Singapore’s Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has received US$1.25mn from the government to develop a sea-based farming system, which is expected to be more sustainable
Livestock
Vietnam’s dairy farm wins first global quality certificate in Southeast Asia
A Vietnamese dairy farm has won Southeast Asia’s first Global Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.) certificate for quality and safety
‘Enough milk to last 50 years’, reveals report
A record payout to New Zealand’s dairy farmers in 2013 has the stage for a global milk surplus that Goldman Sachs predicts will last half a decade, according to a report
Vietnamese companies sign US$800million joint venture to raise cattle
Vietnamese companies Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL), Vissan and NutiFood are part of a joint venture to raise cows and bulls for meat and milk in the countrys Central Highlands
Genomics at the heart of Aviagen's R&D
Poultry breeder Aviagen propagates the use of genomics for the commercial selection of birds, which results in the production of a stronger breed and productive poultry