as an integrating national commodity organisation within the SAAU fraternity.
SAPPO has its own constitution and is a body corporate with full autonomy regarding aspects affecting commercial pork producers, and operates according to policies determined by its annual general meeting or Council.
SAPPO serves the commercial pork producer by means of co-operation within organised agriculture as well as liaising with other sectoral and government bodies in the interest of commercial pork production.