The new manufacturing plant will supply advanced customized solutions to the local animal nutrition industry.
The electric dryer reduces the CO2 footprint of the entire production line by more than 50% and is prepared for either gas-burners and/or electric heat pumps.
The scheme will provide support to farmers and employment for youths during the pandemic.
More than 25 major retailers and seafood companies and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) urged the governments of China, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam to take action in addressing the continued outbreak and emergence of new diseases in shrimp farms.
The Cambodian government held a roundtable discussion with the local feed industry to enhance the productivity of domestic animal feed production and reduce feed imports.
Shrimp, tilapia and tropical marine finfish standards and related guidance documents were translated into Indonesian to help more farmers in the country work towards more responsible practices.
The Pakistani government has been working on a pilot project to convert locust into poultry feed and plans to test it in fish feeds as a measure to provide revenue to farmers hit by locust swarms.
Shrimp farming methods in Thailand have improved since Seafood Watch last assessed Thai farmed shrimp, prompting the change in rating from Red to Yellow.
The country aims at increasing organic aquaculture up to 0.5-1.5% of total aquaculture production.
USSEC continues to guide the shrimp aquaculture industry in Indonesia to follow the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standard that is linked to the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol standard.
Royal DSM appointed Zhou (Joe) Tao as president of DSM China that succeeds Dr. Jiang Weiming, who has helmed DSM China since 2007.
The first commercial-scale plant fully-funded through Calysseo, a joint-venture between Adisseo and Calysta, will be built in Chongqing’s Changshou district, China, to supply aquafeed ingredients in Asia.
The World Sustainability Organization signed a MoU with the Institution of Aquaculture Singapore to work collaboratively toward responsible aquaculture development in Singapore.
Supported by the shrimp industry, fisheries organizations and the Thai government, Thai fishmeal industry subscribed to a Fisheries Improvement Project in the Gulf of Thailand and the fishery applying to join the MarinTrust (formerly IFFO RS) Improver Program.
The government has discontinued the payment of subsidies for the import of animal feed premixes such as vitamins, minerals, trace elements and other nutritional additives.
The program is expected to reduce the use of soybean meal in animal feed, which will promote the development of China's seed industry and animal husbandry industry.
The move is part of its long-term strategy to strengthen its industrial and commercial footprint, in addition to consolidating its position as a leading aquaculture player in the Asia Pacific region.
The country designed a road map for the development of sustainable shrimp farming that aims to increase shrimp exports by 250%.
The company acquired the compound feed operations of Neovia Indonesia, PT Welgro Feedmill and PT Wirifa Sakti, from ADM focus on the poultry, aqua and swine feed segments.
The company aspires to further grow its presence in Asia, building on the local network and market knowledge of Jebsen & Jessen.
