German testing and certification giant TÜV SÜD has opened its ultra-modern seafood, spices and commodity testing lab in Visakhapatnam, India
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Vietnam encouraged to improve policies to boost farming sector
Vietnam’s agriculture sector has shown remarkable improvement, but now is the time to sustain the growth curve and develop on achievements made so far, said a report by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Nutreco opens new Indonesia plant, expands China unit
Nutreco has opened a new animal nutrition plant in East Java, making it the company’s second plant in Indonesia
Cargill eyes Philippines for US$200mn investment
Global feed manufacturer Cargill has decided to invest US$200mn in the Philippines to set up feed manufacturing and chicken-rearing stations
FAO and MasterCard to provide inclusive payments for small-scale farmers
UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and MasterCard have united to create inclusive payment systems to support small-scale farmers and poor families that practise agriculture