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
The project aims to investigate the potential of plant waste from vegetables, cassava, sugarcane and review the usage of wetland soil in processing good quality organic fertiliser. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Chinas Hunan Jinye Zhongwang Technology Co, Ltd and Xuanye Co, Ltd have announced to establish a model organic and bio-fertiliser processing factory to develop clean agriculture in Laos
The programme aims to increase employment opportunities for youths in Samoa. (Image source: Walmart/Flickr)
In an effort to curb youth unemployment in Samoa, young farmers in Samoa are equipping themselves with skills that will help them gain employment in agriculture
Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics will help Pacific Island countries in data gathering. (Image source: Asian Development Bank/Flickr)
FAOs Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics said it would help Pacific Island countries in monitoring their progress on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Focus shall be on protecting agricultural from extreme weather conditions, said FAO. (Image source: M M/FLickr)
While climate change and extreme weather events are impacting the environment in many ways, agriculture and food production in Asia and the Pacific are among those hardest hit and must be first in line to defend, according to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
