A new research project aims to grow future beef production options in Western Australia s north, as part of a landmark collaboration between research bodies, universities and the Western Australian government.
In a move echoing new European Union regulations aimed at protecting rainforests, Brazilian banks have committed to refusing credit to meatpackers that source cattle from illegally deforested areas, Fortune reported.
Legislators in the state of Maine, US, have put forward a new bill aimed at imposing density limits on salmon farms operating in state waters, in direct response to the controversies surrounding the American Aquafarms project, SeafoodSource reported.
In response to the growing market demand for eggs, Sri Lanka has announced plans to import one million eggs per day from five chicken farms in India, according to the country s top importing agency, the Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (STC), The Times of India reported.
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted the potential of aquaculture to uplift the Angolan population out of poverty, The Fish Site repoted.