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
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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 farmer with cattle in Cambodia which is sharing its successful experience in dealing with AMR. (Image source: 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)
Cargill expands animal nutrition business in Thailand
Cargill’s animal feed and nutrition business are expanding its capabilities in Thailand by acquiring a feed mill in Prachinburi province in Thailand
Exclusive interview with Xiangjun Yao, Regional Programme Leader, FAO, Asia and Pacific
Far Eastern Agriculture has exclusively interviewed Ms Xiangjun Yao, Regional Programme Leader, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, to discuss the FAOs aims across Asia