Food demand in Indonesia is to quadruple within the next thirty years. According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARES), this fast-paced growth will be accompanied by greater demand for higher-value and more diverse foods including...
Grundfos, a Danish company specializing in advanced pump solutions and water technology, has recently launched in Thailand its new LC232 Controller. The solution is branded as the industry-first for groundwater intake controls, and it offers monitoring capabilities...
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Enterprise Singapore (ESG), which is in charge of supporting small and medium enterprises – together launched the Singapore Agri-Food Innovation Lab (SAIL), an initiative that aims to accelerate innovation in the...
Vietnam is the largest corn importer in Southeast Asia. Over the next ten years, Vietnam’s import demand for corn and grain by-products for animal feed is forecasted to triple. The import turnover of animal feed and raw materials reached nearly USD 4.14 billion...
The Philippines frozen pork inventory in accredited cold storages declined from 75,024.9 MT recorded on November 29, 2021 to 62,695.25 MT as of January 10, 2022. Frozen pork inventory takes into account the in-house cold storage, which also includes meat processing...
Global manufacturer of agricultural products, Cargill will spend MYR 145 million (USD 34.7 million) to expand its production facility in Port Klang, Malaysia, to fulfill rising customer demand for specialty fats. The firm plans to boost dry palm fractionation capacity...
The Board of Investment (BOI) approved two agricultural projects amounting to PHP168 million (USD3.3 million) to support and improve the meat processing industry of the Philippines. BOI said in a statement that it gave the nod to Broilers Club Inc. (BCI) and STMP Agri...
British company Yora has become the first brand to offer complete insect-based dog food in the Thai market, with cat food to be launched in early 2022. Yora’s local representative and official distributor, Pawducts Company Limited targets owners who want to...
Global Food Partners (GFP) have launched a collaboration with Vencomatic to develop a model farm in Indonesia with the goal of furthering cage-free egg production in the nation and across Asia. GFP is a Singapore-based consulting company with expertise in the...
Malaysia’s export value of its agricommodity sector in 2021 is expected to hit MYR 204 billion (USD 49.06 billion), a significant increase from MYR 152 billion (USD 36.55 billion) recorded in 2020. This is in tandem with the rise in commodity prices in the market. As...
The Singapore Standards Council (SSC), the Singapore Manufacturing Federation – Standards Development Organisation (SMFSDO) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), together introduced a new series of standards and guidelines for cold chain management in Singapore, known...
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Vietnam is planning to reduce US pork tariffs in order to further alleviate trade tensions with the country’s biggest export market. In effect, import restrictions are being eased as part of a...
