Agriculture

Better Life Farming to unlock potential of smallholder farmers in developing countries

The alliance aims to help ensure more safe, nutritious and affordable food for the growing world population. (Image source: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr)

Bayer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netafim and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a global alliance, Better Life Farming, to help smallholder farmers in the developing world in growing their farms into sustainable businesses

INAGRITECH 2018 to have new section focused on rice

INAGRITECH 2018 will have a new section focussed on rice technology and equipment. (Image source: INAGRITECH)

The sixth edition of agriculture exhibition INAGRITECH will take place on 25-27 July at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta along with the INAPALM Asia 2018, INAGRICHEM 2018 and SUGARMCH Indonesia 2018

Thailand's agriculture ministry to organise National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN

Thailands agriculture ministry will organise the National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN. (Image source: newroadboy/Flickr)

Thailands ministry of agriculture and cooperatives said it would organise the National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN Thailand 2018 between 6 - 8 June 2018

Asia-Pacific countries unite to tackle climate change effect on agriculture

To win the fight against hunger, Asia-Pacific countries need to address climate change. (Image source: Sasin Tipchai/Pixabay)

About 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have united to improve nutrition, eradicate hunger and coordinate approaches to tackle the effects of climate change on the region’s agricultural sectors

Algae boost the immune system of animals, reduce use of antibiotics in livestock farming

Use of algae can reduce antibiotics in livestock farming. (Tim Button/Flickr)

As the marine algae business is growing fast and attracting increasing attention due to the nutritional quality of algae and the abundance of bioactive molecules, it offers a potential for applications, especially in the human food and animal feed sectors

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