Author: Shraddha Warde

The joint venture’s primary focus will be developing and operating poultry breeding facilities and a greenfield hatchery in Saudi Arabia to hatch 108 million hatching eggs per annum. Tanmiah Food Company, an established market leader in the provision of poultry and other meat products, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with MHP, the leading European producer of poultry. The agreement is the first step in establishing a joint venture between Tanmiah’s wholly owned subsidiary, Desert Hills for Veterinary Services Company Ltd and MHP SE the parent company of the leading international food & aggrotech group headquartered in Ukraine. Supported by the government of Saudi…

Export went up by 121 per cent over the period spanning between 2016 and 2022 Saudi Arabia’s National Centre for Palms and Dates announced that Saudi exports of dates increased by 5.4 per cent in 2022 compared with 2021 to reach SR 1,280 billion. According to the official statement, export went up by 121 per cent over the period spanning between 2016 and 2022, where the annual average of exports of Saudi dates over these seven years increased by 12 per cent. The centre pointed out that the development of the palm sector has helped increase the spread of Saudi…

Bruno de Oliveira joins as Chief Agricultural Officer and Branko Lovic as Chief Plant Science Officer Saudi Arabia-based RedSea, the sustainable AgTech business whose pioneering technology enables commercial farming in hot climates globally, announces the appointment of two new divisional heads – Chief Agricultural Officer and Chief Plant Science Officer – reinforcing the company’s strategy to develop world-leading technologies for sustainable agriculture. Bruno de Oliveira joins as Chief Agricultural Officer after most recently consulting with Silal in Abu Dhabi, an ADQ subsidiary with a broad portfolio of agri-food enterprises, where he held the role of Head of Farms Development. Prior…

Seven onion cold storage facilities will also be established this year in key production areas. To boost local food production, the Philippines Department of Agriculture (DA), through its High-Value Crops Development Program (HVCDP), has allotted P326.97 million worth of interventions for onion this 2023. From this, P69.949M is earmarked for onion production support services, including the provision of seeds, seedlings, and other farm inputs; P3.2M for irrigation network facilities; and P1.9M for extension support, education, and training. In addition, the program allotted P6.486M for farm production-related machinery and equipment distribution; P2.359M for production facilities; and P2.5M for postharvest and processing…

The efforts increased the area of soybean fields to 10.26 million hectares last year China’s top agricultural official has urged local authorities to strengthen grainfield management and shore up planting areas of major oil crops in the runup to the annual springtime planting season, which starts between February and May nationally from south to north. Tang Renjian, director of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Office, said that the interventions were aimed at raising food productivity and securing a bumper harvest of crops including wheat, soybean and rapeseed in the summer. He said increased food yield is crucial to stabilising…

The new brand aimed at the enhancement of investment opportunities in the fishing industry Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) launches its new brand aimed at the enhancement of investment opportunities in the fishing industry and a prosperous, fruitful economic future for the Sultanate of Oman. The new logo embodies an abstract representation of multiple water layers and a perspective of sea and ocean waters in addition to Polaris abstraction as an indication of the Omanis’ ancient maritime history, thriving fishing industry and significant business relations. “We unveil our new logo, priding ourselves on the achievements made in the fishing industry, including…

The Ministry of Agriculture approved the opening of import quotas for customs duty-free eggs in order to meet the growing demand for eggs prior to the upcoming festival Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture is opening quotas for the import of eggs with exemption from customs duty to authorised marketers from countries from which the Ministry has approved imports, in order to increase the supply of eggs and to meet the growing demand prior to Passover. The opening of imports at this time will allow importers to organise themselves so that they can import eggs in preparation for the increase in demand for…

FAO Director-General points to priority areas for action to heads of state and government at the regional CELAC forum Latin America and the Caribbean can and must step up to address increasing hunger and inequality rates in the region, a role that would move them to the forefront of global food and agriculture – this was the message conveyed by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), to regional political leaders.  Qu’s speech to the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), presided over…

Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Florida in the USA have developed a new genetic test for the infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus affecting aquaculture A third variant of the deadly ISKN fish virus can now be identified in a new test developed by scientists at the University of Sydney and the University of Florida. Scientists at the University of Sydney in Australia and the University of Florida in the USA have developed a new genetic test for the infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) that is deadly in fish, affecting aquaculture…

China has introduced a three-level early-warning system to raise the alarm for excessive ups and downs in hog prices Chinese authority will stockpile pork, the country’s staple meat, to replenish state reserves, as an index monitoring pork prices have dropped below a warning level said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The index, the national average of pork prices against grain prices, came in at 4.96 to 1 between Jan. 30 and Feb. 3, falling below the warning level of 5 to 1, according to the NDRC. According to a work plan for stabilising the pork market, China has…