Jan 27, 2022
We are coming up to the Lunar New Year on February 1. In usual tradition families will gather for a reunion dinner on the eve. The prosperity meal, however, may look quite different this year, with food prices inching onto dining tables. In Singapore, the fractured supply chain has driven up meat and seafood prices by...
Jan 25, 2022
Producers blame vaccination failure when diseases occur in farms, but often, it is the handling/administration/procedures that are the cause. In this podcast with Meliyana of Asian Agribiz, Jessica Lee of Ceva Animal Health discusses:
- Why to vaccinate and how vaccines work
- The right time to vaccinate
- How should...
Jan 21, 2022
Food prices are rising and adding to the supply chain and retail challenges that producers and consumers are facing. Government initiated price controls, while good for consumers, are posing a migraine of sorts to producers.
Indonesia which has in the recent past courted ‘agriculture nationalism’ and...
Jan 18, 2022
Food waste in the meat industry has substantial environmental and economic impacts. Estimates suggest that 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions are associated with food that is not consumed. Food waste is also a growing issue for producers and is one where decisions on production machinery can have a...
Jan 14, 2022
Economies in Asia are now navigating a new course after a two-year setback from Covid-19 closures of borders and businesses. But even as reopening proceeds, it is with a sense of caution. The ‘revenge spending’ that we saw this time last year, has abated.
Inflation has hit almost every sector and pork production...