The historic shipment took place just two weeks after Saudi Arabia lifted a 18-year ban on Thai chicken and egg imports. Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited (CP Foods) says it has sent the first shipment of chicken products to Saudi Arabia since 2004 after five CP Foods’ chicken plants[Read More…]
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Thai Union piloting innovative technologies for sustainable seafood production
The main goal of the pilot was to generate Key Data Elements (KDEs) for shrimp farms that are automated, independently verifiable and cost effective. In late 2021, Thai Union began piloting the use of satellite imaging (aka earth observation or remote sensing) for shrimp farming operations in collaboration with Sea[Read More…]
SFA & SLA jointly launched tender for food fish farming
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Singapore Land Authority (SLA) jointly launched a Price-Quality (PQ) tender for food fish farming at a State land parcel at the east of Pulau Ketam. The island is located at the south of Pulau Ubin. The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Singapore Land Authority[Read More…]
Taiwan to accelerate licensing process of ’health food’
To strengthen the consultation and provide assistance for the health food industry The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan has issued the amendment to “Regulations for Application of Health Food Permit”, in 2020, relating to the submission of supplementary documents as well as information throughout the preliminary and secondary[Read More…]
Vietnam’s export of agro-forestry and fishery products to Asia increase by 12%
Agro-forestry and fishery product exports increased According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the export turnover of agro-forestry and fishery products in September 2021 was estimated at 3.49 billion USD, bringing the total export value of the first 9 months of 2021 to 35.54 billion USD, up 17[Read More…]
Korea reinforces international cooperation to mitigate food-borne AMR
To actively discuss the issue of AMR which attracts growing attention from the world Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS, Minister Kim Ganglip) recently held the 1st MFDS Global Conference on Foodborne Antimicrobial Resistance (GCFA) virtually in an effort to ramp up international cooperation for managing foodborne antimicrobial resistance[Read More…]
Nestlé discloses plans to support the transition to a regenerative food system
Nestle aims to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods of farmers and enhance the well-being of farming communities. Nestlé is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one that aims to protect and restore the environment, improve the livelihoods[Read More…]
Aus govt investing $2.4 M to improve early childhood nutrition
University of Queensland will develop online nutrition resources called Nutritious Tools The Morrison Government is investing $2.4 million to help parents, early childcare workers, GPs and other health professionals improve the nutrition of Australian children up to five years of age. The government recognises the importance of establishing healthy eating[Read More…]
China’s Agri-food tech received approval for Four New Corn Hybrids
Origin Agritech Ltd. announcedthat it has received approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for four of its new hybrid corn breeds, further enriching its product pipeline in China’s corn seed market Origin Agritech Ltd. announced that it has received approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs[Read More…]
Thailand’s EEC to be post-COVID Global Food Innovation Hub
The government as part of the Thailand 4.0 strategy has prioritized “food for the future” and “advanced agriculture and biotechnology” innovations Thailand’s high-tech Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), already positioning itself as the gateway to Asia, is aiming for a new post-COVID-19 role as incubator of innovative food products to nourish the world, officials said.[Read More…]
