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Bulletin4 A round-up of key developments in the regional market

Agenda6 Cambodia set to see record paddy crops this year, Japan beef exports up in 2013, Fish

farms to produce two-thirds of global fish supply by 2030, Annual growth rate of poultry meat market pegged at 5.9 per cent

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Japan’s Mitsubishi to enter seafood market in China

MITSUBISHI CORPORATION HAS announced a new partnershipwith Zhejiang Ocean Family Company Limited (ZOF) to establish ajoint venture company in Hangzhou, China. The new company,Zhejiang Daling Seafood Company Limited, will process seafood forsupply to the Chinese market. ZOF specialises in ocean fisheriesand the processing, sales and distribution of seafood. The newcompany will take over these domestic sales and marketingfunctions from ZOF and will draw on the knowledge and experiencegained by MC in the Japanese market to introduce a new style ofseafood sales and distribution in China. The new company will seekto meet the growing demand for sushi and sashimi by extending therange of products distributed in the Chinese market. These includeproducts from MC group farms such as Chilean farmed salmon, Thaifarmed shrimp and Japanese farmed tuna, as well as wild tunacaught by ZOF’s fishing vessels.

Cobb appoints new GM for Asian region

PELAYO CASANOVAS HAS been appointed general manager ofCobb’s Asian region covering Asia, the Pacific and Australasia and willbe based in a new corporate office being set up in Shanghai, China.His move from Cobb Europe, where he has been sales and technicaldirector for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, comes as Cobb isforging ahead with plans to start producing parent stock in Chinathrough a joint venture, Hubei Tong Xing Cobb Breeding Company. Stan Reid, vice president of sales and marketing for Cobb, said,“Pelayo has a solid track record of building and directing teams inboth sales and technical roles with Cobb including his role indirecting our expansion efforts in Russia.

Integrated pig parm to open in Chinese county

CHINA’S CHANGLING COUNTY is all set to open an integratedproject for the farming and processing of pigs. The projectcomprises of a commercial pig base with a capacity of two millionpigs, a slaughtering plant with capacity of two million, feed mills withannual output of 650,000 tonnes of feed, and a meat processingplant capable of processing 50,000 tonnes. China National Cereals,Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) will invest US$6.6bn inthe county for the project.

Philippines dairy industry receives MILK boost

THE PHILIPPINES’ LOCAL dairy industry is set to receive aUS$667,407 boost through the Masustansyang Inumin para saLikas na Kalusugan (MILK) credit assistance programme, which is apartnership between the LANDBANK of the Philippines and theNational Dairy Authority (NDA). The programme is expected to makeavailable financial and technical assistance for the production,processing and marketing activities of dairy cooperatives, farmersand other local industry stakeholders to help improve theirproductivity and increase their income. It also aims to help increasedomestic milk production in the country.

Singapore’s milk firm plans expansion into Malaysia

GREENFIELDS MILK, A diary producer in Southeast Asia, has plansto expand into the Malaysian market.Jan Gert Vistisen, head of marketing and sales for AustAsia Food,distributor for Greenfields Milk, said, “Greenfields holds acommanding market in Indonesia with its fresh milk, and we justlaunched our fresh milk in retail shops in Malaysia including inKuala Lumpur.“Today, Malaysia is still a new market for us. We believe Malaysia isvery, very promising because in Malaysia, the consumption is morethan 50 litres per person, per year. In Indonesia, it is only eight litresand in Singapore, a person consumes 32 litres a year. So there’s abig market in Malaysia.”

Zinpro Corp opens new sales office in North Asia

ZINPRO CORPORATION, MAKER of trace mineral nutrition, hasrecently established a new sales division in North Asia. Thisgeographical sector includes the countries of China, Japan, SouthKorea and Taiwan. Leading this new sales division is Sou Fei Chin,who recently joined the company as vice-president of Sales. “We arepleased to have Chin join our team and look forward to the strongleadership and extensive industry expertise that he brings to thisposition,” said Joseph Carrica, executive vice-president, globalsales and marketing, Zinpro Corporation. Meanwhile, the company’swebsite www.zinpro.com was recently awarded the ‘Best ScienceWebsite’ in the 2013 WebAward competition. The site wasdeveloped by Zinpro Corporation and its web-agency partner,Minneapolis-based Risdall Marketing Group.

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WITH POULTRY, PRE-HUSKED rice (palay), and a

host of other key subsectors posting healthy

growth rates, agriculture in the Philippines

managed to expand by a respectable 1.15 per cent

from January to December 2013, notwithstanding

the series of natural catastrophes that hit the

country during the period.

The Bureau of the Agricultural Statistics (BAS)

also reported that the industry grew by 3.5 per cent.

“Considering a very challenging year, this

growth is significant,” said Proceso J Alcala,

secretary of agriculture. “It also reminds us how

weather-dependent agriculture is and, therefore,

the need to promote and support diversification

and value-adding in food processing is stronger

than ever before,” Alcala added.

Poultry growers produced 4.2 per cent more in

2013 than the previous year, largely due to the

uptick in the production of chicken buoyed by the

increased demand for roasted chicken in key

urban centers nationwide. Chicken output

expanded by 5.01 per cent, from 1.47mn tonnes,

to 1.55mn tonnes.

Livestock raisers likewise improved their output

last year, as production increased by 1.75 per cent

led by dairy (5.47 per cent), followed by hog (1.95

per cent) and cattle (1.76 per cent). Collectively,

livestock and poultry subsectors accounted for 31

per cent of the total agricultural production.

Palay farmers also came up with another

record-breaking harvest, at 18.4mn tonnes, which

is 2.26 per cent higher than 2012’s output of

18.03 million tonnes. The report mainly attributed

the growth to the expansion in area harvested and

improvement in yield through the use of quality

seeds in Central Luzon, Caraga, SOCCSKSARGEN,

Bicol Region and Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (ARMM). Lower incidence of pests and

diseases also contributed to the increase in gross

output, the BAS report said. in 2012, palay

production was 8.08 per cent bigger than in 2011,

at 16.68mn tonnes.

Overall, the crops subsector to which palay

belongs expanded by a modest 0.09 per cent and

accounted for more than half (51.04 per cent) of

the total agricultural output.

Fish capture and aquaculture farmers also

had bigger output in 2013, allowing the fisheries

industry to negate its weak output in the

previous year.

The combined harvests of commercial,

municipal and aquaculture farmers increased by

1.23 per cent, boosted by roundscad production

which grew by 17.03 per cent, followed by

milkfish (3.7 per cent), tilapia (3.18 per cent) and

tiger prawn (2.59 per cent).

Meanwhile, corn farmers saw their output

slightly decline by 0.40 per cent, to 7.37 million

tonnes, from 7.4mn tonnes in 2012, due to

damages inflicted by typhoon Gorio on corn farms

in ARMM in the second quarter, and typhoon

Yolanda that hit Visayas before the year-end.

Lower output was noted among growers of

coconut, sugarcane, banana, abaca, peanut and

calamansi.

Livestock recorded the highest farmgate price

gain (at 6.94 per cent), followed by crops (2.04

per cent), fisheries (1.53 per cent) and poultry

(0.10 per cent).

The year 2013 has been marked by destructive

typhoons that affected key food production areas

around the country, the strongest being Typhoon

Yolanda (international name Haiyan) that

slammed Eastern and Western Visayas.

Filipino agriculture sector up in 2013 despite typhoons

Palay saw a another record-breaking harvest at18.4mn tonnes, which is 2.26 per cent higher

than 2012’s output of 18.03 million tonnes

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THE FAO FOOD price index averaged 206.7points in December 2013, nearly unchangedfrom November, as a sharp increase in dairyprices and firming meat values largely balancedout a steep decline in sugar quotations andlower cereal and oil prices. Over the full 2013year, the index averaged 209.9 points, down1.6 per cent from 2012, but still the thirdhighest annual value on record. Large suppliespushed down international prices of cereals(with the exception of rice), oils and sugar.However, dairy values peaked in 2013, whilemeat also hit a record.

The FAO cereal price index averaged 191.5points in December, down 2.8 points, or 1.4per cent, from November and the lowestmonthly value since August 2010. Largeglobal supplies, following record harvests in2013, continued to exert downward pressureon international prices of wheat and maize inparticular. By contrast, rice prices were upslightly in December, sustained mainly byfirming aromatic and japonica rice quotations.In 2013, the cereal price index averaged219.2 points, down as much as 17 points, or7.2 per cent, from 2012.

The FAO vegetable oil price index averaged196 points in December, down 2.5 points, or1.3 per cent, from November. The fall in theIndex was mainly driven by a weaker importdemand for palm oil. Soybean oil prices also

weakened, reflecting ample soybean supplyprospects in South America, while largeharvests of rapeseed and sunflowerseed alsocontributed to the general easing in vegetableoil prices. For 2013 as a whole, the Indexaveraged 193 points, which compares with224 points in 2012, with palm oil, thevegetable oil with the highest weight in theIndex, falling to a four-year low.

The FAO dairy price index averaged 264.6points in December, a rise of 13.2 points, or5.2 per cent, over November. Demand formilk powder, especially from China, remainsstrong and processors in the southern-hemisphere are focusing on this product ratherthan on butter and cheese. As a result, incontext of light trading and most suppliesbeing already committed, prices of the latterproducts have risen more than those for milkpowder. During 2013, the index averaged243 points, its highest annual value since itsinception, thereby exceeding the previousmaximum of 230 points reached in 2011.

The FAO meat price index averaged 188.1points in December, 0.8 points aboveNovember. Prices for bovine and pig meatmoved higher: demand from China and Japanhave resulted in beef prices showingconsistent growth since the middle of the year.Prices for poultry were stable, while those forsheep meat moved lower, which coincided

with the seasonal slaughter peak in thesouthern hemisphere. In 2013, the indexremained at historically high levels, averaging184 points, compared to 182 points in 2012and 183 points in 2011.

The FAO sugar price index averaged 234.9points in December, down 15.8 points, or 6.3per cent, from November. Sugar pricesdeclined for the third consecutive month inDecember as the sugarcane harvest in Brazil,the world’s largest sugar producer andexporter, exceeded expectations. Adding to thedownward pressure on international priceswere reports of record production in Thailand,the second biggest world exporter of sugar, aswell as good harvests in China. Overall in2013, sugar prices were down 18 per cent incomparison to 2012, on the back of greaterexport availabilities.

CAMBODIA IS EXPECTED towitness harvest record paddy cropof 7.3mn tonnes in 2013/14 mainwet season, which began in earlyDecember 2013.

The total cereal output for 2013is estimated at 10.3mn tonnes.

The preliminary officialestimates put the 2013 mainseason paddy crop up 1.7 per centon last year’s output of the sameseason, according to FAO.

The increase is mainlyattributed to an estimated 3.3 percent expansion in plantings. However, heavy monsoon rains duringSeptember and October 2013 resulted in localised flooding acrossnorthern parts of the Mekong River Basin.

FAO added that the aggregate 2013/14 rice output, including theongoing main and secondary seasons, is officially forecasted at arecord level of 9.3mn tonnes, slightly above 2012’s level.

The harvesting of the 2013 maize crop was completed by October2013. Latest official estimates point to a harvest of 911,127 tonnes,some four per cent below last year’s level.

The increase is attributed to the expansion in plantings

Food Outlook

JAPAN’S 2013 BEEF exports reached 909 tonnes, up 5.3 percent from 2012, according to the Ministry of Finance.

The country is also looking to reduce tariffs on beef importedfrom the US in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free tradetalks, according to highly placed sources.

The Abe administration has decided to offer the concessionunder strong pressure from the US to open up its agriculturalsector.

Imported beef is currently subject to a 38.5 per cent tariff. Theadministration plans to propose lowering the figure to less than30 per cent, while it is also considering proposing a reduction intariffs levied on low-priced pork from the US, which is currentlysubject to a high level of duties, they said.

The proposal to Washington on beef compares with Japan’sseparate proposal to Australia to cut tariff on beef imports to around30 per cent in negotiations for a separate free trade agreement.

Japan also hopes to obtain approval from the US by offeringmore favourable treatment on US beef than Australian beef.

Among goods categorised as five sensitive farm productgroups, the Abe administration is seeking to retain tariffs on ricewhile increasing the amount of Japan’s imports from the USduties on sugar will likely be retained, the sources said.

Japan beef exports up in 2013,may reduce US import tarrif

Cambodia set to see recordpaddy crops this year



AQUACULTURE — OR FISH farming — willprovide close to two thirds of global foodfish consumption by 2030 as catches fromwild capture fisheries level off and demandfrom an emerging global middle class,especially in China, substantially increases,according to a report.These are among the key findings of Fish to2030: Prospects for Fisheries andAquaculture, a collaboration between theWorld Bank, Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations (FAO) andthe International Food Policy ResearchInstitute (IFPRI), released recently. The reporthighlights the extent of global trade in seafoodwhich tends to flow heavily from developing todeveloped countries.According to FAO, at present 38 per cent of allfish produced in the world is exported and invalue terms, over two thirds of fishery exportsby developing countries are directed todeveloped countries. The Fish to 2030 reportfinds that a major and growing market for fish iscoming from China which is projected toaccount for 38 per cent of global consumption

of food fish by 2030. China and many othernations are increasing their investments inaquaculture to help meet this growing demand.Asia — including South Asia, South-East Asia,China and Japan — is projected to make up 70per cent of global fish consumption by 2030. The report predicts that 62 per cent of foodfish will come from aquaculture by 2030 withthe fastest supply growth likely to come fromtilapia, carp, and catfish. Global tilapiaproduction is expected to almost double from4.3mn tonnes to 7.3mn tonnes a yearbetween 2010 and 2030.The World Bank’s director of agriculture and

environmental Services, Juergen Voegele, saidthat the report provides valuable informationfor developing countries interested in growingtheir economies through sustainable fishproduction, though he warns that carefullythought out policies are needed to ensure theresource is sustainably managed.“Supplying fish sustainably — producing itwithout depleting productive naturalresources and without damaging the preciousaquatic environment — is a huge challenge,”he said. “We continue to see excessive andirresponsible harvesting in capture fisheries. Inaquaculture, disease outbreaks among otherthings, have heavily impacted production. Ifcountries can get their resource managementright, they will be well placed to benefit fromthe changing trade environment.”Fisheries and aquaculture are a vital source ofjobs, nutritious food and economicopportunities, especially for small-scalefishing communities. Yet threats from large-scale disease outbreaks in aquaculture andclimate change-related impacts coulddramatically alter this.

Fish farms to produce two-thirds of global fish supply by 2030: FAO

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Asia is projected to make up 70 per cent ofglobal fish consumption by 2030


IN 2014, VIETNAM seafood exports are expected to report a firmgrowth to reach US$6.7mn to US$6.8bn and hit US$7bn if shrimpand pangasius exports have the great growth in 2014.According to Vietnam Customs, in 2013, Vietnam exported itsseafood to 156 markets, earning US$6.7bn. Top 10 largest importersof Vietnam seafood made up 85 per cent of the country’s total

seafood exports. Vietnam shrimpexports, particularlywhiteleg shrimp, sawgreat success in 2013due to its stable supplyin comparison withChina, Thailand andhigh shrimp price inmarkets such as Japanand the US. Vietnamwhiteleg shrimpexports in the year rose113 per cent year-on-year to reach nearly

US$1.6bn, reports Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters andProducers (VASEP). However, the pangasius industry in 2013 faced some difficulties dueto instability in fish supply, low demand and low price. The exportsstill reached over US$1.7bn, equating to that of 2012.The rise in exports depends on the quality of shrimp seed is ensured,chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture and exported products areclosely controlled.

TAIWAN HAS RECENTLY lifted a ban on imports of Canadian beef-on-the-bone

and both countries have signed an agreement to expand market access to

include beef products from animals under 30 months of age (UTM).

The arrangement is likely to level the playing field for Canadian beef

producers and generate export opportunities to the lucrative Taiwanese market,

according to official sources.

The market is

expected to open up

in March this year and

will also benefit

Taiwanese consumers,

who will have greater

access to Canada’s

safe, high-quality

beef. Canada currently

ships boneless UTM

frozen, fresh and

chilled beef to Taiwan.

In 2012, Canadian

total exports of these beef products were valued at US$1.4mn, ranking Taiwan

as Canada’s 18th largest beef export market.

Canadian and US beef imports were banned in Taiwan starting 2003 in the

wake of various mad cow disease scares. However, boneless Canadian beef

continued to be imported since 2007. The Canadian Ministry said it hoped its

latest move would help promote negotiations with Canada on an investment

agreement as well as paving the way for Taiwan to join reggional trade bloc

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Taiwan is heavily reliant on beef from abroad with 94 per cent of local

consumption met by imports, according to the Taiwan’s Agriculture Ministry.

The market is expected to open up in March this year

Vietnam seafood exports to hit US$7billion in 2014

Taiwan lifts ban on Canadianbeef imports, signs deals

Vietnam shrimp exports, particularly white-leg shrimp, saw great success in 2013


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THE PHILIPPINE’S DEPARTMENT OF agriculture

(DA) said that it will export corn in 2014 if the

local corn supply is more than sufficient.

Proceso J. Alcala, agriculture secretary, said

the country is targeting higher production this

year while the DA plans to expand corn

production areas to reach this goal. At the same

time the government will add more infrastructure

as well as post-harvest facilities like dryers and

storage facilities. The secretary expressed

optimism that there will be higher volume of corn

exports because of farm mechanisation,

according to a report in Business Mirror.

Alcala said that production must be

maintained as demand increases due to the

growing livestock and poultry industry.

The DA said that there will be an expansion of

corn areas for harvest to boost its

competitiveness for 2015. The agency has

already identified 300,000 hectares of coconut

areas that can be intercropped with corn.

The country aims to produce 8.4mn to 8.7mn

metric tonnes of corn this year.

The Philippines had, in 2013, sent an initial

shipment of 24metric tonnes of corn silage for

cattle to South Korea.

THE PROCESSED POULTRY meat marketrevenue is estimated to reach US$250,949mnby 2018, with a projected combined annualgrowth rate (CAGR) of 5.9 per cent, while theprocessed poultry equipment market wasvalued at US$2,667mn in 2012. According to the report published inResearch and Markets, the processed poultrymeat market has grown exponentially in thelast decade and this growth is expected tocontinue. Factors such as the increasingdemand for protein-rich convenience food,busy lifestyles of two-income middle classfamilies of developing countries are drivingthe market for processed poultry meat. Theever-growing population, especially indeveloping nations, and their increasingincome are expected to result into a rise in thedemand for food, both, fresh and processed.As a result, the processing of meat isexpected to increase in the near future.Research and development activities carriedout across all regions, especially in Europe, todevelop low-cost production techniques areexpected to add pace to the growth rate ofthe poultry meat processing equipmentmarket. The major restraint of this market isthe small and medium organizations in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and South Africancountries catering to the demands of the localmarket but which cannot afford the costlypoultry meat-processing equipment. Lack ofawareness among the processors about thetechnological advancement in the industry isanother restraining factor of the market.The estimated poultry meat consumption is106mn tons in 2013, of that, 94mn tons ischicken meat. Chicken meat had a share of84.2 per cent of the total production ofpoultry meat. It takes much less feed toproduce a kilo of chicken than an equal

quantity of pork or beef.Global processed poultry meat market wasvalued at US$1,79,551.2mn in 2012 andprojected to reach US$250,949.5mn by 2018.Poultry processing equipment market isprojected to grow at a CAGR of 6.7 per centfrom 2013 to 2018. The trend in theprocessed poultry equipment market isshifting towards convenience food, hygiene,safety and custom fillets and portions ofpoultry products in order to suffice theincreasing consumer demand. The majormarket players in poultry processingequipment market are Marel Food processinglimited (Iceland), CTB Inc, BAADER FoodProcessing Machinery (US) and others.The size of the processed poultry meat andpoultry processing equipment market wasderived by forecasting techniques based onthe segments of the entire market, such astypes, product types,market players and thetrade between various geographical regions.The major market players wereacknowledged through secondary researchand their market revenue was determinedthrough both primary and secondaryresearch. It includes the study of the annualreports of the top market players andinterviews with key opinion leaders such asCEOs, directors, and marketing personnel.

Chicken meat had a share of 84.2 per cent ofthe total production of poultry meat

Philippines plans corn exports in 2014


THE GOVERNMENT OF South Korea andFAO will work together to promoteresponsible fishing and aquaculture in thedeveloping world.

Jae Hak Son, South Korea’s vice-minister of oceans and fisheries, MariaHelena Semedo, FAO assistant director-general had recently signed an MoUagreeing to work together to address keyissues related to fisheries andaquaculture and promote compliancewith the FAO Code of Conduct forResponsible Fisheries.

Adopted by FAO’s member countries in1995, the code contains a series of policyprinciples, technical guidelines and bestpractices for conducting fishing andaquaculture in a responsible andsustainable way. The new FAO-SouthKorea initiative will cover a broad spectrumof policy, governance and managementissues in fisheries and aquaculture.Education and training programs will be amajor component.

All activities will mainly be financed bySouth Korea via a new trust fundestablished at FAO.

“Fishing and fish farming make majorcontributions to food supply, nutrition, andincomes for millions of people,” saidSemedo. “This new program will helpsafeguard these contributions for futuregenerations, by providing governments andthose working in fishing and aquaculturewith guidance and support in adoptingmore sustainable practices. We areextremely grateful for South Korea’ssupport for this effort, both in terms offunding and in bringing its own expertiseand know-how to bear,” she added.

“This MOU forms part of Korean effortsto foster capacity building in developingcountries,” added Mr Jae Hak Son. “Byproviding key education and training, wewill help create much needed expertise ininternational fisheries policy development.”

The livelihoods of 660mn to 820mnpeople depend directly or indirectly onfisheries and aquaculture, and fish is theprimary source of protein of 17 percent ofthe world’s population — that figure rises tonearly 25 per cent in low-income food-deficit countries and to more than 50 percent in some Least Developed Countries inAfrica and Asia.

South Korea andFAO team up tosupport sustainablefisheries

Annual growth rate of world poultry meat marketpegged at 5.9 per cent


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MACHINERY EXPO INAGRITECH 2014 will be held from 19 to22 March 2014 at JIExpo Kemayoran Jakarta and co-locatedwith IIBT (The Indonesia International Bus, Truck andCommercial Vehicle Exhibition) and Heavy EquipmentIndonesia 2014.

It is touted as a one-stop exhibition for heavy duty vehicle,truck and supporting industries vendors in agriculture supplychain.

Organised by PT. Global Expo Management (GEMINDONESIA), INAGRITECH will feature the latest agricultureand forestry vehicle, machinery, equipment and technology.

It is said to be the ideal platform for agricultural machinerymanufacturers to launch new machinery and equipment. Theexhibition will also serve as the marketplace for meetingprofessionals working in the agriculture and agro-industrialbusiness chain, including palm oil and forestry chain.

The visitors can witness the latest agriculture technologyand machinery for helping the efficiency of agricultural crop withhigh productivity targets.

The event will also aid buyers to meet agro vendors underone roof. INAGRITECH will optimise for vendors to expand theirbusiness and network agro-industry in Indonesia.

Indonesia is reportedly growing to become the largesteconomy in ASEAN with more than US$1,000bn market-basedspending and GDP growth of seven per cent in 2013.

FIAAP, VICTAM AND GRAPAS Asia 2014 is pegged to be evenbigger than the last event organised in 2012, according to theshow organisers. Over 200 international exhibitors will keepvisitors engrossed from 8 to 10 April when the three exhibitionswill be held within one event at the Bangkok International Tradeand Exhibition Centre (BITEC).Millers from important industry sectors from throughout theAsia-Pacific region will be descending on Bangkok to find outhow they can achieve costs savings, increase efficiency butwithout reducing the quality of their end products. FIAAP Asia 2014 will profile the range of specialist ingredientsand additives used within the production of animal feeds,aquafeeds and petfoods. On its part, VICTAM Asia 2014 willprofile both the specialist technology and systems, togetherwith ancillary equipment, that produce safe, nutritious animalfeeds cost effectively. The production of biomass pelleting isalso included within this exhibition.GRAPAS Asia 2014 will profile ingredients, specialisttechnology and systems, together with ancillary equipmentthat are used in rice and flour milling, grain processing etc.Companies will also exhibit the latest technology for grainpreservation, transportation, storage, etc.Various conferences like Petfood Forum Asia, AquafeedHorizons Asia, Thai Feed Conference and Pellets UpdateAsia will also be organised. New features like the ASEANFeed & Rice Symposium and the ASEAN Feed Summit willalso be held.

INAGRITECH 2014 to serve machinery needs in Indonesia

FIAAP, VICTAM and GRAPAS a month away


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INHAGEN 2014 OR The Farmers’ Congresswas recently held in Pasay city, Philippines. Aconference and exhibition dedicated toanimal health, genetics and nutrition,showcasing products, equipment andservices related to livestock and poultry andcovering topics on research, commercialfindings, technologies and veterinarymedications, the fifth edition renewed itsstronghold as the country’s largest and mostprestigious agri-business exhibition onFebruary 8-10, 2014 at The SMX ConventionCenter, SM Mall of Asia.The bi-annual event, organised by thePhilippine Veterinary Drug Foundation, Inc.(PVDFI) and the Philippine Swine IndustryResearch and Development Foundation, Inc.(PSIRDFI), played host to livestock andpoultry industry leaders from the Philippinesand around the world. INAHGEN 2014continued to focus discussions andconvention programmes on the resolution ofanimal health, genetics and nutrition issues. The event also displayed live animals, thelatest products and equipment, technologyand innovation. Renowned Filipino and foreign speakersincluded Ronaldo Javier D. Mateo, MD,Vitacea Philippines Inc., who spoke onfunctional fatty acids. Dr Hans ChristophWagner, manager, business development,

AVEVE Biochem NV, spoke on fine tuningcost reduction in poultry feeds with NSPenzymes and Jose Q. Molina, D.V.M., M.V.S.,veterinary medical director, ChemvetProducts, Inc./ Enson Laboratories Inc.,spoke on porcine respiratory diseasecomplex an epidemiological revisit.More than 500 exhibitors showcased theirproducts and services at the event, ranging fromfeed suppliers, raw materials, feed ingredientsand additives; animal health and breeding; farmand slaughter equipment, as well as meatprocessing, packaging and handling. More than 30,000 farmers and industrypartners attended the past editions and haveproved that INAHGEN is the biggest and thelargest Farmers’ Congress in Philippines.

THE 4TH RUBBER PLANT Summit willcommence 5-6 March 2014 to spearheaddialogue on the prospects of emerging rubberproducing countries.

CMT is hosting the event at Phnom Penhin Cambodia to delve into rubber pricemovement, plantation techniques andproductivity in a sluggish global economy,and focus on the emergence of new rubberproducing countries like Cambodia, Myanmarand Gabon. To be attended by key officials,global investors, plantation owners,economists, the summit is slated to be amajor business platform for the rubbercommunity worldwide.

For over two days, key officials fromCambodia, Sri Lanka as well as planters,investors, rubber producers and suppliers,rubber research organisations and otherstakeholders along the value chain willexamine dual subjects of ‘Rubber PlantationBoom in Cambodia driven by GovernmentInitiatives’ and ‘Balancing InvestmentOpportunities & Challenges in a SluggishGlobal Economy’ deliberating on the

changing patterns of rubber trade globally,price movement, foreign investment outlookin rubber plantations, socio-economic issuesrelated to rubber as a commodity crop andother pertinent issues.

The summit will begin with an address byLy Phalla, general directorate of rubberplantations, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry& Fisheries, to provide an overview on‘Strengthening the Development ofCambodia’s Rubber Sector’ along withinsights on Cambodia’s vision to rapidlyexpand the country’s rubber industry.Sudharma Karunaratne, secretary ofMinistry of Plantation Industries, Sri Lankawho will share ‘Strategies to Develop SriLanka’s Natural Rubber Sector’ with specialfocus on moving into non-traditional areas.The summit also features presentations byrubber plantation owners as well as rubberprocessing companies.

The programme will also highlight recentstudies on agronomics to increase yield andproductivity by leading institute like CIRADand CRRI.

The summit is slated to be a major businessplatform for the rubber community worldwide

INHAGEN 2014 renews its foothold in Philippines

Rubber summit to encourage new countries into production


More than 500 exhibitors showcased theirproducts and services at the event

IPM ESSEN, ONCE again, presented itself as an

important ordering platform for horticulture at

Messe Essen in Germany recently. It offered

trade visitors from all over the world a unique

overview of the market and showcased

innovative new products.

Inaugurated by Hands-Peter Friedrich, federal

minister of agriculture, IPM ESSEN hosted 1,550

exhibitors from 45 nations who exhibited their

products and services from the plants,

technology, floristry and equipment sections. In

addition to the complete diversity of plants and

flowers, the floristry highlighted the newest

trends from technology, equipment and services,

a large number of national and international

associations were represented too.

Poised as more than a pure ordering fair, the

trade visitors used it as an important meeting

placein order to maintain and consolidate

business contacts and to obtain information

about innovations and market chances. For

example, the horticultural forum was devoted to

the business possibilities in Turkey. Numerous

competitions highlighted new plants for the

international market. With flowery design and

display ideas, top class florists from all over the

world provided insights on cut flowers and

plants were marketed successfully in the retail

flower trade.

IPM ESSEN gives a uniqueoverview on horticulture


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ILDEX VIETNAM 2014 is set to return in March with the objective ofserving the domestic market by organising the trade exhibitiontogether with a variety of activities such as technical seminars

including both commercial and non-commercial sections, supported bythe government, associations as well as private companies.

The fifth international livestock, dairy, meat processing, aquacultureand bio-energy exposition will feature advanced technology andinnovative solutions from suppliers for the country’s livestock, dairy,meat-processing, and aquaculture industries.

The population growth, changing dietary habits and rising incomeresult in a dramatic increase for meat consumption in Vietnam. The USGrains Counsel expects that by 2020 Vietnam could account for 350mnnew households in the middle class, which is now around 925mn. Thecountry is the No. 1 market for US-dried distillers grains in SoutheastAsia and is only behind China, Mexico and Canada.

Vietnam also has a strong aquaculture industry, and in the nextthree years, as China’s expanding population will demand nearly allof the world’s aquaculture production, Vietnamese fish farms willhave a large opportunity. In 2010, there were more than one millionhectares of aquaculture in production in Vietnam, producing about500,000 tons of fish.

To be held in March 19-21, 2014 at Saigon Exhibition andConvention Center (SECC) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, the biennial eventwill feature pig farming equipment, feed and feed ingredients, feedadditives and premixes, feeding system, cattle breeding, dairy farming,dairy processing equipment, milking system, disease controls, animal

health and pharmaceutical products, pig and poultry breeding, pig andpoultry farming and packaging services.

The visitor profile is likely to include feed industry, animal husbandry,animal health, veterinarians, meat processing sector, trade anddistribution, industry supplier and pig and poultry farmers.

ILDEX Vietnam has truly proven to serve the domestic markettogether with a great variety of activities. In 2012, the exhibitionwelcomed more than 200 exhibitors worldwide to meet and matchwith around 7,000 visitors who are both Vietnamese and participantsfrom neighbouring countries. The well-received activities were theprofessional business platform with good support from the Departmentof Livestock Production, the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD).

Moreover, ILDEX Vietnam still positions as a leader and has beenchosen by the leading company such as BIOMIN, Nutiad, Buhler,Lohmann, Muyang, Tecno, Texha and etc. to be a highly recommendedexhibition to participate in this promising market.

According to organisers VNU Exhibitions, participating in ILDEXVietnam will open up a great opportunity to put one’s mark on thesestrategically important cities, with the network linkage among the ASEANCountries and Asia.

Meanwhile, VNU Exhibitions and Inter Ads India partnered with NEOto create VIV/ILDEX India in Bangalore in 2012. The 2014 edition willbe held 23-25 April at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC).

This is a single platform to serve the Indian feed-to-meatbusiness better.

Through their co-operations and own events, the three partners haveset up profound databases as well as valuable networks with institutions,media and industry associations.

VIV/ILDEX India 2012 presented a successful professional feed-to-meat platform for the Indian poultry and dairy industry. A total of 150specialised exhibitors from 18 countries introduced an extensiveexhibition program with the latest technology, products and services. Thepresentation of countries included official pavilions from China, Franceand the Netherlands. nn

ILDEX Vietnam and India getready for another stint The biennial event is a must-visit for exhibitorsto showcase their products in livestock, dairyand aquaculture sectors

ILDEX Vietnam has truly proven to serve the domestic market togetherwith a great variety of activities


The 2014 India edition will be held 23-25 April at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC).


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SELECTING THE RIGHT type of house forpoultry allows efficient production ofbroilers and eggs within a stress-free

environment with maximum economy of feed.A properly designed and correctly

constructed poultry house provides therequired level environmental control for birds tolive and grow in comfortable, hygienic andwell-ventilated and illuminated conditions.With this achieved, birds are protected fromdirect sunlight, rain, draughts, extremes andsudden changes in temperature, as well asgases and fumes including carbon dioxide andammonia from manure and soiled litter.

Overhead costs should be low and no morethan 15 per cent of total production costs.Design and construction should take intoaccount the need for multi-purpose use —adaptations for brooding, rearing and egglaying, but on no account should birds ofdifferent ages be raised simultaneously underone roof.

Site and locationThe next big step is the location of the house,which must be accessible via a good all-weather road so that inputs can be brought inand produce taken out. Reliable sources ofclean piped water and electricity are essential.Drainage should be considered from the pointof view of poultry health, including thedisposal of poultry waste.

The selected site should benefit from airmovements and to this, end wind speeds anddirections should be studied over a period oftime, whole year if possible, so that the housereceives the most favourable orientation to theprevailing winds.

Farmers should avoid sites that are prone towater-logging, which have air movementsobstructed by natural barriers or other farmbuildings. They should consider direction ofsunlight, rainfall and cold draughts and relatethese factors to wind speed and directionespecially during cool and rainy seasons.Always site the house so that the long walls

orientate towards the least direct sunlight.Poultry house layout in relation to the entire

farm and other individual buildings and theirfunction is another important consideration.Design plans must ensure that wind direction,water drainage and work routine moves frombuildings holding younger stock to buildingsholding older stock.

Surrounding vegetationAlways locate the house well away fromconcentrated blocks of tall plantation tree crops

like rubber and other buildings so there is nointerference with natural air flow onto andthrough the poultry house.

Tall trees with bare trunks, foliage restrictedto tree crowns near to the house can providegood shading benefits without interfering withthe flow of air. But small bushy trees andshrubs like citrus and mango have an overallnegative effect because they are not tall enoughto provide shade but will still interrupt air flow.

Appropriately sited trees and othervegetation may complement cooling of thehouse through transpiration of water from theleaves by taking heat from the immediateenvironment for evaporation. Indeed airmovements across transpiring crops in hotclimates can reduce ambient air temperatureby up to three degrees celsius.

In hot dry areas, poultry house locationnear crops including pasture under irrigationcan bring considerable rewards. Furthermore, apoultry house that is completely surrounded bygrassland or alternative low-profile cover cropslike alfalfa, groundnuts, cowpea (vigna) orcucurbits (such as cucumber, pumpkin ormusk melon) will benefit from the absorptionof solar radiation by the foliage.

It is not a good idea to locate poultryhouses near to dense natural vegetation orcrops like sugar cane and cocoa, all of whichmay harbour rodent predators like rats. If

It is imperative that theinteriors of the house bedesigned and arranged inaccordance with comfort forbetter production

Right housing for efficientoutput of broilers and eggs

Poultry house layout in relation to the entire farm and other individual buildings and their functions must be taken into consideration


It is not a good idea to locate poultry houses nearto dense natural vegetation or crops like sugarcane and cocoa, which may harbour rodents

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raising ducks always reserve an area outside ofthe house, occupying an equivalent to half thehouse area, to construct a pond of shallowwater which need be no more than 30cmdeep. With this supplied ducks can oftenwithstand high ambient temperatures thatwould otherwise cause high mortality inchickens and turkeys. Clearly there are no hardand fast rules but more a question of ‘mix andmatch’ to suit.

Building the houseOn a per bird basis, the cost of building ahouse decreases with the size of house soproducers are advised, if financially possible, toinclude any future expansion plans in theinitial construction.

Foundations and floorRequired depth of the foundations isdetermined by the physical condition of theground and soil and the weight that has to beborne. In locations that experience high winds,a depth of at least 0.4 metres is required. Thefoundation hole should be large enough for oneman to work in comfortably (up to 0.6 metreswide). For a foundation depth of 0.4 metres,0.2 metres depth of concrete (lime or cement)is required. Foundation walls should be built to0.2 metres thickness and brought up to 0.15metres above ground level with 0.1 metre lefton each side. In all cases they must beconstructed from cement, stones and othertermite resistant material.

Concrete is advised for the floor so that itprovides a rodent proof surface that can bewashed down and disinfected. Floor levelshould be at least 0.20 metres above groundlevel with up eight cm to 10cm of high qualityconcrete laid on a carefully prepared and solidbase. Bricks laid on an equally solid base andcemented together offer a cheaper andsatisfactory alternative. A concrete floor isessential for deep litter systems. This is

particularly important if the soil is clayey andable to absorb moisture from the sub soil,because the dampness will ultimately betransferred to surface of the soil, by capillaryaction, and be absorbed by the litter.

Producers looking for a cheap alternativemay be able to keep commercial broilers, layersor breeders on dirt floors of a sandy, porousnature, although the floor should be rammedtight with a hard material and be at least 0.3metres above the surrounding ground level.

DimensionsWidths of open-sided houses should ideally bebetween 8-10 metres while those excess of 10metres will invariably cause problems duringhot seasons with insufficient natural ventilationto keep the birds out of heat stress situations.

Length of the house is more versatile. Itmay be any length the producer choosesalthough in practical terms length isdetermined by the ‘lay of the land’ on whichit is to be built. Uneven land requiresgrading and levelling, a labour intensive andrelatively expensive component of thebuilding programme. Length of the housewill also be constrained by the adoption and

installation of automatic feeding andwatering equipment. For this reason,producers who opt for such equipmentshould have detailed discussions withmanufacturers beforehand to determine thelimitations, if any, on house dimensions.

Open sided houses will typically have studsupports that measure 2.5 metres from thefoundations to the roof, increased to threemetres in areas that experience very hightemperatures. Side-walls are typically 10cm to12cm thick (the width of a single, standardconcrete block) and built to a height of 0.5-0.6metre with pillars (0.3 square metres) on top,at 1.2 metres intervals, to secure wire nettingframes. Frames are approximately 1.2 metrestall with hexagonal wire netting slotted into andsecured to a timber frame. End walls are builtof solid brick with doors at each end.

The roofThatch, though cheap, is neither fireproof orbird/rodent proof and is, therefore, notrecommended. Suitable alternatives includeclay tiles on a wooden support structure. Gableroofs with ridge openings to provide goodventilation are ideal in hot climates. Agenerous overhang of up to one metre isadvised to protect the interior of the housefrom heavy driving rainfall and to offer shadeand comfort for the flock.

Other commonly used roofing materialsinclude corrugated, galvanised iron sheets oraluminium sheets. The tendency for corrugatediron roofs to raise the inside temperature of thehouse to uncomfortable levels during hotseasons can be avoided by the judiciousplanting of shade trees. Aluminium sheeting,though more costly, does not cause thisproblem. Installation of false ceilings andtreating the roof with white paint to reflect heatare relatively cheap ways of maintaining housetemperatures at equitable levels. nn

By Terry Mabbettn


A generous overhang of up to one metre is advised to protect the interior of the house from heavy driving rainfall and to offer shade and comfort for the flock

Producers looking for a cheap alternative may be able to keep commercial broilers,layers or breeders on dirt floors of a sandy, porous nature


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OIL PALM HAS many uses such as cooking oils,

cosmetics, oleochemicals and biodiesels are what

most people will come up with, if you ask them

how the crop is used after harvesting. However,

palm waste can be useful as a feed for livestock.

Fruit from the oil palm tree has an oily outer

layer and a single seed within, both of which contain

commercially valuable oil. About 98.8 per cent of

the value in oil palm comes from oil products,

including palm oil, oleochemicals, palm kernel oil,

finished products and biodiesel. The remaining 1.2

per cent of the value found in the plant's by-

products however, are not to be scoffed at.

One by-product of the industry is palm kernel

meal. This is the pulpy mass left over after oil has

been extracted from palm kernel seeds. Every

year, over seven million tonnes of the stuff is

dried and processed, ending up as feed stock for

cattle. The biggest importer is the European

Union, which took in about 2.63mn tonnes in

2013, followed by New Zealand with 1.52mn

tonnes. The Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC)

explains that this substance is packed with

minerals, protein, fat and carbohydrates.

Cattle are particularly suited to the meal due

to their ability to digest its high starch, sugar and

cellulose content. In monogastric animals such

as the African catfish or layer chickens, palm

kernel meal can be used to make up about 20 per

cent to 30 per cent of the animal’s diet. In beef

cattle, palm kernel meal can constitute up to 80

per cent of the diet and for dairy cattle, 50 per

cent. This makes the dairy industry a big

customer of Malaysia’s palm kernel meal.

Palm kernel meal is an important source of

supplementary stock feed to grass and hay for dairy

cattle, especially in drought-affected areas.

In response to such concerns, risk

assessments conducted by its Ministry of Primary

Industries have shown that palm kernel meal is

not a natural host for potentially worrying

pathogens, such as the foot and mouth disease

virus. Besides, import conditions require each

consignment to be heat processed to 85°C and

stored in factories dedicated to the processing of

palm fruits and kernels, and kept clean and free

of potential contamination following production.

The ministry has also ensured that under the

Import Health Standard, palm kernel meal will only

be imported from approved and audited facilities.

These assurances can only be a good thing for

responsible exporters based in Malaysia and

Indonesia, which together, accounted for about 90

per cent of world exports in 2013 (Malaysia,

2.58mn tonnes and Indonesia, 3.56mn tonnes).

In Malaysia, most palm kernel meal is

exported as its dairy and cattle industry is

relatively small, with the local consumption at

23,000 tonnes last year.

According to the MPOC, recent market prices

have allowed palm kernel meal to offer the best

value for money in animal feed ingredients. Based

on market price trades in Rotterdam in August 2013,

the total digestible nutrient per US dollar is higher

than soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower meals.

“In other words, one US dollar spent on palm

kernel meal gives feed millers an energy value of

52.7 megajoules, which is 29 per cent to 108 per

cent higher than that of soybean, rapeseed and

sunflower meals,” concludes the MPOC.

SCIENTISTS IN CHINA’S Nanjing havefound that heating a high-protein soyproduct can damage the protein, adverselyaffecting the chick's immune system.Protein oxidation of soy protein isolate(SPI) is induced by heating, and oxidisedprotein may negatively affect the immunefunction of broilers.That is the conclusion reached by DW Wuand colleagues at Nanjing AgriculturalUniversity after a study looking at theeffects of heat treatment of SPI on thegrowth performance and immune functionof broiler chickens.In their study published in PoultryScience, they explain that the SPI washeated in an oven at 100°C for one, fouror eight hours and resultant oxidativestatus was evaluated.A total of 320 one-day-old Arbor Acreschickens were randomly divided into fourtreatment groups with eight replicates of10 birds, and fed diets supplemented withthe unheated SPI or one of the three heat-treated SPI for 21 days.The results showed that heat exposure ofSPI for four and eight hours caused anincrease in protein carbonyl, and asimultaneous decrease in sulfhydryl andfree amine groups compared withunheated SPI. The bodyweight of broilersfed diets supplemented with SPI heatedfor eight hours were significantly lowerthan that of broilers fed dietssupplemented with unheated SPI.Compared with unheated SPI, heat-treated SPI (heated for eight hours)reduced liver weight at 14 days ofage, spleen and bursa weights at 21days of age.The content of IgG in serum and duodenalmucosa of broilers (at 14 days) wasdecreased when diets supplemented withheat-treated SPI (heated for eight hours).No significant differences were observedin the mucosa secretory IgA contents ofbroilers among the treatment groups.Compared with unheated SPI, asignificant increases were observed in thecontent of adrenocorticotropic hormoneand cortisol in serum of broilers fed theheat-treated SPI (heated for eight hours)at 21 days.The myeloperoxidase activities in serum(at 14 days) and mucosa of broilers wereincreased when diets supplemented withheat-treated SPI (heated for eight hours).

AN ALTERNATE VACCINE delivery systemfor newborn chicks has been developed byUS Department of Agriculture (USDA)scientists to improve vaccination againstintestinal diseases like coccidiosis.

A common and costly poultry disease,coccidiosis is caused by tiny, single-celledparasites that belong to the genus Eimeria.Infected birds spread disease by sheddingoocysts, the egglike stage of the parasite. Theinfected birds are slower to gain weight andgrow, and sometimes die.

Traditional poultry vaccine methodsinvolve vaccinating chicks in trays on aconveyor with an electronic sprayer. However,some chicks may be missed by thesemethods and consequently have little defence

against diseases.The alternate system, developed by

scientists at the Agricultural ResearchService (ARS) involves putting low doses oflive Eimeria oocysts inside gelatin beads,which are fed to birds.

Microbiologist Mark Jenkins and zoologistRay Fetterer, in BARC’s Animal ParasiticDiseases Laboratory, examined the gelatinbead vaccine effectiveness in chicks of layerhens and broilers.

One-day-old chicks were immunised byingesting gelatin beads or with a hand-heldsprayer. The group that swallowed the gelatinbeads had a greater vaccine uptake than thegroup that received the vaccine in spray form,and was better protected against coccidiosis.

Overheated soy harmschick immunity, revealsstudy

New vaccine delivery system for newborn chicks

Oil palm leftovers as poultry and livestock feed



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BECAUSE OF ITS efficiency, the poultryindustry is emerging as the No. 1supplier of sustainable animal protein —

be it in the form of poultry meat or eggs — yetthere are still examples where the industry doesnot run as efficiently as it could or make thebest use of its resources. One such example isthe use of water in poultry processing plants;however, there are numerous ways in whichsavings can be made.

Problem: InfrastructureAt the start of the processing chain, water is usedfor washing, and through the addition of suitableproducts, the disinfection of birds. Any equipmentused for these processes should supply sufficientvolumes of water but not waste it. The equipmentused for carcass washing may be located in thescalding, plucking and evisceration areas of theprocessing plant, and may simply comprise atraditional domestic showerhead. This results inhigh consumption of drinking-quality water,which is expensive to produce. This same type ofshowerhead can also be seen during eviscerationand, in the worst cases, nothing more than ahalf inch hose is used, and the water supply isnever turned off.

Solution: An awareness needs to be createdthat all work must be carried out quickly andwell to avoid waste of any kind, and thisincludes the connection of pipes, hoses andthe carrying out repairs. Another challenge forplant managers would be to organise a morestaggered start for each process at the start ofthe shift, and to insist on greater accuracy.This could result in a reduction in energyconsumption, a reduction in water wastedthrough the proper adjustment of air pressureused by the blowers, an overall lowering inamount of water used per processed chicken.

Avian blood takes longer to coagulate thanmammalian blood, and this should be reflectedin the design and angle of the blood channel sothat only enough water as is needed is used tohelp move the blood to where it is temporarily

stored. This can result in a substantial saving oflitres used per processed bird.

Problem: Leaking pipes and hosesAt some biosecurity stations, hand and bootwashing facilities do not supply only the waterneeded, so once again, water is wasted. Similarly,the pipelines used for cleaning the processingplant may not be in a good state of repair andmay be without adequate control valves.

Soultion: Biosecurity stations should havemovement sensors that control the flow ofwater for hand and boot washing. Perhaps it isworth considering a disinfectant gel that can beapplied to the hands and arms without water.

Problem: Operational factorsIn some processing plants, as soon as thedaily shift starts, overhead conveyors, scalders,pluckers and washing equipment are allbrought on-line, including the eviscerationequipment. It can take up to eight minutes forbirds to reach the washing areas, so bringingthese operations into use immediately at thestart of the daily shift will results in waterwastage. An additional issue that may arise isthe overfilling of scalders. When the blowersstart to work and the water is agitated, spillagewill occur. This can mean that more watermust be added in addition to the one litre perbird that enters the scalder if birds are to besubmerged to the necessary depth.In someprocessing plants, the overhead eviscerationconveyor is started as soon as birds reach thisarea. The problem with this is that valvescontrolling the sprayers and carcass washersimmediately open, which results in waterwastage before the chicken arrives at the firstwork station where the vent is cut.

At some gizzard-peeling stations, watervalves are not independently controllable. As aconsequence, if one workplace is in operation,all sprinkler valves that supply water to therollers come into operation. A similar situationarises when filling the chillers with carcassesand offal, and in some plants, the initial waterlevel is above the paddle shaft and screw. Withthe addition of ice, the level rises further.Poorly repaired joints can be another problemin processing plants, and small holes can beanother route through which water is lost fromscalders and chillers. This continual drippingcan amount to several litres of water per day.

Solution: Flute-type sprinklers should be usedfor evisceration, particularly when performing thevent cut and the removal of the viscera, heart,livers and gizzard. The water pipework systemshould resemble that for compressed air, withquick couples and pressure guns.

Water reuse, rainwaterProper treatment of wastewater can lead to itbeing reused. For example, it can be reused forcleaning floors in the bird reception area, inlavatories, for supplying boilers and coolingtowers. In some processing plants, rainwater iscollected, treated and stored. Depending onquality, it can also be used for processing orindustrial uses. By recycling wastewater orcollecting rainwater, the total volume of freshwater used can be reduced for washingequipment and the plant by an average of sixlitres per bird. When large volumes areprocessed every day, the annual savings incosts are significant and will contribute to thecompetitiveness of the product. nn

By Wattagnet

Saving water in poultryprocessingThe industries must beconstantly reminded thatresources are finite. Therefore,there must be an endeavourto reduce wastage of water inthe units

By recycling wastewater, the total volume of fresh water used can be reduced by an average of six litres per bird per day



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ORGANIC SOWS AND their piglets’health can be improved if they are puton areas planted with trees, according

to scientists in a Denmark varsity.The scientists from Aarhus University aim

to take on a project that will help improve theenvironmental impact and pig health andwelfare of organic pig production by allowingthe sows with their piglets to spend more timetogether in forests rather than in openpastures. The biomass from the trees can beused for energy production.

Organic pig farmers receive twice as muchfor their product as conventional farmers andexports of organic pork have contributedsignificantly to Danish exports of organicproducts, reaching US$184mn in 2012. Butorganic pig production is not without itschallenges — in terms of impact onenvironment, climate and animal welfare.

“In the organic systems used today, theclimate impact is not significantly differentfrom conventional production. At the sametime, the existing pig houses with solidoutdoor areas are often inappropriate interms of hygiene management and arecharacterised by large ammonia losses,”

explains section manager and leader of theproject, John E. Hermansen.

Post-weaning scours can also be a bigproblem in free-range production when thepiglets are weaned from their mothers andmoved indoors. The scientists, therefore,propose a new kind of organic pig farmingproduction system where there would be evenhigher consideration for the environment andanimal health and welfare. The new project willtest the system in practice and examine theeffects on animal health, welfare andproductivity and on nutrient emissions andcarbon storage.

Organic woodland porkThe concept is based on integrating theproduction of free-range pigs with woodybiomass for bioenergy.

The enclosure for the outdoor pigs is morethan just a simple pasture; the field will also beplanted with trees for biomass production. Thetrees can reduce the leaching and evaporation ofsome of the nutrients that the pigs leave behindin the form of manure and urine. By convertingthe trees into energy, greenhouse gas emissionsfrom the production can be reduced. The treeswill also provide shade and activity for both sowsand piglets.

The pigs are weaned at a later age thanusual and are finished in a new housingconcept with no paved outdoor area. Thepiglets are thus outdoors with the sow for alonger period. The outdoor life can promotehealthier and more robust pigs. Less diseaseand happier pigs will improve animal welfareand reduce the need for antibiotics.

“The new form of production can help tomake this type of competitive, responsible andresource-efficient organic pig production morepopular,” says Hermansen.

The 3.5-year project has been grantedUS$1.6mn from the Green Development andDemonstration Programme of the Ministry ofFood, Agriculture and Fisheries. Participants inthe project include Aarhus University (projectmanager), Center of Development for OutdoorLivestock Production, Knowledge Centre forAgriculture, Pig Research Centre, OrganicDenmark and two organic pig farmers. nn

Leaving the animals in athicket rather than an openspace can lead to resource-efficient organic pig production

Keep pigs in forest for betterwellbeing and environment

The trees can reduce the leaching and evaporation of some of the nutrients that the pigs leave behind in the form of manure and urine


ADDING FLAVOURS TO creep feed may be amethod to stimulate early exploratorybehaviour, feed intake and performance inpiglets. Study has found that butterscotch, inparticular, has proven to be a hit.Research at the School of Agriculture atNewcastle University, UK, aimed atinvestigating the effect of increasing creepflavour diversity in two lactation housingsystems. The trial was set up as creep feedintake by suckling piglets is often low.Feeding five different flavoured creeps (toffee,apricot, butterscotch, apple and red fruit) in adaily sequential order increased the hourlyfrequency of visits to the creep feeder on day18 of life, and increased the piglets' feedintake over days 15-22 of lactation, and day22 to weaning at 28 days.When controlling for day of presentation,

butterscotch flavoured creep promoted ahigher intake than red fruit creep, with otherflavours intermediate.The prior experience of flavour diversitysignificantly increased weight gain in the firsttwo weeks after weaning on a standardisedfeeding regime for both treatments.


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MYCOTOXINS ARE COMMONLYfound in feed. However, the toxicityof combinations of mycotoxins

cannot always be predicted. Using a wideadsorption spectrum of a toxin bindingproduct is, therefore, the key.

Based on their common occurrence andeffects on human and animal health, aflatoxins(AF), fumonisins (FB), deoxynivalenol (DON),ochratoxin A (OTA) and zearalenone (ZEA) arerecognised as the five most importantagricultural mycotoxins. Recent surveys havedemonstrated the regular occurrence of lowlevels of multiple mycotoxins in cereals.However, the toxicity of combinations ofmycotoxins cannot always be predicted basedupon their individual toxicities. Worldwidesurveys on the occurrence and contaminationlevels of mycotoxins in raw materials indicatethat DON and FB are the most frequentlydetected mycotoxins, so it is of interest todetermine their toxic effect when presentsimultaneously in feedstuffs.

Effects on intestinal wall integrityFollowing ingestion of mycotoxin-contaminated feed, enterocytes may beexposed to high concentrations of toxins.Both DON and FB have a direct effect on guthealth and integrity. DON damages theepithelial cells, decreasing the villi length andthus their surface, resulting in poor nutrientabsorption and an increased risk of negativeenergetic balance and also impairs the barrierfunction of the intestine by two mechanisms.This results in an increased risk of trans-epithelial passage of both bacteria andendotoxins into the systemic system.

Transfer rate of aflatoxinsThe joint effect of FB and DON on gut integrityincreases the absorption of other mycotoxinsand toxins. At the end of 2012 and throughout2013, much larger amounts of aflatoxins incorn were encountered than usually found inEurope. The reasons were the drought and hightemperatures occurring during the harvest of2012. The amounts observed are not affectingthe health of animals but are dangerous fromthe point of view of milk quality and publichealth. Indeed aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) passes into

milk in the form of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), whichis a potent carcinogen. Aflatoxins are producedmainly by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillusparasiticus, fungi being more characteristic oftropical regions.

Good binderWith such variability in metabolisation rateand the low limit for AFM1 in milk in the EU,it is essential to use a good toxin binder toprotect cows from absorbing these lowquantities of AFB1. Aflatoxins are lipophilicand of low molecular weight, so they areassumed to be properly adsorbed by severalaluminosilicates, especially of the bentonite-montmorillonite type. This type of materialsshows adsorption rates of more than 90 percent when measured in vitro. However, it isacknowledged that in vivo adsorption islower, and with low legislated level, anyquantity of free AFB1 can be absorbed andmetabolised to AFM1. Using a broadspectrum toxin binder, able to properly protectagainst the deleterious effects of DON and FBon the intestine will allow an efficientprotection against AFB1. DON and FB aremycotoxins with higher molecular weightsand more difficult to adsorb by conventionaldetoxifying agents.

Specific technologies can modify claystructure at the nano scale, increasing theinterlayer space of the material and thusimproving its adsorption capacity for largermolecules. This modification can be done byusing natural agents such as algalpolysaccharides.

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ANALYSTS FROM RESEARCH andMarkets have forecasted the Global AnimalFeed Antioxidants market to grow at acompound annual growth rate (CAGR) of5.07 percent over the period 2012-2016.According to the research firm, one of thekey factors contributing to this marketgrowth is the increasing concern aboutanimal health and feed safety.

The Global Animal Feed Antioxidantsmarket has also been witnessing anincreasing demand for natural antioxidants,Reuters quoted the research as saying.However, the impact of global warming dueto livestock production is expected to pose achallenge to the growth of this market.

Antioxidants are also generally termedas shelf-life extenders. Feed antioxidantsprotect deterioration of other feed nutrientsin the feed such as fats, vitamins, pigmentsand flavouring agents, thus providingnutrient security to the animals. Oxidisedfeed can result in decreased animal healthand performance; therefore it is essential toprevent feed from oxidation. It is expectedthat with globally increasing demand forlivestock products such as meat, eggs andmilk, demand for antioxidants as feed

additives will also rise. Globally, livestockproducers will focus on higher usage ofantioxidants in the feed to reduce loss dueto feed deterioration and to save cost onfeed inputs.

The key vendors dominating this spaceinclude Adisseo France S.A.S., BASF SE,Danisco A/S, and Novozymes A/S. Theother vendors mentioned in this report areAlltech Inc., Archer Daniels Midland Co.,Biovet JSC, Cargill Inc., Chr. Hansen Inc.,DSM Nutritional Products Inc., ElancoAnimal Health Inc., Evonik Industries AG,InVivo NSA S.A., Kemin Industries Inc.,Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd., NovusInternational Inc., Nutreco N.V., PfizerAnimal Health, Phibro Animal HealthCorp., Provimi Holding B.V., andTessenderlo Group.

Commenting on the report, an analystfrom the team said, “With the increasingdemand for naturally processed meat fromconsumers, the Animal Feed industry hasbeen increasingly demanding that naturalantioxidants be used in the feed. Researchstudies have found extracts from plants andnatural compounds to be very helpful inimproving the quality of meat.

“It has also been found that extracts ofvarious herbs and spices have highantioxidant capacity. For instance, someplants from the Lamiaceae species arereported to have a high antioxidant capacity.Essential oil found in the phenoliccompound content of these plants is alsoreported to have a high antioxidant capacity.Natural antioxidants are used in somestages of the meat production process assuch antioxidants are reported to improvethe shelf life of meat and improve its quality.Therefore, the increasing demand fornatural antioxidants is an emerging trendthat is expected to have a positive impact onthe growth of the Global Animal FeedAntioxidants market.”

According to the report, one of the keydrivers contributing to the growth of thismarket is the growing concerns aboutanimal health and safety. Factors such asthe increase in the use of antibiotics inanimal feed in the recent past and itsconsequence on meat consumers haveraised concerns over the effects on humanhealth. Owing to this reason, acceptabledaily intakes of antioxidants have beenestablished to counter the use of antibiotics.

Dairy Australia has released a new smartphone app to help bodycondition score cows more effectively. Designed in consultation with dairy farmers and advisors, the Cow BodyCondition Scoring Tool app is easy-to-use featuring large graphics tohelp dairy farmers and advisors get a standardised measure of cows’body energy and protein reserves at critical times of lactation. Dairy Australia’s feedbase programme manager, John Evans, said theapp will help farmers working with seasonal and split calving herds takegreater control over their herd’s feeding. “The app has been designed to make the body condition scoringprocess easier so farmers can realise the benefits in their herd’sreproductive performance and milk production. “In the past farmers and advisors would have referred to photos inbooks such as the Condition Magician. This app uses the same simplescoring method using the graphics and the touch screen and it takesonly seconds to score each cow,” he said. The app also features three scoring methods are also available to suitbeginners, intermediate and advance users so anyone is able to use it,Evans said. Herd results are provided instantly after each scoring event withsuggested actions to consider. A results summary including a graphcan then be emailed as a permanent record. Tasmanian-based herd nutrition advisor, Pip Gale, of VanguardNutrition said the app will make the recording process easier forfarmers and the high quality of reporting would be of great value. “The great thing about the app is that you can take it anywhere, anyonecan use it and you can circulate the information on the spot,” Gale said.

“It’s often the case that you are out in the paddock with your pen andpaper and you are trying to record your BCS average by hand so theapp makes the process easier that way. Sometimes you lose the pieceof paper so, to have a permanent record saved on the phone for nexttime that you can immediately compare with, is very handy.” Farm stakeholders such as vets and farm owners could also be kept up-to-date as the results summary could be emailed. As the results werealso offered in graph form they were also easier to interpret, Gale said. The app is available for both Android smartphones and iPhone.

The app is available for Android smartphones and iPhone

Global feed antioxidants market to grow at 5.07 per cent by 2016

Cows’ body condition scoring made easy with new app


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MOLLUSK RESEARCHERS AT Virginia Tech in the

United States and at the Freshwater Fisheries

Research Centre in Wuxi, China, are

collaborating to promote freshwater mussel

conservation, develop productive pearl-

producing Chinese mussels, and possibly

introduce a US mussel to China that has the

potential to produce coloured pearls.

“Just like the eastern United States, China has a

rich diversity of freshwater mussels, which is

imperiled by humans building dams, for instance,

and introducing toxins into the waterways,” said

Eric Hallerman, a professor of fish and wildlife

conservation in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural

Resources and Environment.

Both countries are working on mussel conservation,

and Dan Hua, a doctoral student in fish and wildlife

conservation in the college and laboratory manager

of Virginia Tech’s Freshwater Mollusk Conservation

Centrr, said the collaboration would benefit both.

Hua has been studying with Hallerman, who is a

leader in genetic improvement of aquaculture

stocks, aquaculture biotechnology and related

public policy, and genetics education.

“Ms Hua told her Chinese colleagues that

collaboration with Virginia Tech could help,” said

Hallerman, who is affiliated with the university’s

Fralin Life Science Institute. “We visited Wuxi in

2011, and in 2013 dedicated a new lab there.”

The 2013 trip included Hallerman, Hua, Professor

Emeritus Dick Neves, and Don Hubbs, mussel

programme coordinator at the Tennessee Wildlife

Resources Agency. “We visited field sites and

aquatic resources management agencies

throughout the lower Yangtze River valley as far

inland as the Three Gorges Dam,” said Hallerman.

Hubbs also has restored mussels to Tennessee

rivers and provided Hua with the pearl-producing

pink heelsplitter mussel for her research, which is

playing a role in the new partnership.

There have already been tangible outcomes from the

new lab, called the Freshwater Fisheries Research

Center-Virginia Tech Cooperative International

Laboratory for Germplasm Conservation and

Utilization of Freshwater Mollusks.

“The North American pink heelsplitter, which

produces pink- to purple-coloured pearls, is

advancing as a candidate species for production

of colored freshwater pearls in China,” Hallerman

said. “The colored pearls would be good for the

Chinese pearl industry, and producing the baby

mussels in Tennessee for shipment to China

would be a good cottage industry for that state.”

Virginia Tech hosted visiting scientist Wen Haibo

of the Freshwater Fisheries Research Centre in

November to see pink heelsplitter propagation.

Wen and his Virginia Tech colleagues are also

studying the possibility of selective breeding of

the Chinese mussel Hyriopsis cumingii, which is

currently the focal species for freshwater pearl

production in China.

“The faster it grows, the faster it produces

pearls,” said Hallerman. “Males grow faster, so

we want to be able to do selective breeding for

male-skewed production.

ATLANTIC SALMON PRODUCTION could be boosted by a newtechnology that will help select the best fish for breeding.

A chip loaded with hundreds of thousands of pieces of DNA —each holding a fragment of the salmon’s genetic code — will allowbreeders to detect fish with the best genes.

The development will enable salmon breeders to improvethe quality of their stock and its resistance to disease,according to a research.

‘Best’ fish can be then detected by variations in the genetic codeof each individual fish — known as single nucleotidepolymorphisms (SNPs).

These variations make it possible to identify genes that arelinked to desirable physical traits, such as growth or resistance toproblematic diseases, for example sea lice infestations, theresearch added.

Salmon breeders will be able to carry out the test by taking asmall sample of fin tissue.

Dr Ross Houston, career track fellow at Edinburgh’s RoslinInstitute, said, “Selective breeding programmes have been used toimprove salmon stocks since the 1970s. This new technology willallow the best breeding fish to be selected more efficiently andaccurately, particularly those with characteristics that are difficult tomeasure such as resistance to disease.”

The chip carries over twenty times more genetic informationthan existing tools. Similar chips have already transformed breedingprogrammes for land-farmed livestock including cattle and pigs.

Worldwide, approximately 1.5mn tonnes of Atlantic salmon areproduced every year.

China-US tie to enhance mussel conservation and pearl production

Genetic chip will help breedbetter salmon, says research


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Coconut has long been regarded as the tropical ‘Tree of Life’ due toan unrivalled versatility of applications including the copra orkernel (meat) for food and animal feed; palm kernel oil for

cooking, the manufacture of cosmetics, detergents and pharmaceuticals;wood for construction; shells for charcoal; husk or fibre for ropes, matsand mattresses; roots for dyes and the palm fronds for roofing materialsand making brooms.

However, versatility in application is only part of the success storythat is the coconut. First half of the success story is a correspondingly wideversatility in agronomy and production with the capacity to grow in awide range of soil environments, in pure stands or mixed croppingsystems and at a range of production levels from backyards andsubsistence crops to large scale estates and plantations.

A truly tropical tree cropThe coconut (Cocos nucifera) is essentially a species of the lowlandhumid tropics with over 90 per cent of the world’s production sourcedfrom a zone bounded by the latitudes 20°N and 20°S. Rarely is acoconut crop planted much above 300 metres from sea level. Averagetemperature for optimum growth and production of coconut palm shouldideally be within the range of 27°C to 32°C with a diurnal temperaturevariation not exceeding 7°C. Annual rainfall requirement is 1,000mm to

2,000mm depending on seasonal distribution and other relevant factorssuch as the depth of the water table and water retaining capacity of thesoil where grown.

Plenty of sunshine (ideally 2,000 hours per annum) is requiredalthough in the final analysis total solar radiation to which trees areexposed is more important than the total hours of sunshine received.Relative humidity is similarly important with levels below 60 per centcausing closure of the stomata (pores on the leaves) which restrictsgaseous exchange (carbon dioxide in and water vapour and oxygen out)and therefore trees’ physiological processes and growth rate. Converselyexcessively high levels of relative humidity will make coconut palms proneand susceptible to high humidity loving fungal and bacterial diseases.

The coconut palm can be grown successfully in wide range of soil typesfrom almost pure coral on atolls in the Pacific Ocean to peats and acidreaction swamps. Highest yields of coconuts are invariably obtained fromtrees growing in fertile alluvial and volcanic soils. Coconuts will grow quiteadequately on estates that are well away from the ocean, althoughseashore and coastal sites appear to provide the best conditions for growthand production.

These have been identified as well-drained and well-aerated soils justinland from the ocean. High rainfall supplemented with supplies ofmineral rich water flowing through the soil and into sea and the relativelyhigher humidity and lower diurnal temperature fluctuation experienced atthese sites are important factors. The high requirement of coconut forchlorine as a plant nutrient is also considered to be a key factor in thecoconut palm’s preference for coastal locations.

Despite the coconut’s long history of cultivation, agronomic standardshave generally been poor which is due in large part to the trees’ ability to

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Coconuts: Versatile cropswith benefits aplenty

From its oil to its meat, the applications ofcoconut plant is unparalleled along with its abilityto survive with minimum care and attention

Coconut, like every other agricultural crop, requires and responds to good crop

husbandry but this has traditionally been adifficult concept to get across to the growers

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survive and crop at some level with a bare minimum of care and attentionfrom growers. Coconut, like every other agricultural crop, requires andresponds to good crop husbandry but this has traditionally been a difficultconcept to get across to growers.

For this reason coconut has been caught in a subsistence-like scenarioand trap, consequently gaining the reputation of as a ‘lazy man’s’ cropand historically leading to traditionally low farm gate prices. This, in turn,has prevented the required level of investment by coconut farmers whooften find themselves caught in a viscous subsistence-like spiral.

Coconut cultivation in many countries is consequently characterisedas a low input, low output crop system with coconut growers remainingat the bottom as some of the poorest members of the agriculturalcommunity. Coconut farmers around the world have traditionally soughtto overcome these problems by growing coconuts in association withother crops or by grazing livestock beneath them. However, the overallproductivity of such mixed cropping/livestock systems has been similarlyinhibited by inadequate inputs and investment.

Processing for virgin coconut oilGlobal oilseeds markets including the relatively recent introduction ofvirgin coconut oil may well turn out to be the long-term salvation for thisancient crop. Virgin coconut oil is the naturally processed product offresh coconut meat extracted directly from the copra or indirectly throughthe extraction from coconut milk or even coconut residue.

Virgin coconut oil is a colourless (water white) liquid with a mild tointense scent of coconut. It is extremely rich in lauric acid (a fatty acid)at 47-53 per cent. Virgin coconut oil also contains tocopherol (Vitamin E)at a concentration of 5mg/kg, with a peroxidase value no higher than 1.0and with less than 0.2 per cent of FFA (free fatty acid).

Versatility also features high in the production of virgin coconut oil. Theproduct can be produced from fresh coconut meat, coconut milk or evencoconut residue. Fresh coconut meat can be processed into virgin coconutoil through either the fresh dry process/wet milling route; the fresh dryprocess/desiccated coconut route; the fresh dry process/grated coconut routeor the low pressure oil extraction or intermediate moisture content method.

Virgin coconut oil can additionally be processed from coconut milk byusing the traditional wet process/modified kitchen method; thefermentation process or the centrifuge process.

Last, but not the least, virgin coconut oil can be extracted from coconutresidue by using the Bawalan-Masa process that was developed by thePhilippines Coconut Development Authority.

Uses for virgin coconut oilIn its pure form virgin coconut oil can be consumed directly as a mild andsweet scented food product. In this context, it provides a tasty andnutritious dressing for green salads, good complementary food seasoning

and a healthy culinary (cooking) oil because of its high resistance to heat. Wider application of virgin coconut oil encompasses both the

pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Research trials support the useof virgin coconut oils to treat patients with compromised immunesystems, heart disease and its prevention and others who have beenexposed to toxic (poisonous) food additives, children exposed topathogenic viruses and elderly persons with immune systems requiringadditional support.

The potential of virgin coconut oil in combatting pathogenic microbesappears particularly important. Its anti-microbial properties include anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-protozoan credentials, whichhave been pinned down to the medium fatty acids contained in the oil.And especially the C12 (twelve carbon molecule) lauric acid and itsendogenously manufactured derivative called monoglyceride monolaurin.Virgin coconut oil and its vital constituents have featured in HIV/AIDSresearch conducted by Michigan State University in the USA and thePhilippine Coconut Research and Development Foundation and as apossible treatment for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

Virgin coconut oil is an established and acknowledged skin careproduct helping to keep the skin soft and smooth, to prevent andalleviate wrinkling, sagging and premature ageing and to act as amoisturiser for dry, flaky and itchy skin conditions and complaints. It hasalso been used for treating eczema, insect bite reactions, skin allergiesand nappy (diaper) rashes in babies. Virgin coconut oil is used in themanufacture of cosmetics including skin creams and moisturisers, bodylotions, shampoos and hair conditioners. nn

By Dr Terry Mabbett

Virgin coconut oil encompasses both the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries


COFFEE HAS BECOME the favouritesocial beverage in the Philippines,evidenced by the numerous coffee

shops sprouting all over the metropolis.The domestic demand for coffee has

increased in the last five years, writes journalistEd Limtingco in his column — C&C Views —published in the local daily The Freeman.

This is not surprising, he said, as coffeehas become a staple for the Filipinos, eventhose belonging to the lower economic classes,with 90 per cent of the total demand comingfrom the consumption of instant coffee. Basedon the data from the Institute for Developmentand Econometric Analysis (IDEA), Limtingcosaid that the estimate of growth in 2008showed that domestic demand is expected toincrease 3.1 per cent annually. This projectionwas already surpassed as growth levels from2010 to 2012 were almost 30 per cent duelargely to the improving economic performanceof the country, added the columnist.

Due to strong typhoons led by Haiyan, thecoffee sector was among the casualties withproduction going down 15.8 per cent or7,620 tonnes during the period of July toSeptember last year from the 2012 output of9,050 tonnes.

Data from the Bureau of AgriculturalStatistics (BAS) show that production ofArabica coffee went down by 4.3 per centbecause of the early onset of rains thatadversely affected the development of coffeeberries in Maguindanao, Compostela Valleyand Davao del Norte as well as the shifting ofplantation to banana in Davao City. The bulk ofdrop in the output of Excelsea variety was alsodue to cyclones, which significantly reducedthe number of mature coffee trees in majorproducing areas in the region of Mindanao.The BAS also cited similar reasons for the dropof other coffee varieties such as Liberica andRobusta. Of the total production, 62 per centwere of Robusta, 30.3 per cent were Arabica,seven per cent were Excelsea and 0.7 per centwas Liberica. The Philippines is one of the fewcountries that produce these four varieties.

Coffee was first introduced in the country in1740 by a Spanish Franciscan monk,according to the Philippine Coffee Board. Itwas first planted in Lipa, Batangas and thenfollowed by other provinces. In 1880, thecountry was once the only source of coffee

beans worldwide when disease struck coffeetrees of exporting nations Brazil, Africa andJava. Its glory days ended in 1889 when aninfestation destroyed nearly all trees inBatangas, which reduced production by onesixth of its original production volume. Thus,only a few surviving trees were transferred toCavite and since then, lesser areas wereallotted as more farmers have already shiftedto planting other crops. It was in the 1950sthat instant coffee was produced with theintroduction of another variety that wasbrought by the Americans. To date, the boardsays the country ranks 110th in the world,producing 30,000 tonnes of coffee a year, upfrom 23,000 tonnes three years ago.

Brewing concernsDespite the huge domestic market, localproducers are unable to meet the demand. PerIDEA, Limtingco says the 30,000-tonneproduction is measly compared to the100,000 tonnes, forcing traders to import the70,000 tonnes from Vietnam and Indonesia,where prices are much lower compared tolocal coffee. The continuous decline of coffeeproduction, which began in the 1990s, ishampering its competitiveness in theinternational trade. Limtingco tells that IDEA’sfigures show that the industry suffered fromcontinuous decreases in production: Total


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Philippines coffee industry: BrewingThe continuous economicchallenges faced are slowlybeing overcome by growingtaste among the domesticcrowd in the country

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amount of coffee produced in 2005 was105,602 metric tonnes, after which productiondecreased to 97,224 metric tonnes in 2008,94,341 metric tonnes in 2010 and to 88,943metric tonnes last year. Much of the declinecame from lower production of the Robustavariety-production in 2005 was a 75,179metric tonnes, which eventually declined to70,118 metric tonnes in 2008, 67,933 metrictonnes in 2010, and 63,825 metric tonnes in2012. Production of Arabica, Excelsa, andLiberica also declined in the same periods. Ona global level, the country’s coffee productiononly contributes 0.012 per cent of the totalcoffee output, a large setback from the 1,800production levels, writes Limtingco.

IDEA says the continuous decline inproduction shows the lack of incentive in thecoffee industry, particularly during the timewhen the country joined the World TradeOrganization (WTO), opening its doors to aglobalised commerce. The surge of coffeebeans from Vietnam caused coffee prices toplunge from US$9.93 per tonne to US$3.97per tonne.

The quality of local coffee is also anotherreason why the industry is helpless againsttheir foreign counterparts. In a report byPhilippine Daily Inquirer, some global coffeechains have not considered Philippine coffee asa viable product. It quotes Jay Isais, US-basedcoffee expert of Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf,saying, “Concerns about the quality ofPhilippine coffee bean as well as lack ofknowledge of local market” has hamperedinvestors to source their beans from thecountry. “We have a dual purpose, wesupport the coffee farmers and the coffeefarming ingredients and we also supportareas and markets where we have franchisestores. But if we can do both simultaneously,it’ll be better because we’re not justpromoting our Philippine stores and partnersbut we are supporting Philippine coffeeindustry as well,” added Isais.

The once glorious of Philippine coffee inthe global trade has been overtaken byVietnam which is now the second largestcoffee producer in the world and accounting30 per cent of the global trade. According toErnesto Ordoñez, former undersecretary ofthe department of trade and industry,Vietnam exercised political will on itsagricultural development, including its coffeeproduction where it can go toe-to-toe withglobal coffee powerhouse Brazil. On the otherhand, Filipino coffee farmers are abandoningtheir plantation due to high production costsbut cheaper selling prices in the market.Ordoñez cites a Canadian financial expertPierre Yves Cote who works closely with localagricultural officials wherein he writes in hisdocument on the state of the local coffee

sector: “In terms of economic value, thePhilippines will give Vietnam US$374,034within five years, US$616,056 within 10years, and US$1.65mn within 20 years.This will make the Philippines’ coffeeimporters rich, Vietnam people rich, butFilipino farmers will remain poor. Can weallow this to continue?”

In an effort to revive the industry, thecountry’s department of agriculture has createda roadmap, which aims to increase thecompetitiveness of the coffee industry andachieve local environment-friendly production.The roadmap aims to highlight differencesbetween typical and modern coffee growing,addressing issues on gaps in value chain,promoted good farming and managementpractices, and offered services such asfinancing, logistics and research anddevelopment. The underlying goal of theroadmap, of course, is to improve benefits tocoffee farmers, processors, traders andexporters, Limtingco said.

Aside from the industry roadmap, thedepartment of trade and industry is presentingstrategies to better market coffee, which isassumed to have a competitive advantagerelative to other food products.

Ordoñez, however, sees a problem with theroadmap. He said that there is a model thatclearly promotes inclusive growth and putemphasis on upland farming that benefits thepoor, many of whom are indigenous people.

He recommends more production ofArabica coffee instead of the current Robustaas Arabica coffee can grow only in uplandareas because of the cool climate it requires.

Unfortunately, most of our coffee isRobusta, which commands a price ofUS$1.65 per kilogramme, a third of theArabica price of US$4.85 per kilogramme.

Ordonez added that today some integratorswho sell coffee seedlings buy back these coffeebeans only if they meet the integrators’standards. The burden and task of drying andprocessing the beans to meet the requiredstandards lies with the farmers.

Unfortunately, most farmers lack therequired equipment for this. Ordoñez is of theopinion that a roadmap recommendation is topromote coffee processing centres owned bythe farmers in groups, using economies ofscale. This will increase the quality and valueof their produce.

For inclusive growth, the former tradeofficial said that the farmer should own theland and cultivate the crop himself whereprofits will also be his.

But Limtingco emphasised that productivityof coffee producers will be the overall gauge ofthe industry. Lower productivity, in turn, hesaid is affected by lack of services that coffeeproducers need to increase and improve theiryields. Much of these services, such asfinancial, logistics and extension services, aresupposed to be addressed by the coffeeindustry roadmap provided by the DA. Butwhat will make a difference for the coffeeindustry, however, is not just the industryroadmap but a strong implementation of itsprogrammes. The columnist said that theseprogrammes will determine how the industry isgoing to improve in the future. Considering thelong history of poor agricultural reforms in thePhilippines casts doubt on how well theroadmap will be implemented and a strongercommitment by the government is thereforeneeded to communicate support to coffeeproducers according to the researchers ofIDEA, concludes Limtingco. nn

By Gemma Delmo

In an effort to revive the industry, the country’s department of agriculture has created a roadmap, which aims to increase the competitiveness of the coffee industry and achieve local

environment-friendly production


CAMBODIAN RICE VARIETYPhkaRumduol, often calledPhkaMalis or Cambodia JasmineRice by rice millers and traders,was chosen as the ‘World’s BestRice’ during the Rice TradersWorld Rice Conference held inHong Kong in November 2013.Rice samples from severalcountries, including Cambodia,India, Myanmar, Thailand, and theUnited States, were evaluated inseveral rounds based on raw(chalkiness, head rice, shape, andsize) and cooked qualities (gloss,colour, stickiness, flavour andtexture).This was not the first timePhkaRumduol was recognised assuch. In a similar competition atBali, Indonesia in 2012, thevariety was also chosen as“World’s Best Rice.” It is nowconsidered the ‘Pride ofCambodia’.

PhkaRumduol was developedthrough support from theCambodia-IRRI-Australia Project(1988-2001) and was officiallyreleased as a variety by theCambodian Agricultural Researchand Development Institute(CARDI) in 1999, the same yearCARDI was founded.With continuous efforts todisseminate the variety sincethen, PhkaRumduol was

accepted as one of the ten ricevarieties promoted by the RoyalGovernment of Cambodia in late2010. It is now widely grown inCambodia.PhkaRumduol typically yields3.5–5 tonne per hectare underrain-fed lowland conditions. It hasa long slender grain and a nicejasmine-type aroma, is notchalky, and has low amylosecontent (13.8 per cent which

makes it quite sticky whencooked. The milled rice istranslucent and the cooked onesoft-textured, unbroken, andflavorful.Meanwhile, stringent rules toprove that rice exported fromCambodia is actually fromCambodia will soon be in place,according to a copy of a jointagreement between the Ministryof Commerce and industryassociations.The Code of Conduct (COC)seeks to reassure the EuropeanUnion that rice is local and notmixed with grain from Vietnam inan attempt to boost exports. “This COC is to prove that we areclean, honest and we do notcheat in our business,” said KimSavuth, president of theFederation of Cambodian RiceExporters, a co-signatory to theCode of Conduct.


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PhkaMalis is now considered the ‘Pride of Cambodia’

GRAIN BREEDER CIMMYT will use genetic mapping to develop heat-

tolerant wheat for South Asia, in a project funded by the US Agency

for International Development, to boost the crop’s resilience to

climate change.

The five-year project with a budget of US$5mn will allow crop breeders

to pick the best varieties more quickly than through conventional breeding,

the El Batan, Mexico-based International Maize and Wheat Improvement

Centre, known by its Spanish acronym Cimmyt.

Climate change reduced wheat yields from 1980 to 2008, with world

production of the grain during the period 5.5 per cent lower than it would

have been without any change in temperatures and rainfall, US researchers

wrote in a 2011 study published in the journal Science.

“Incorporating genomic selection criteria into Cimmyt’s bread-wheat

breeding pipe will significantly expedite wheat genetic gains,” Ravi P.

Singh, head of the centre’s bread-wheat programme, was cited as saying in

the statement.

About 1,000 wheat varieties developed by Cimmyt in Mexico were

planted in India, Pakistan and Mexico to characterise them for heat

tolerance, and the genetic mapping project will select the best candidates

for testing and release in South Asia, the researcher said.

India is the world’s second-largest wheat grower after China, with

a crop estimated at 94.9mn metric tonnes in 2012-13, equal to 14 per

cent of world production, International Grains Council data show.

Pakistan was Asia’s third-largest producer with a crop of 23.3mn

tonnes.

Wheat developed through the project will have ‘enhanced climate

resilience’, and the varieties’ hot-weather tolerance and yield potential will

reduce heat-induced yield losses by 20 per cent to 30 per cent, according

to the researcher.

INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH Institute (IRRI) has launched anew project that aims to make breeding programmes for irrigated ricemuch more efficient and thus enhance genetic gain.

The new Transforming Rice Breeding Efficiency (TRB) projectmakes use of modern breeding tools and approaches and will focus onIRRI’s breeding ‘pipelines’ for irrigated rice. Its activities will coverSouth and Southeast Asia and East and Southern Africa to helpsecure the food and income of resource-poor farmers in these regions.

Members of the TRB Project core team, led by Eero Nissila, headof IRRI’s breeding division, launched the project in a meeting attendedby several colleagues at the IRRI headquarters in February 2014.

Bas Bouman, director of the Global Rice Science Partnership(GRiSP), said, “The project has good funding and a very short timeframe to make rapid advances.”

The five-year TRB project is funded by the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation and has as its key partners the national agriculturalresearch systems (NARS), especially in Asia.

New project aims to speed up rice breedingWheat breeder Cimmyt works onheat tolerance for Asia

Cambodia rice variety declared world’s best


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VALMONT IRRIGATION, MANUFACTURER of the Valley brand ofirrigation equipment, has launched Tire Pressure Monitoring System(TPMS), which is also the recipient of a 2012 World Ag Expo Top-10New Products award. It is also available in the Southeast Asian marketsand a Valley Pro2 control panel is required for a grower to use TPMS.According to the company, TPMS is the first product in the precisionirrigation market to monitor tire pressure on centre pivot irrigationequipment.“With the Valley Tire Pressure Monitoring System, the exact location ofa flat tire can be identified at the Valley Pro2 control panel, or remotelywith the Valley Base Station,” said John Rasmus, controls productmanager for Valmont Irrigation.The Valley TPMS was developed in response to a need identified by theNavajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) in New Mexico. With morethan 10,000 tires and wheel gearboxes in its operation, NAPI needed away to monitor for low tire pressure.“Detecting a low tire before it fails decreases downtime of the pivotduring the peak irrigation season, when irrigating is critical tomaximising yields,” said Anthony Valdez, NAPI irrigation manager. “Theability to identify low-pressure warnings in the tires has really helped toreduce service costs. With the TPMS, we can now preempt labour andfuel costs, as well as time, by knowing when a tire is low.”With Valley TPMS, a pressure sensor installed on each center pivot, corner,or linear tire transmits a signal reporting the tire’s pressure. Growers canview real-time pressures and receive alerts on low pressures situations.Problems can be resolved before a tire fails, reducing downtime and

preventing costly repairs to tires, rims, and wheel gearboxes.The company also said that it will launch Valley VFlex Corner in SouthEast Asia this year after introducing the product in US last year. “The new Valley VFlex Corner has been in development since 2009 andwas extensively testedat Valley and in customer fields,” said JohnKastl, equipment product manager. “Its flexibility is based onsuggestions from growers, and itoffers more options than any othercorner on the market.”Valmont Irrigation introduced the first corner to the irrigation market in1974. A Valley corner machine allows growers to irrigate the acres notreached by a traditional center pivot, increasing yields on land thegrower already owns.The new VFlex Corner features an 8120series span and an improvedsteerable drive unit structure for industry-leading strength anddurability. The VFlex also includes a wider track-and-roller cradle thatcan be easily serviced with standard hand tools.

Valmont Irrigation launches winning solution for detecting low tire pressure

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JOHN DEERE HAS stepped into the new yearwith new additions like fixed chamber balers,new trailed mower conditioners and theheavy-duty XUV Gators.

New fixed chamber balersThe new line of 400 Series balers, now offersa complete solution for small and mediumlivestock farms, large farms and contractors.

According to the company, ‘Keep the bestand change the rest’ was the design principlefor the new F440M fixed chamber baler,developed for small to medium size farmslooking for a single multi-purpose machine.

The F440M can also be ordered with the623’s MultiCrop tailgate and net wrappingsystem. Along with the high performancefeeding system of the 900 Series variablechamber round baler with Fast Release System,the F440M also features some of the 900Series’ advanced technologies, including a newdriveline and rotor, stronger shielding, wider andbigger tyres and other improved components.

New trailed mower conditioners The 600 side-pull and 800 centre-pivot mowerconditioners are set to serve a wide range ofcustomer needs from the small and mediumsized livestock farm to large livestock farmsand contractors.

Since smaller livestock farms are oftenmowing less than 100ha a year, they areprimarily interested in low operating costs.Medium size farms mowing between 100 and400ha per season, as well as large farms andcontractors mowing more than 400ha a year, puta higher emphasis on uptime and performance.

With this in mind, the new 630/635 and830/835 mower conditioners have thereforebeen designed to meet all these requirements.

Their reinforced frames, large tyres andredesigned transmissions are built to ensurelong-term reliability and high performance.

As an exclusive feature, the modular cutterbar of the 600 and 800 Series mowerconditioners allows high-speed mowing in thefield, and has been engineered to duplicate theload conditions of a self-propelled machine.

New heavy-duty XUV GatorsJohn Deere’s latest XUV heavy-duty crossoverutility vehicle line-up features two new models,the fast and powerful XUV 825i Gator plus thefour-seater XUV 855D S4 Gator.

According to John Deere, the Gators havealways been known for their durability,versatility and safety. The XUV 825i maintainsall of these core qualities, but the extra powerand speed are what set it apart in the range.

The new XUV 825i is equipped with an812cc, three-cylinder, liquid cooled, dualoverhead cam petrol engine producing 37kW(50hp) and a top speed of 70km/h (44mph),plus a 26.7 litre fuel tank.

The four-seater XUV 855D S4 is poweredby the 16.1kW (21.9hp) liquid cooled three-cylinder diesel engine featured in the currentXUV 855D model. To allow for extrapassengers or cargo space, the XUV 855DS4 provides a convertible rear bench that

folds down to provide a flat surface for extrastorage. A spacious under seat storagecompartment is also included.

New SprayersJohn Deere is extending its trailed sprayerrange with the introduction of the new mid-specification M700(i) and M900(i) models for2014. To help reduce spraying cost perhectare, these M-Series sprayers have beenspecially designed to meet the requirementsof farms growing up to 750ha of cereals,oilseed rape or row crops.

M700 Series sprayers are available asstandard versions with 2400, 3200 or 4000-litre tanks, or as ‘i-specification’ machines with3200 or 4000-litre tank capacities.

The larger M900 Series sprayers havemany of the same features as the R900iSeries, including high capacity fillingperformance using the PowrFill chemicalinductor, the same choice of 5200 or 6200-litre tank capacities for maximum productivity,and durable steel booms from 24 to 40m. TheM900 and M900i are available with a manualor semi-automatic operator station for easyand fast sprayer set-up.

LS MTRON, A South Korea-based company

specialising in machinery and components, has

signed a US$350mn deal to supply tractors to

CNH Industrial.

The subsidiary of LS Group has revealed

that it would supply 34,000 tractors to the

world’s second largest farm equipment company for the North

American and European markets for the next five years.

The latest deal is an extension of the supply agreement

LS Mtron signed with CNH Industrial in 2010. The earlier

contract was for delivering tractors worth US$150mn to

markets including North America, Europe, Southeast Asia

and Australia.

The tractor models that LS Mtron will

supply this time are 11 types ranging from

25 to 47hp.

With the annual sales revenue of

US$35bn, CNH Industrial is a giant in

agricultural equipment and construction

equipment, with 64 manufacturing plants

and 49 R&D centres worldwide.

Lee Gwang-won, LS Mtron’s vice-

president in-charge of machinery business,

said, “We won supply deals worth US$1bn

in one month including the US$500mn tractor

contract to Uzbekistan in December in 2013.”

The tractor models that LS Mtron willsupply this time are 11 types ranging

from 25 to 47hp

The new line of 400 Series balers, now offers a complete solution

John Deere offers a slew of features for 2014

LS Mtron wins deal worth US$350 million from CNH



AN INDIAN FARMER has developed a tractor that can pick smallstones and pebbles from soil.The tractor-operated stone remover or tipper for removing the stoneswas created by K Viswanathan.According to Myrada (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency)KVK, Indian agriculture is traditionally, to a large extent, rainfed andunder dryland cultivation.The farming practices are heavily dependent on physical labour and therising cost of cultivation and acute labour shortage for farming workmake many farmers think of alternative practices for improving theirfarm productivity in a sustainable manner. In hilly regions, the fields aredotted with a number of small pebbles and stones that hinder farmingactivities such as land preparation and intercultural operations, theagency added.P Alagesan, programme coordinator, Myrada KVK, said, “In drylandduring monsoon season, an intense sudden downpour though for ashort time leads to top soil runoff resulting in soil erosion and morenumber of stones getting exposed in the field.”Talking about the tractor, he added that the stone remover requires 35HP and above power. It consists of conveyor chains drive gearbox,PTO shaft and the bottom of the stone remover is connected with tines.Tippers are connected to the backside of the equipment.“While operating, the conveyor chain gets rotated at the rate of 12 – 16rotations per minute. At the same time, the diggers loosen the soilsexposing the stones which are pulled into the conveyor chain and

collected into a tipper,” Viswanathan said.By using this machinery a farmer can harvest 2.5 acres of field in a dayand preliminary cleaning were also made in this machinery at the timeof harvesting, it was estimated that 40 per cent to 50 per cent of labourtime can be saved. This machine serves the multiple purposes likestone removing, harvesting and preliminary cleaning of tubers andrhizomes, the innovator added. He added that the machine is capable of picking both small and bigstones, but not boulders, from a depth of 15cm to 25cm in the soil. Ina day it can used to clear five acres,” says the innovator.Priced at US$2,410, the machine can remove small stones andpebbles from the field, improves the structure and texture of the soil,increases the water holding capacity of the soil, and makes the soileasy for nursery preparation and other activities.

This machine serves the multiple purposes like stone removing, harvesting and preliminary cleaning of tubers and rhizomes

Stone-removing tractor big on efficiency, easy on wallet

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The Asian area is rich with stones which cause damage to all kinds of harvesting and seeding machines.

The Asian area is rich with stones which cause damage to all kinds of harvesting and seeding machines.

One year ago we started with our partner Crop Tech Asia and brought the first units into Thailand. The sugar cane farms fought against a big problem with stones and were very satisfied with the results during the first year. Following units are on the way to Thailand. You can directly contact our importer, Thaus Co. Ltd (Crop Tech Asia), Bangkok - Mr. Vorachai Manomuth to get an offer and find out where the machines can be watched for a demo!email: [email protected], mob: +66819123838

PEL-TUOTE OY, Seppälänsalmentie 181, FIN-58900 Rantasalmi [email protected] +358-40-5688115 Jens Köllner – Export Manager



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MODERN BREEDS DEMAND a lot from theincubation equipment and Petersimeincubators create the ideal biosphere forhatching eggs in accordance with the latestincubation methodologies. A companyrelease states that its technologies, such asEmbryo-Response Incubation, combinedwith powerful controllers, provide themaximum profit for life.

S-line incubatorsThe S-line is an innovative range of single-stage incubators that sets new standards inincubation.

The S-line consists of two productranges: AirStreamerPlus and BioStreamer.Both models have the same basicconstruction and principle of operation, butsome of their features differ.

The company claims that its S-lineconcept optimises hatchery performance byincreasing chick quality and quantity. Inaddition, it reduces energy, maintenance andlabour costs. The concept is an ideal solutionfor hatcheries wishing to maximise theireconomic return.

More and better chicksThe S-line provides higher chick output byassuring a bio-secured environment, higherhatch performance and high uniformity of

day-old chicks, the company saidIt also reduces labour cost by providing

complete ease of operation. Operatorfatigue is minimised and the risks of errorreduced due to the ergonomics of thedesign, the intuitive user interface andautopilot functions.

Not only labour cost, S-line also Reducermaintenance costs. The material and designfor S-line ensure that the equipment isextremely easy to clean and maintain. Thedesign of the S-line focuses on higherenergy efficiency and reacts faster tochanging environmental conditions. The S-line not only reduces your energy bill but

also minimises your carbon footprint.

AirStreamerPlusThe AirStreamerPlus is the standard model ofthe S-line. The company recommends thismodel for hatcheries which prefer interactionwith the incubation parameter settings, basedon the hatchery manager’s experience.

BioStreamerThe BioStreamer is the top-of-the-rangemodel of the S-line. This model is suggestedfor hatcheries that want to achieve thehighest possible number and quality ofchicks in a fully automated way.

MASSEY FERGUSSON HAS enhanced its MF2600 range and has just brought

it into the South East Asian markets.

The MF2635 and Flat Top Fenders have larger wheels throughout the

complete MF2600 range. The first Flat Top Fender MF2635 arrived in Thailand

in February 2014.

Weighing in at 2,630kg, it’s the most capable utility tractor from Massey

Fergusson. With lift capacity of 1,927kg at the hitch, it can pick up just about

anything. It has an 8 x 8 shuttle and sideshift transmission, makes it easy to

handle frequent directional changes by providing forward speeds and eight

reverse. An ergonomic semi-flat steel deck makes driving easier. Its pendant-

style clutch pedals enables plenty of leg room for the driver.

All Massey Ferguson 2600 Series are configured with three independent

pumps that provide quick response with all hydraulic functions.

2600 Series loaders offers a wide array of attachments namely buckets

and grapple forks, bale spears and pallet forks.

Massey Ferguson also recently introduced the new 1700E Series of

economy compact tractors, bringing operators an optimum blend of power,

productivity and value. With three models ranging from 24. to 38.5 engine HP,

the new line of economy compact tractors is designed for efficiency, matching

powerful, clean-burning engines with two transmission choices and

responsive, robust hydraulics.

“Simple design, powerful engines and rugged construction make the

1700E Series a steadfast workhorse,” said David Bercik, Massey Ferguson

product marketing manager. “On the farm or at the work site, operators will

find just what they need to make short work of a variety of tasks, from mowing

and grading to hauling and loader work.”

All models feature simple, useful open platforms, four-wheel-drive front

axles and hydrostatic power steering, along with plenty of other productivity-

boosting features. A two-year or 2,000-hour warranty with additional five-year

powertrain coverage backs up the dependable 1700E Series, which features

durable steel foot decks, rear fenders, hood and transmission cover for a long

service life in rugged conditions.

The Flat Top Fender MF2635

Petersime offers S-line solution for hatcheries

Massey Fergusson upgrades and brings MF2600 range to SE Asia



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FARM MACHINES HAVE revolutionised agriculture and reduceddrudgery for millions of farm families and workers, but themachinery of tomorrow will have to do more than that — it will

also have to contribute to agriculture that is environmentally sustainable.A new FAO book Mechanization for rural development, a review of

patterns and progress from around the world, explores the inexorablerise of the use of machinery in farmers’ fields, drawing lessons forpolicymakers and economists from some of the big winners and also theregions lagging behind. For example, Bangladesh went from usinghuman muscle and ox power in the early 1970s to being one of themost mechanised agricultural economies in South Asia, with 300,000low-power two-wheel tractors, a million diesel powered irrigation pumpsand widespread mechanised crop threshing.

On the other hand, Africa, which has comparatively the mostabundant land resources, has less than 10 per cent of mechanisationservices provided by engine power. About 25 per cent of farm power isprovided by draught animals and over 60 per cent by people’s muscles,mostly from women, the elderly and children.

Mechanisation for rural development draws lessons from thesetrends, with in-depth studies of mechanisation in countries and regionsin Africa, Asia, the Near East, South America and Eastern Europe, aswell as chapters on themes such as development needs, manufacturingand information exchange.

“The book delves into many aspects of farm mechanisation, not onlyhow machines will contribute to an environmentally sustainable future,but also what policies will put machines at the service of family farms sothat they too can profit,” said Ren Wang, assistant director-general ofFAO’s agriculture and consumer protection department.

Future of agricultureThe book also looks to the future, arguing that the design of agriculturalmachinery must evolve in parallel with the roll out of Sustainable CropProduction Intensification (SCPI). That means fewer chemicals, moreefficient use of water, and more efficient use of machines. Farmmachinery needs to be intelligent, lean, precise and efficient in order tominimise the impact on the soil and the landscape.

Conservation agriculture is an approach that reduces or eliminatessoil tillage and pesticide use. To control weeds, conserve soil moistureand avoid soil disturbance, a mulch layer of crop residue is retained onthe unploughed field. Special machinery is needed to plant seeds andapply fertilizer through the mulch at the correct depth without disturbingthe crop residues. These lighter machines have the added advantage ofnot compacting and, therefore, damaging the soil like a heavy tractorwould.

The use of agrochemicals for the management of insect pests,disease and weeds can have a significant impact on the environment.Besides reducing pesticide use overall through integrated pestmanagement including biological control, when chemicals are necessary

they can be used with greater precision since it is estimated that about50 per cent of all pesticides applied do not reach their intended target.Many technological innovations exist to improve this situation, forexample, low drift nozzles and spray shields.

In irrigation, technologies such as micro-sprinklers or drip irrigationthat save water and consume less power are the environmentally friendlyway of the future, according to the book.

Defeating povertyMechanisation for Rural Development argues that government policiesshould encourage the agricultural machinery sector to develop marketsfor agricultural mechanisation, especially for conservation agriculture,and to establish the required infrastructures.

The book’s lead editor Josef Kienzle, said, “The global agriculturalmachinery industry should provide more support to smallholder farmerswith equipment designs and models that better suit the needs ofsmallholder farmers and service providers.”

“Without this change in the machinery sector, the needs ofdeveloping countries for food security, poverty alleviation, economicgrowth and environmental protection cannot be achieved.”

China and India boost farm machinery demand Research and Markets has launched its new report titled Global

Agriculture Machinery Market 2014-2018 that forecasts the globalagricultural machinery market to grow at a CAGR of 7.97 per cent overthe period 2013-2018.

The biggest tractor markets in unit terms were India and China in2013. Both markets increased by around 15 per cent in the past year,to 619,000 and 445,000 units respectively. Both results show newrecord levels for these countries, although growth rates in China sloweddown compared to the enormous development over the past decade. Thethird country to reach a new peak in 2013 was Brazil, counting morethan 65,000 tractors.

One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is theincreasing global population. The global agricultural machinery markethas also been witnessing the arrival of new technology. However, theincreasing price of raw materials could pose a challenge to the growthof this market. nn

Better machinery can leadto sustainable agriculture An FAO report explores the relation betweengood equipment and conservation of crops inthe future

Farm machinery needs to be intelligent, lean, precise and efficient in order to minimise the impact on the soil and the

landscape, according to the book




Poultry Buyers’ GuideSection One - Listings by categories Section Two - List of suppliers Section Three - Contact details of agents in Asia

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All EquipmentEvolution Vaccination Technology Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Pel-Tuote Oy Breeding EquipmentEvolution Vaccination Technology Cages - breederBig Dutchman International GmbH Cages - broilerBig Dutchman International GmbH Cages - brooder and rearingBig Dutchman International GmbH Cages - layerBig Dutchman International GmbH Climate SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH Computer SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH Disinfection EquipmentImpex Barneveld b.v Disinfection ProductsBekina n.v Intraco Ltd. n.v Egg Collection, Handling andTransportBig Dutchman International GmbH Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Evaporative Cooling SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

ExportsHenke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Pel-Tuote Oy Feed AdditivesEurofeed Technologies S.p.A. Intraco Ltd. n.v Probiotics International Ltd. (Protexin) Feed Additives, NaturalEurofeed Technologies S.p.A. Olmix Probiotics International Ltd. (Protexin) Feed IngredientsIntraco Ltd. n.v Probiotics International Ltd. (Protexin) Feeding SystemsAWILA Anlagenbau GmbH Big Dutchman International GmbH Impex Barneveld b.v SKA S.r.l. Feeds, Concentrates, PremixesEurofeed Technologies S.p.A. Intraco Ltd. n.v Fogging EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH Impex Barneveld b.v Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Handling EquipmentEvolution Vaccination Technology Hatchery Supplies and ServicesBekina n.v Evolution Vaccination Technology

Hatching and IncubationImpex Barneveld b.v Health ControlEvolution Vaccination Technology Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Health ProductsEvolution Vaccination Technology Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Probiotics International Ltd. (Protexin) Heat Control SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH Evolution Vaccination Technology HousingBig Dutchman International GmbH Intraco Ltd. n.v SKA S.r.l. MedicatorsHenke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Impex Barneveld b.v Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG Mould InhibitorsEurofeed Technologies S.p.A. Nests and Nesting SystemsBig Dutchman International GmbH Impex Barneveld b.v SKA S.r.l. Pork ProcessingBekina n.v Processing - Killing andDefeatheringMeyn Food Processing Technology b.v

Salmonella ControlEurofeed Technologies S.p.A. Evolution Vaccination Technology SanitationIntraco Ltd. n.v Olmix SecurityBekina n.v Slaughtering EquipmentBekina n.v Meyn Food Processing Technology b.v Turnkey OperationsSKA S.r.l. Ventilation EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH Veterinary - SprayersEvolution Vaccination Technology Veterinary - VaccinatorsEvolution Vaccination Technology Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Socorex Isba SA Veterinary InstrumentsEvolution Vaccination Technology Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH Socorex Isba SA Watering EquipmentBig Dutchman International GmbH Impex Barneveld b.v Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG SKA S.r.l.

Section One

PLEASE MENTION FAR EASTERN AGRICULTUREWHEN CONTACTING YOUR SUPPLIERS

SUPPLIERSSection Two

AWILA Anlagenbau GmbH

Dillen 1, Lastrup49688GermanyTel: +49 4472 8920Fax: +49 4472 892220Web: www.awila.deE-mail: [email protected]

Planning, design and erection of turn-key feed mills,grain silo plants, mineral and vitamin premixing anddosing systems, pasteurising systems, biofuelprocessing equipment. Production of intakesconveyor-system, storage systems, mills, mixers,presses, coolers, conditioners and control systems.

Bekina n.v

Berchemstraat 124, Kluisbergen, 9690BelgiumTel: +32 55 390020Fax: +32 55 388619Web: www.bekina.beE-mail: [email protected]

Bekina® develops and manufactures high-qualitysafety polyurethane boots for niche sectors such asfood processing, industry, agricuture and leisure. Overthe past 50 years Bekina® and its extensive rangehave been very successful. Today as one of the mainmarket leaders Bekina® can truly call itself andxpert in the field.

Agents: Indonesia - PT. FlemingsTaiwan - Maxivet Inc.

Big Dutchman International GmbH

PO Box 1163Vechta49360GermanyTel: +49 444 78010Fax: +49 444 7801237Web: www.bigdutchman.deE-mail: [email protected]: Bangladesh - AFS Enterprise

China - Big Dutchman (Tianjin) Livestock Equipment Co. Ltd.India - Big Dutchman India Pvt. Ltd.Indonesia - Aneng Gunawan Lim (BD-ML)Indonesia - PT BD Agriculture IndonesiaJapan - Masahiro SumiyaJapan - Nakajima Seisakusho Co. Ltd.Japan - Tohzai Sangyo Boeki Inc.Korea - Ganong International Co. Ltd.Korea - Jeong Jin SooKorea - Samsung MSMalaysia - BD Asia Sdn BhdPakistan - Eastern Veterinary ServicesPhilippines - Asia Giant EnterprisesSingapore - Morgan EnterpriseTaiwan - Bartholomew Lo, Siu-ManTaiwan - Global Ace Trading Co.Thailand - BD Agriculture (Thailand) Ltd.Vietnam - Big Dutchman Vietnam HCM Rep.Vietnam - P & N Agro Business Co. Ltd.


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Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A.

Via L. Einaudi, 12Loc. BettolinoBrandico (BS)ItalyTel: +39 030 6864682Fax: +39 030 6866560Web: www.eurofeed.itE-mail: [email protected]

Eurofeed Technologies S.p.A. is an Italian companythat produces and trades feed additives all over theworld. We are GMP certified Eurofeed Technologies’portfolio includes the following additives asAcidifiers, Antioxidants, Antimicrobials, Aremas,Mould Inhibitors, Mycotoxin Binders, Natural DiarrheaPreventions, Nutraceutical Feed Supplements, PelletBinders, Trace Mineral Chelateds, Vegetable ProteinConcentrate.

Evolution Vaccination Technology

Shirehill Industrial EstateThaxted RoadSaffron WaldenCB11 3AQUnited KingdomTel: +44 1799 523588Fax: +44 1799 513381Web: www.evolutionvaccination.comE-mail: [email protected]

Manufacturers of ultra reliable, easy to usevaccination equipment.

Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH

Keltenstraße 1Tuttlingen78532GermanyTel: +49 7462 9466118Fax: +49 7462 94665208Web: www.henkesasswolf.deE-mail: [email protected]

Henke-Sass, Wolf (Tuttlingen/Germany) is a leadingmanufacturer with more than 90 years of experiencein designing and producing veterinary syringes,needles and application systems.Everything for the poultry users from one source!Single/double automatic vaccinator for day-oilchicks: enables injection of two different vaccineswith only one penetration.HSW UNI-MATIC® - 0,1 ml-1 ml; no o-ring to reducemaintenance issues; failure free valves ensureinjections without interruption.HSW FINE- JECT® disposable needles-extra shortsizes e.g. 18Gx1/2”, 20Gx1/4”, 22Gx3/8”.HSW ECO® needles- re-usable metal hub needles;extra short sizes e.g.19Gx1/2”, 20Gx1/2”.Wing Web Vaccinators- ideal for pox and othermicro-dosage injections; enables a total dosage pervaccinator of 0.001 ml and 0.01 ml.Agents: Indonesia - Pesona ScientificKorea - Yushin CorporationPhilippines - P & J Agricultural TradingTaiwan - Ennchih Co. Ltd.

Impex Barneveld b.v

PO Box 20, Harslelaarseweg 1293771 MA Barneveld, 3770 AAThe NetherlandsTel: +31 342 416641Fax: +31 342 412826Web: www.impex.nlE-mail: [email protected]

Impex Barneveld b.v is a pioneer and specialist indrinking equipment for poultry, pigs and livestock.Impex automatic AGRILAND® drinking systemsoriginate from the need for efficient animal breedingautomation and are perfected by our technical staffwith more than 45 years of experience in thecoordination of automation for poultry and pigmanagement.

Intraco Ltd. n.v

Jordaenskaai 24, Antwerp, 2000BelgiumTel: +32 3 2269850Fax: +32 3 2269852Web: www.intraco.beE-mail: [email protected]

Lubing Maschinenfabrik GmbH &Co. KG

Lubingstrasse 6, Barnstorf, 49406GermanyTel: +49 5442 98790Fax: +49 5442 987933Web: www.lubing.comE-mail: [email protected]

LUBING, German company since 1949, is specializedin developing and manufacturing:

- Complete Drinking-Systems for broilers, breeders,layers, pullets, ducks, turkeys etc.

- Conveyor-Systems for save egg transportationwithout using transfers

- Climate-Systems for cooling, humidifying anddust-controlling with the Top-Climate-Systems(high pressure fogging) or Pad-Climate-Systems(Pad cooling).

Agents: China - Lubing Sysytem Engineering (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.India - Lubing India Pvt. Ltd.Indonesia - PT. Charoen Pokphand IndonesiaJapan - Hytem Co. Ltd.Malaysia - Malaysia Tong Seh Industries Supply Sdn BhdPakistan - Ample Trade ImpexThailand - KSP Equipment Co. Ltd.Vietnam - Dong A Material-Veterinary JSC

Marel Stork Poultry ProcessingPO Box 118, Boxmeer5830 AC, The NetherlandsTel: +31 485 586111Fax: +31 485 586222Web: www.marel.com/poultryE-mail: [email protected]

Marel Stork Poultry Processing is global supplier ofdedicated poultry processing equipment, providinginnovative inline solutions for all process stages andcapacity levels. The product range includes live birdsupply, stunning, killing, scalding, de-feathering,evisceration, giblet harvesting, chilling, grading, cut-

up, deboning, X-ray bone detection, portioning,production software and service contracts.Agents: Bangladesh - Axon Ltd.China - Marel Stork Food Systems China Co. Ltd.Indonesia - Marel Stork IndonesiaJapan - Taiko Industry Co. Ltd.Korea - Ganong International Co. Ltd.Malaysia - Advance Farm Systems (M) Sdn BhdMalaysia - Advance Farm Systems (M) Sdn Bhd-MarelPhilippines - Marel Stork AsiaPhilippines - Vemaval IncorporatedSingapore - Advance Farm Systems Pte Ltd.Sri Lanka - Bodum Aussenhandels GmbHTaiwan - Ever Prima Co. Ltd.Thailand - K-Plus Engineering Co. Ltd.Vietnam - Peja Vietnam

Meyn Food Processing Technology b.vPO Box 16Oostzaan1510 AAThe NetherlandsTel: +31 20 2045000Fax: +31 20 2045001Web: www.meyn.comE-mail: [email protected]: Bangladesh - Chicks & Feeds Ltd.India - Meyn Food Processing Technology b.v India OfficeIndonesia - PT Euroasiatic JayaJapan - Prifood Corporation Ltd. Gordex Co.Kazakhstan - Crown Central Asia Ltd.Korea - Millbankorea Ltd.Malaysia - Poullive Sdn BhdPakistan - Bio-Vet Pvt. Ltd.Singapore - Lee Guan Chuan Ltd.Vietnam - Euroasiatic Jaya P.T.

Olmix

ZA du Haut du BoisBrehan56580FranceTel: +33 2 97388103Fax: +33 2 97388658Web: www.olmix.comE-mail: [email protected]: Vietnam - Olmix Asia Pacific

Omex Agrifluids Ltd.

Saddlebow Road Industrial EstateKing’s LynnNorfolkPE34 3JAUnited KingdomTel: +44 1553 817500Fax: +44 1553 817501Web: www.omex.co.ukE-mail: [email protected]

Pel-Tuote Oy

Seppalansalmentie 181Rantasalmi58900FinlandTel: +358 40 5688115Web: www.pel-tuote.fiE-mail: [email protected]

Special agricultural equipment for difficult conditions.Agents: Thailand - Thaus Co. Ltd. (Crop Tech Asia)

Plasson Ltd.

PO Box 108105 Ha’llan StreetNorth Industrial ZoneOr-Akiva, 30600IsraelTel: +972 73 2413001Fax: +972 73 2413221Web: www.plassonpoultry.comE-mail: [email protected]: Japan - Tohzai Sangyo Boeki Inc.Japan - Yamamoto Corp.Malaysia - Edaran-Ispro (M) Sdn BhdPhilippines - Belmont AgricorpPhilippines - First Citylink EnterprisesPhilippines - Jemcy EnterprisesThailand - Kasethpand Industry-KSP Equipment Co. Ltd.




AGENTSSection Three

Bangladesh

AFS EnterpriseHouse #70, Road #21, BlockDhaka, 1213Tel: +880 2 8858404Fax: +880 2 9858547E-mail: [email protected]

Axon Ltd.Apt. 18, House 541Road - 12, Baridhara DOHSDhaka, 1206Tel: +880 2 8417331Fax: +880 2 8417330E-mail: [email protected]

Chicks & Feeds Ltd.House 8, Road 14Dhanmondi, Dhaka, 1209Tel: +880 2 8142532/33Fax: +880 2 8142531Web: www.cknfeeds.comE-mail: [email protected]

Novartis (Bangladesh) Ltd.House 50, Road 2ADhanmondi RA, Dhaka, 1209Tel: +880 2 8618756Fax: +880 2 8615644E-mail: [email protected]

China

Big Dutchman (Tianjin) Live-stock Equipment Co. Ltd.No. 21, Yuan Shuang RoadBeichen EDZ, Tianjin300400Tel: +86 22 26970158Fax: +86 22 26970157Web: www.bigdutchman.net.cnE-mail: [email protected]

Lubing Sysytem Engineering(Shenzhen) Co. Ltd.Song Ming Industrial ParkGongming TownGuangming DistrictShenzhen City, Guangdong518106Tel: +86 755 27411888Fax: +86 755 27411124Web: www.lubcn.comE-mail: [email protected]

Marel Stork Food SystemsChina Co. Ltd.Caiyuan Industrial Zone No. 16Nancai Town, Shunyi DistrictBeijing, 101300Tel: +86 10 89472150Fax: +86 10 89472350E-mail: [email protected]

Hong Kong

MaxiPro (Asia) Ltd.Flat A, 2/FChiap King Industrial Building714 Prince Edward Road EastSan Po Kong, KowloonTel: +852 2328 8626Fax: +852 2328 8102E-mail: [email protected]

India

Big Dutchman India Pvt. Ltd.No. 8-2-293/82/A/666Road No. 34, Jubilee HillsHyderabad, 500033Tel: +91 9701349484E-mail: [email protected]

Lubing India Pvt. Ltd.271/P/B, Ingawale Patil EstateBhugaonPaud Road, Tal MulshiPune, Maharashtra, 411042Tel: +91 20 2952404Fax: +91 20 22952403Web: www.lubingindia.comE-mail: [email protected]

Meyn Food Processing Tech-nology b.v India OfficeC-60 Amaltas, Alstonia EstateSigma IV, Greater Noida, 201308Tel: +91 120 4251620Web: www.meyn.comE-mail: [email protected]

Novartis India Ltd.Animal Health DivisionRoyal Insurance Bldg. IV Floor14 Jamshedji Tata RoadChurchgate, Mumbai, 400020Tel: +91 22 66156762Fax: +91 22 66156764E-mail: [email protected]

Indonesia

Aneng Gunawan Lim (BD-ML)Pergudangan Prina Center 2Unit E. No. 9, Jakarta11730Tel: +62 21 29031020Fax: +62 21 29030955E-mail: [email protected]

Marel Stork IndonesiaStork HouseJalan Rawa Pandan No. 19 BTomang Raya, Jakarta11430Tel: +62 21 56974008Fax: +62 21 56959071E-mail: [email protected]

Novindo Agritech HutamaDuta Mas Fatmawati BlokA1/39Jl. R.S. FatmawatiCipete Utara - Kebayoran BaruJakarta, 12150Tel: +62 21 7245986Fax: +62 21 7220373E-mail: [email protected]

Pesona ScientificKomplek Kopo Mas RegencyBandung, ID-40225Tel: +62 22 5430583Fax: +62 22 5430314E-mail: [email protected]

PT BD Agriculture IndonesiaPergudangan Prima Center 2Unit E No.9 Jl.Pool PPD PesingPoglar RT. 010/002 Kel.Kedaung Kali Angke, Jakarta11710Tel: +62 21 29031020Fax: +62 21 29030955E-mail: [email protected]

PT Euroasiatic JayaPO Box 2775Jakarta, 10001Tel: +62 21 56960555Fax: +62 21 56966132E-mail: [email protected]

PT. Charoen Pokphand In-donesiaPoultry Equipment DivisionJl. Raya Serang Km. 30BalarajaTangerang15610Tel: +62 21 5951187Fax: +62 21 5951013Web: www.lubing.comE-mail: [email protected]

PT. FlemingsPalma One Building- 11th FloorSuite 1107 - JL HR RasunaSaidKav. X2 No. 4Kuningan, Jakarta12950Tel: +62 21 5228851/05Fax: +62 21 5229931Web: www.flemings-safety.comE-mail: [email protected]

Japan

Hytem Co. Ltd.2-10 Techno PlazaKakamigahara CityGifu509-0109Tel: +81 58 3850505Fax: +81 58 3851230Web: www.hytem.comE-mail: [email protected]

Masahiro Sumiya5-18-3-1402MinamikasaiEdogawa-KuTokyo1340085Tel: +81 3 59397061Fax: +81 3 59397061E-mail: [email protected]

Nakajima Seisakusho Co.Ltd.Nagano City33 Ai ShinonoiNagano Pref.388-8004Tel: +81 262 921203E-mail: [email protected]

Prifood Corporation Ltd.Gordex Co.13 SuzukawaIsehara-CityKanagawa25911Tel: +81 46 3944601Fax: +81 46 3944605E-mail: [email protected]

Taiko Industry Co. Ltd.162, Morita TakuchiOkubo-choAkashi CityHyogo674Tel: +81 78 9341610Fax: +81 78 9340204E-mail: [email protected]

Tohzai Sangyo Boeki Inc.2-Chome17-18 YushimaBunkyo-KuTokyo113-0034Tel: +81 3 38154491Fax: +81 3 38154456E-mail: [email protected]

Yamamoto Corp.66-2 Kamihina-ShiHozu-Cho. KyotoTel: +81 771 251451Fax: +81 771 251453Web: www.yamamoto-corp.jpE-mail: [email protected]

Kazakhstan

Crown Central Asia Ltd.Astana, 47Abai Avenue(Hotel Ramada Plaza)Offices 705-706AstanaTel: +7 7172 390590Fax: +7 7172 390102Web: www.cca.kzE-mail: [email protected]


Probiotics International Ltd. (Protexin)

Lopen Head, South Petherton, SomersetTA13 5JH, United KingdomTel: +44 1460 243230Fax: +44 1460 249543Web: www.protexin.comE-mail: [email protected]: Bangladesh - Novartis (Bangladesh) Ltd.Hong Kong - MaxiPro (Asia) Ltd.India - Novartis India Ltd.Indonesia - Novindo Agritech Hutama

Korea - Jaein Biotech Co. Ltd.Pakistan - Hilton Pharma Pvt. Ltd.Philippines - Prebiotech Health Products PhilsThailand - Novartis

SKA S.r.l.

Via Agosta 3Sandrigo (VI)36066ItalyTel: +39 0444 659700Fax: +39 0444 659322Web: www.ska.itE-mail: [email protected]

Socorex Isba SA

Champ-Colomb 7, Ecublens/Lausanne1024, SwitzerlandTel: +41 21 6516000Fax: +41 21 6516001Web: www.socorex.comE-mail: [email protected]

Swiss manufacturer of self-refilling syringes, designedfor precision serial animal injections covering all needsin poultry and other fields. Feed tube and vial modelsranging 0.025 to 10ml. Twin syringes (simultaneousinjection of distict liquids) ranging from 0.025 to 5ml.Socorex’s dedication to quality is an all-time tradition.

Unipoint AG

Gewerbestrasse 2Ossingen8475SwitzerlandTel: +41 52 3052041Fax: +41 52 3052042Web: www.unipoint.chE-mail: [email protected]



Korea

Ganong International Co.Ltd.349-1 Cheonhyun-DongHanam-shi, Kyunggi-DoSouth Korea, 465-816Tel: +82 23 4366790Fax: +82 31 7926305E-mail: [email protected]

Jaein Biotech Co. Ltd.No. 617 Expotel381 Mannyeon-DongSeo-Gu, Daejeon-CityTel: +82 42 47219667Fax: +82 42 4721968Web: www.jaeinbiotech.comE-mail: [email protected]

Jeong Jin Soo486-18 Ui-Green Villa 6-202Ssangmun-dongDobong-ku, SeoulTel: +82 10 52174518E-mail:[email protected]

Millbankorea Ltd.#901-1, B-Dong,SsangyongIT Twin Tower, 442-5Sangdaewon-Dong, JoongwoSeongnam-Si, Kyunggi-Do462-723Tel: +82 31 7068562Fax: +82 31 7068564E-mail: [email protected]

Samsung MS29-23, Bakdalro 275gilAnyang-si, Kyunggi-do430-849Tel: +82 31 4037291Fax: +82 31 4037295E-mail: [email protected]

Yushin Corporation7F, 751 Bldg.Kangnam-Ku, KR Seoul135-010Tel: +82 2 5682525Fax: +82 2 5693113E-mail: [email protected]

Malaysia

Advance Farm Systems (M)Sdn BhdCT-6-19, 6th Floor SubangSquare Jalan SS15/4GSubang JayaSelangor Darul Ehsan, 47500Tel: +60 3 56363204Fax: +60 3 56362784E-mail: [email protected]

Advance Farm Systems (M)Sdn Bhd-Marel46, Lorong Nagasari 11Taman NagasariPrai Industrial EstatePrai, Pulau Pinang, 13600Tel: +60 4 3995157Fax: +60 4 3909578E-mail: [email protected]

BD Asia Sdn BhdNo. 20, Lorong Keluli 1BKawasan PerindustrianBukit Raja, Shah AlamSelangor, 40000Tel: +60 3 33615555Fax: +60 3 33422866E-mail: [email protected]

Edaran-Ispro (M) Sdn Bhd27 A Lorong 20, Sungai PataniKedahTel: +60 4 4292058Fax: +60 4 4292059/

4231779E-mail: [email protected]

Malaysia Tong SehIndustries Supply Sdn BhdLot 780, Block A, Jalan Sg.Putus, Off Jalan Kapar3 3/4 Miles, Klang, Selangor42100Tel: +60 3 32916958Fax: +60 3 32915198Web: www.tongseh.com.myE-mail: [email protected]

Poullive Sdn BhdNo.1 Jalan Tago 12Tago Industrial ParkSri Damansara, Kuala Lumpur52200Tel: +60 3 62755788Fax: +60 3 62755787Web: www.poullive.comE-mail: [email protected]

Pakistan

Ample Trade ImpexOffice 3-4, 2nd FloorSarjah Centre, 62 - ShadmanMarket, LahoreTel: +92 42 7584400Fax: +92 42 7532102Web: www.lubing.comE-mail: [email protected]

Bio-Vet Pvt. Ltd.97-A Near Under PassJail Road Lahore, 54000Tel: +92 42 7534508Fax: +92 42 7534510Web: www.meyn.comE-mail: [email protected]

Eastern Veterinary ServicesOffice 7, 2nd FloorAllied Commercial PlazaChandi Chowk, Murree RdRawalpindi, Punjab, 46000Tel: +92 51 4421771Fax: +92 51 4421776E-mail: [email protected]

Hilton Pharma Pvt. Ltd.Progressive PlazaBeaumond Road, Karachi75530Tel: +92 21 111123000Fax: +92 21 111124000Web: www.hiltonpharma.comE-mail: [email protected]

Philippines

Asia Giant EnterprisesUnit 403, Hill Gold TowerSan Juan, Metro Manila, 1500Tel: +63 2 7236347Fax: +63 2 7253942E-mail: [email protected]

Belmont AgricorpLegaspi Tower 100Legaspi VillageMakati CityTel: +63 2 8159861Fax: +63 2 8127905Web: www.belmontagri.comE-mail: [email protected]

First Citylink Enterprises299 Tandang Sora AveQuezon City1116Tel: +63 2 5917046/9319477Fax: +63 2 9319477E-mail: [email protected]

Jemcy Enterprises609 Brgy. San MiguelTel: +63 917 5040095/9166066757Fax: +63 437782290/3182490E-mail: [email protected]

Marel Stork Asia#1 Langka Road, FTI ComplTaguig, Metro ManilaTel: +63 2 8383912Fax: +63 2 8383913E-mail: [email protected]

P & J Agricultural Trading184, St. Antonio Ave.ManilaTel: +63 2 6410053E-mail: [email protected]

Prebiotech Health Products Phils1216 Acacia StAlabang Business Tower Unit 801Madrigal Business ParkAyala Alabang, Muntinlupa CityTel: +63 2 8099848Fax: +63 2 8099848Web: www.prebiotech.comE-mail: [email protected]

Vemaval Incorporated#1 Langka Road, FTI ComplexTaguig, Metro ManilaTel: +63 2 8384647Fax: +63 2 8384540E-mail: [email protected]

Singapore

Advance Farm Systems PteLtd.No. 57, Ubi Avenue 1#07-1Ubi Centre, 408936Tel: +65 67486613/17Fax: +65 67457687E-mail: [email protected]

Lee Guan Chuan Ltd.No. 38 Lorong 1Reality Park, 536957Tel: +65 6 7937561/7603Fax: +65 6 7937826Web: www.meyn.comE-mail: [email protected]

Morgan EnterpriseBedok Centre, 914614Tel: +65 7861218Fax: +65 7861489E-mail: [email protected]

Sri Lanka

Bodum AussenhandelsGmbHLiaison Office #11Suranimala Place, Colombo 6Tel: +94 11 4510719Fax: +94 11 2827957E-mail: [email protected]

Taiwan

Bartholomew Lo, Siu-Man#50, Floor 8-1Chung Ching 1 StreetJen-Te Shiang - 717, Tainan HsienTel: +886 9 39375876Fax: +886 6 2709332E-mail: [email protected]

Ennchih Co. Ltd.No. 310 Chung Shan S. RdTaoyuan HsienTel: +886 347 58168Fax: +886 347 53803E-mail: [email protected]

Ever Prima Co. Ltd.4th Floor, No. 77, Le Shan Street,Nei Hu Chu, TaipeiTel: +886 2 26276815Fax: +886 2 26270211E-mail: [email protected]

Global Ace Trading Co.11-F-1, No. 239I Hsin, 1st Rd.KaohsiungTel: +886 7 3335481Fax: +886 7 3314190E-mail: [email protected]

Maxivet Inc.3 F~2, No 23, Sec 1Hsin-Seng Norths RoadTaipei, 10455Tel: +886 2 25612182Fax: +886 2 25230158E-mail: [email protected]

Thailand

BD Agriculture (Thailand) Ltd.Block F7 & F841/76 - 77 Moo 6 BangnaTrad Rd. Km 16.5BangchalBangplee, Samutprakarn10540Tel: +66 2 3496531Fax: +66 2 3496535Web: www.bigdutchman.co.thE-mail: [email protected]

Kasethpand Industry-KSPEquipment Co. Ltd.100 Mu 3Soi Suksawad 76Bangjak, PrapadangSamutprakam, 10130Tel: +66 2 8176410Fax: +66 2 8176439Web: www.kpithailand.comE-mail: [email protected]

K-Plus Engineering Co. Ltd.299/132 Areeya MandarinaSutthisarn Winijchai RoadSamsennokHuaykwangBangkok, 10310Tel: +66 2 3188458Fax: +66 2 7196092E-mail: [email protected]

KSP Equipment Co. Ltd.51/845 Moo 3Tumbon LamsaiAmphoe Wang NoiPranakhonsiAyuttaya, 13170Tel: +662 81 76410Fax: +662 81 76439Web: www.lubing.comE-mail: [email protected]

Novartis622 Emporium Tower14th/1-5, 15th/1-8 FISukhumvit RoadKwaeng KlongtonKhet KlongtoeyBangkok, 10110Tel: +66 2 6850999Fax: +66 2 6850909E-mail: [email protected]

Thaus Co. Ltd. (Crop Tech Asia)305 M.4 Soi Khun VivianChang Wattana RoadThung Song HongLaksi, Bangkok10210Tel: +66 81 9123838Fax: +66 2 5737904E-mail: [email protected]

Vietnam

Big Dutchman Vietnam HCM Rep.Office of BD Agriculture(Malaysia) Sdn BhdUnit 2032nd Floor, 91 PasteurSt. Ben Nghe Ward, Dis.1Tel: +84 8 39390948Fax: +84 8 39390951E-mail: [email protected]

Dong A Material-Veterinary JSC62, Ho Tung MauCaudienTuliemHanoiTel: +84 4 37632583Fax: +84 4 37632602Web: www.lubing.comE-mail: [email protected]

Euroasiatic Jaya P.T.413/15 Nguyen Kiem StreetPhu Nhuan DistrictHo Chi Minh CityTel: +84 8 454288Fax: +84 8 454278E-mail: [email protected]

Olmix Asia Pacific136 Hoa Lan StreetWard 2, Phu Nhuan DistrictHo Chi Minh CityTel: +84 8 35172098Fax: +84 8 35172163Web: www.olmix.comE-mail: [email protected]

P & N Agro Business Co. Ltd.798 Truong Sa Str.Ward 14, Dist. 3Ho Chi Minh CityTel: +84 88 465765Fax: +84 89 350687E-mail: [email protected]

Peja VietnamUnit 806, Me Linh Point Tower2 Ngo Duc Ke Street8th Floor1st DistrictHo Chi Minh CityTel: +84 8 8293503Fax: +84 8 8251021E-mail: [email protected]



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IN MALAYSIA AND Bolivia, crops areincreasingly affected by disasters likedrought, water logging and unpredictable

weather patterns. To cope, farmers plant anarray of traditional crops and varieties tospread the risk of crop loss, whether frompests, diseases or the weather. However forthese farmers, agrobiodiversity is not just away to insure against crop losses; it’s animportant source of cultural pride and value.

However, with the growing impact of climatechange, traditional varieties and landmanagement practices may no longer suffice.Farmers also need access to varieties that canresist new threats and boost resilience in theirfarming systems. Hence, the Platform forAgrobiodiversity Research (PAR) has beenworking in the Bolivian Andes and in Sarawak,Malaysia, to improve the supply, exchange andconservation of traditional and improvedplanting material by building greatercollaboration between communities and localgenebanks. The aim is to support farmers’agrobiodiversity resources, knowledge andmanagement practices in order to find solutionsthat are appropriate, affordable and sustainable.

Participation and equityWith support from The Christensen Fund, aUS-based organisation which focuses onbiocultural diversity, the project began bybuilding a formal alliance between farmers and

genebanks through a free prior and informedconsent (FPIC) agreement developed with eachcommunity.

Each agreement outlined clear workingarrangements for the gathering and distributionof genetic material (seed), along with rights andprotections regarding the use or sharing oftraditional knowledge, practices and innovations.

The agreements led to relationship-buildingand greater equity among farmers, genebankresearchers, seed producers and otherscientists, spurring information sharing andinnovation. Farmers identified the crop traitsthey needed to cope with shifting climatetrends. They also shared information about thetraditional varieties maintained on their farmsand methods they employed to adapt tochanging climate pressures.

Community surveys, seed fairs andparticipatory varietal selection led to a greaterawareness of the wealth of plants andstrategies maintained by farmers.

Conserving diversityIn Bolivia, an important aspect of the initiativewas to strengthen relations between potatofarmers and seed producers. Warmingtemperatures had caused seed producers tomove their plots to higher, colder altitudes toevade encroaching pests and disease, creatinga greater physical distance from farmers andcontributing to a decline in trust. By increasingcontact and communication among farmers,seed producers and genebank researchers, theproject was able to restore trust and build amore robust seed system. The genebankprovided improved planting material to seedproducers, boosting the availability of quality,resistant and high-yielding potato seed. It alsosupported the exchange of improved andtraditional varieties of native potatoes.

In the Sarawak communities, seedexchange is practised only through familylineages or for special occasions, such asweddings. Community-scale collaboration isnot acceptable, as villagers do not want to becompared with one another. Farmers proposedalternative solutions including varietal selectionat household — rather than community —level. They also recommended that the formalgenebank could provide a ‘hotel service’ fortheir traditional rice varieties, allowing farmersto preserve their planting material withouthaving to engage in seed exchange. On seeinghow their seeds were stored in the air-conditioned facilities, farmers in Sarawakexpressed that while they had no money in thebank, it was a consolation to know that theyowned something “even more precious thanmoney in the genebank.”

In both countries, scientists realised thatthey needed to change the way they viewedseed exchange. In these communities, it is notmerely a means for geneflow within the farmingsystem, but also a type of intellectual propertyright to be protected. But improving access toagrobiodiversity remains a major challenge.Farmers’ needs must be fully included inresearch and development designs orinnovation will not be adopted. Safe spaceswhere community members can expressthemselves are required if effective and efficientinteraction between formal and informalknowledge and seed systems is to take place.

Paul Bordoni, assistant scientist with Platformfor Agrobiodiversity Research, said, “This way ofoperating allows trust-building and reciprocity;partnerships can only function when everyoneis on an equal footing. Agreeing on the workto be carried out through an FPIC is astepping stone towards a more respectful wayof operating.” nn

A united front to conservefarms and fight loss of cropsGreater collaboration andgenebanks are some of theways to fight diseases andsave agriculture lands forfuture generations



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