The Philippines has lifted the ban on poultry imports from Japan and Canada, following confirmation that the countries are free from the bird flu virus
Livestock
Biomin opens aquaculture centre in Vietnam
Austria-based animal health and nutrition company Biomin has launched a new aquaculture centre for applied nutrition at Vietnam’s Nong Lam University
Cargill opens new nutrition tech centre in China
Cargill has opened a new animal nutrition technology application centre (TAC) in Hebei, China for US$6.1mn
Tilapia farming could get a new lease of life in Malaysia
Scientists in Malaysia have recommended ways to sustainably farm tilapia, which is an important resource for the country’s freshwater fish requirements
Indonesia signs MoU with China to develop its fisheries sector
Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province has plans to work with China’s Zhejiang provincial administration to develop NTB’s maritime and fisheries sector