South Korea, along with UN’s FAO, is planning to help develop fish farms in North Korea to help feed the latter’s population
Livestock
Taiwan takes steps to curb avian influenza in poultry

The total number of farms affected across the country has risen to 860 since the outbreak began in mid-January this year, according to statistics. (Image source: Jon Ng/sxc.hu)
Starting September 2015, it will be made mandatory for poultry in Taiwan to be raised in enclosed spaces, the country’s Council of Agriculture has announced
Asian investment in New Zealand’s dairy sector to grow
A new report has predicted that the flurry of Asian investment in New Zealand’s dairy industry will continue
‘Asia a big market for New Zealand’s sheep milk’

New Zealand exports 95 per cent of its output, making it the world’s largest dairy trader. (Image source: Rinske Blok-van Middendorp/sxc.hu)
Dairy farmers in New Zealand need to tap into the opportunities sheep milk products can offer, especially in Asian markets, according to a lecturer at Lincoln University
Indonesia to resume poultry exports to Japan after a decade

Currently worth more than US$4bn annually, Indonesia’s domestic poultry sector also has plenty of potential to grow as the country eats more meat as the economy expands. (Image source: Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia Commons)
Indonesia will begin exporting processed poultry to Japan in few weeks, the first in a decade