Here is a brief overview of the week’s news on Far Eastern Agriculture, from 17th July - 21st July 2017
Hong Kong launches antibiotic regulation action plan for poultry
The Hong Kong government has launched a five-year action plan to regulate the use of antibiotics on poultry in order to control the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Click here to read full story.
New Holland awarded highest rankings in 2017 India Tractor Studies
New Holland Agriculture has been ranked highest for service satisfaction in the Customer Service Index (CSI)SM and highest for performance, in both the 31-40 HP and 41-50 HP tractor categories, in the Product Performance Index (PPI)SM in 2017 India Tractor Studies performed by JD Power. Click here to read full story.
Nutriad sponsors major aquaculture events in Asia
Nutriad announced sponsorship in the three major agricultural events of Asian Pacific Aquaculture (APA) 2017, the Aquaculture Roundtable Series (TARS) 2017 and Diseases in Asian Aquaculture (DAA) in the coming months and said that that it will showcase products and services in these events. Click here to read full story.
GEA to build Asia’s largest milk production facility in India
Global equipment and process technology provider, GEA, has announced that it has received an order from the AmulFed Dairy, a unit of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), to build milk production facility in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, which upon completion will be Asia’s largest milk production facility. Click here to read full story.
East-West Seed partners with farmers groups and universities for Mekong Delta rural economic improvement
Leading tropical vegetable seed company East-West Seed renewed its commitment to smallholder farmers and the development of Vietnam's rural economy through a project to enable farmers to respond to drought and salinity in the Mekong River delta. Click here to read full story.
