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The 6th Global Feed & Food Congress (GFFC) will bring together leaders from the global feed and food chain in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 11-13 under the theme “The future of Feed & Food – are we ready?.” Nutritional Innovation will be of the key topics.

Kansas State University (KSU) and Bühler are offering a milling course for industry managerial staff on grain processing and receiving and mill operations. The IGP will host the course on May 20-24.

The American Feed Industry Association announces that the annual Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference (PISC) is moving to May.

AIC seeks for Indonesian and foreign individuals, students, start-ups, project teams, SME and other companies from all types of sectors with ground-breaking technological as well environmental and social impact ideas to compete for $125,000 prizes.

Under the slogan \"Recent breakthrough in Improving Animal Performance through Immunity without Nutrient Cost\", the 2nd Olmix Satellite Seminar will take place on March 11 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Aquaexpo is a series of events organized by the Ecuatorian National Chamber of Aquaculture to promote the competitiveness of the shrimp sector.

The American Feed Industry Association has opened registration for its spring online feed manufacturing course. The course is conducted in partnership with Kansas State University from April 15 to June 3.

This year plenary speakers will be Mr. Theng Dar TENG, Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman and Shri. Tarun Shridhar, Secretary in the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare of India. The annual conference and exposition of Asian-Pacific aquaculture will be hosted at Chennai Trade Centre (India) from June 10 to 21.

ONE19 will bring together producers and industry experts from around the world to share insights and solutions to today’s most pressing issues within the global agriculture industry. Aquaculture focus sessions are scheduled from May 19-21.

BIOMIN and Romer Labs will host a live webinar on the World Mycotoxin Report with special attention to the possible impact of these mycotoxins on animals and feed producers in 2019, the potential of multi-mycotoxin analysis and innovative technologies for mycotoxin deactivation. Webinar will be held in February 26.

This new edition will focus on how to market the various algae-based products and applications, how can the industry work together towards standardization and regulation for products, and specifically food products and how to attract investments and create beneficial partnerships.rnThe conference will take place in Lisbon, Portugal from April 10-11.rn

AlgaEurope offers the opportunity for an exchange between academia and industry, established in a networking-based environment that will explore sector’s evolution worldwide as well as the main European players. The Conference will take place in Paris, France from December 3-5.

The biannual forum will focus on nutrition in shrimp, fish and molluscs. Resume submission is open until July 31. The Symposium will take place in Mérida, Yucatán in México from November 13-15.

4th Practical Short Course on Extruded Pet Foods and Treats will be held in July 8-11 at Texas A&M University by staff, industry representatives, and consultants. The objectives of the course are:

The INvertebrateIT project is hosting a free online conference on March 6.

INVE Aquaculture was granted two awards for Best Contribution to the Chinese Shrimp Industry during 40 years and for Most Trustable Shrimp Feed Brand in China in 2018 during China Shrimp Seeding Industry Annual Meeting (2019) and the 7th China Shrimp Masters Annual Meeting which were held in Zhuhai city, China.

FAO and the Government of Switzerland are calling on individuals, private companies or institutions to submit a nomination for digitalization and innovation for sustainable food systems and innovations that empower youth. Open call until February 28.

Under the motto “East meet West for biofloc technology”, the Institution of Aquaculture organizes this workshop that will take place in Singapore from September 26-28.

The World Food Program (WFP) Innovation Accelerator and Cargill announce a call for applications for the Global Innovation Challenge for Zero Hunger, running from 4 to 28 February 2019. Start-ups, private companies and NGOs are encouraged to submit bold solutions that can sustainably lift people out of hunger.