Sino Agro Food, Inc, a specialised investment company focused on protein food including seafood and cattle, has scheduled its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for December 2017 (exact date TBC)
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Vietnam aims to export chicken meat to the EU
Vietnams Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vu Van Tam, held a working session with Dutch company Jan Zandbergen and some partners to discuss exporting livestock products to the European Union
Asian Development Bank approves additional funds to supports disaster-resilient agriculture in Cambodia
The Asian Development Banks (ADB) Board of Directors has approved US$50mn in additional financing to help boost agricultural productivity and improve smallholder farmers access to markets in 271 communes in Tonle Sap Basin, which is prone to natural disaster
Nutriad sponsors MycoKey conference on mycotoxin management
The feed additives specialist Nutriad has sponsored the first MycoKey International Conference that took place in Ghent, Belgium ifrom 11-14 Septemebr 2017, addressing mycotoxin contamination along the food and feed chain
More investments and surveillance needed to curb misuse of antimicrobials: FAO
A stronger global effort, including larger investments and improved surveillance measures, is required to ensure responsible use of antimicrobials so that they do not threaten public health and food production, as stated by FAO at a UN General Assembly side event on antimicrobial resistance (AMR)