Bayer, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Netafim and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions have launched a global alliance, Better Life Farming, to help smallholder farmers in the developing world in growing their farms into sustainable businesses
Agriculture
INAGRITECH 2018 to have new section focused on rice
The sixth edition of agriculture exhibition INAGRITECH will take place on 25-27 July at the JIExpo Kemayoran in Jakarta along with the INAPALM Asia 2018, INAGRICHEM 2018 and SUGARMCH Indonesia 2018
Thailand's agriculture ministry to organise National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN
Thailands ministry of agriculture and cooperatives said it would organise the National Farmers Forum at SIMA ASEAN Thailand 2018 between 6 - 8 June 2018
Asia-Pacific countries unite to tackle climate change effect on agriculture
About 40 countries in the Asia-Pacific region have united to improve nutrition, eradicate hunger and coordinate approaches to tackle the effects of climate change on the region’s agricultural sectors
Algae boost the immune system of animals, reduce use of antibiotics in livestock farming
As the marine algae business is growing fast and attracting increasing attention due to the nutritional quality of algae and the abundance of bioactive molecules, it offers a potential for applications, especially in the human food and animal feed sectors