In collaboration with FoodTechIndonesia (FTI), Pas Reform Academy recently hosted first series of breeder and hatchery management training initiatives for Indonesian poultry professionals as part of a public-private partnership to support improvement and growth in the country’s poultry sector
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Cargill’s US$1bn multi investment plans in Indonesia
Cargill will build a new poultry processing facility in Indonesia. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
Seeking to enter the Indonesian poultry sector, Cargill has announced that it will also be investing in mills for growing palm oil business as part of its US$1bn plans into Southeast Asian nation
Hatching the plot, understanding the egg
Do not use eggs sold for eating purposes. These will probably have come from flocks maintained without cockerels and may have been coated with oil to prevent exchange of gases through the shell in order to maintain egg weight. (Image source: PublicDomainPictures/Pixabay)
In order to ensure good eggs, it is imperative to understand laying hens’ capabilities
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
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