Australia exported 74,701 tonnes swt of beef to North Korea in the first six months of 2014, up 10 per cent year-on-year. (Image source: Humusak2/sxc.hu)
Beef and veal shipments to North Korea registered the highest in July this year with a record volume of 13,157 tonnes shipped weight (swt), according to Australia’s department of agriculture
The nature or type of feed and its nutritive value, in particular the digestibility, determine the extent of animal production, productivity and release of environmental pollutants from livestock production systems. (Image source: AL_HikesAZ/Flickr)
International Dairy Federation (IDF), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and IFCN Dairy Research Network (IFCN) have collaborated to map world dairy feeding systems with an aim to reduce carbon footprint
China recently imposed import duties on US chicken meat. (Image source: Southern Foodways Alliance/Flickr)
China’s chicken exports will rise to 450,000 tonnes this year, according to the China Animal Agriculture Association
The exports of shrimp were reduced dramatically this year in Thailand because of an outbreak of EMS. (Image source: Mike Lusmore/Flickr)
Two research groups in Japan have discovered a new tool for diagnosing early mortality syndrome (EMS) in shrimp
Fish farms were urged to embrace technology, automation and the upgrading of farming systems. (Image source: Yeraze/Flickr)
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
