The United Kingdom s Defra has introduced a new African swine fever (ASF) communications campaign targeting the UK s Romanian community, in response to concerns over the specific of imported pork from Romania.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is partnering with Laos Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to facilitate safer cattle trade between the country and China, with the key objective of increasing cattle exports to China.
The Philippines Department of Agriculture said it has set a fourth-quarter target for commencing the commercial production of protein-enriched copra meal (PECM) to reduce the need to import animal feed.
Koh Poh Koon, Singapore s to Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment, said freshly slaughtered pork has returned to Singapore supermarket shelves and will be distributed to wet markets, Channel News Asia reported.
Professor Francis Nunoo, chairman of Ghana s Fisheries Commission Board, said the country s aquaculture industry is facing a serious challenge as the cost of feed continues to increase, accounting for more than 70% of total production costs, and diseases continue to spread in aquaculture facilities, Ghana Web reported.