A joint venture project by Singapore and Oman to build a US$120mn an integrated shrimp and sea cucumber farm and township in Oman has selected China Wuyi Company as the contractor of the project
Livestock
Milk production in India rises six per cent in 2013-14
Indian milk production has increased by six per cent to about 140mn tonnes in fiscal year 2013-14
Indonesia cracks the whip on avian flu virus
Indonesia is taking stringent measures to curb the spread of avian influenza virus, based on the guidelines provided by the FAO and World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) joint Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza (OFFLU)
ILRI’s new maps to provide information on livestock worldwide
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), along with other collaborators, has produced a new set of maps that will provide detailed information on livestock in the world
Cambodia to rear prawns in ‘third water’
Cambodian farmers will open three prawn farms this summer in the mountain region using Japanese technique of ‘third water’ for creating artificial river and seawater