2020 has been a challenging year for the food and agriculture industries, with COVID-19 having impacted the entire food supply chain from field to consumer
Food & Commodity
Sharing expertise on Avian Immunity: Application of Gumboro vaccine for optimal Bursal protection against vvIBDv field infection

MyVAC Gumboro UPM93 is effective against Gumboro virus strain presence in Vietnam. (Image source: visuals3Dde/Pixabay)
On 7 October 2020, Green Pharmaceutical Joint Stock (Greenvet), Vietnam in collaboration with Malaysian Vaccines and Pharmaceuticals (MVP), organised an exclusive webinar as their value-added service to customer amidst the Coronavirus pandemic
Thailand’s EEC to become post-COVID-19 global food innovation hub

The Thai government believes that it can further leverage technology, innovation and logistics to raise the food sector to even higher levels. (Image source: EEC)
Thailand’s high-tech East Economic Corridor (EEC), already positioned as a gateway to Asia, is aiming for a new post-COVID-19 role as an incubator of innovative food products to feed the world, officials said
Advancing food innovation in Singapore

Bright Science Hub will continue to innovate and look for startups, corporate, and ecosystem partners to invest in the Singapore ecosystem. (Image source: FarmersGov/Flickr)
Bright Science & Technology Innovation Hub (Bright Science Hub), established by Royal DSM and Padang & Co., celebrated a milestone on 19 October as a resource partner of FoodInnovate, a multi-government agency led by Enterprise Singapore, a government agency that champions business development through innovation, establishing the country as a food and nutrition hub in Asia
Global poll shows 60% of global population worry about the safety of their food

The survey shows that the burden of food-related diseases is not spread equally across the world. (Image source: Igor Ovsyannykov/Pixabay)
First-ever, Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll shows a global food safety record with more than half of the world’s population – 60% of the world’s population – saying they are worried about the food they eat and 51% about the safety of the water they drink