The Department of Agriculture (DA), Philippines, has announced investments towards aquaculture related infrastructure worth approximately US$450,000 at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) in Iloilo city
Livestock
Genesus reports on the South East Asian swine market
Genesus, an independent producer of high health registered purebred swine has released its ‘Global Market Report’, on the current market trends in the southeast Asian swine industry
De Heus acquires Masan's animal feed business in Vietnam
De Heus Vietnam, a subsidiary of the global animal nutrition company announced the signing of a strategic agreement with Masan, which allows the company to obtain control of 100% of the feed-related business of MNS Feed (100% ANCO and 75.2% Proconco)
Industry reports cage-free progress on new global platform WelfareProgress
Global Food Partners (GFP) has recently launched WelfareProgress, a centralised cage-free egg reporting platform, endorsed by leading animal advocacy organisations committed to helping food businesses enhance their transparency efforts and ease their reporting processes
Imagindairy secures funding to develop animal-free dairy products
Imagindairy, a food-tech company creating milk proteins identical to those from cows, announces completion of a US$13mn seed round