Budget 2024-25: Agri Funding Rises, but Fodder Sector Overlooked
The Budget 2024-25 continued with its focus on the farm sector with an allocation of ₹1.52 lakh crore for agricultural and allied sector.
Allocation to the agriculture...
String Bio Secures GRAS Approval for Microbial Protein
String Bio, the Indian biotech firm, has achieved self-determined Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for its microbial protein, PRO-DG to be used in...
Future-Proofing Animal Nutrition: Trends in Feed Technology
The livestock industry is poised for a technological overhaul driven by the need for sustainable, efficient, and health-focused animal nutrition. As global demand for...
The AMR Dilemma: Experts’ Opinions and Insights
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is a global issue and a serious threat that needs to be addressed effectively. Think Grain Think Feed connected with three...
Appeal to Government Authorities to Address the Ingredient Crisis in the...
A critical issue is looming over the Indian poultry and broader livestock sector, despite its significant contributions to the national GDP and employment. The...
The First Feed: Enhancing Early Nutrition for Animals
Fuelled by multiple drivers such as advancements in technology, rising disposable income, changing diets, and the fast-growing global population, the animal agriculture industry has...
Kerala’s Shrimp Export Sector Faces Crisis as Japan Cuts Imports Following...
Kerala's fisheries sector is grappling with a severe crisis as Japan has followed the United States in reducing its import of shrimp, exacerbating the...
Surge in Soybean Meal Demand from Iran and UAE Boosts Indian...
The demand for Indian soybean meal from Iran and the UAE has significantly increased, prompting a trade body to revise its export projections for...
FM Proposes Reduction in Customs Duty on Fish Feeds
In the Union Budget 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a reduction in customs duty on fish feeds. Fish feeds, essential for the...
China’s Soybean Stockpile Surge: Implications for U.S. Export Season
China is grappling with a surplus of soybeans, driven by record-high purchases that are inflating stockpiles while demand for animal feed remains weak. This...
Inclusion Body Hepatitis (IBH)/ Hydropericardium Syndrome (HPS)
Etiology:
The disease is caused by a virus belonging to fowl adenovirus, a member of the family Adeno-viridae. FAdV is non-enveloped, double-stranded DNA with a...
Antimicrobial Use Stewardship – A Holistic Systems Approach
TRANSFORM
Transformational Strategies for Farm Output Risk Mitigation (TRANSFORM) is a United States Agency of International Development (USAID) funded project led by Cargill with collaborating...
PM Modi’s Third Term Kicks Off with Boosts to Farming Sector:...
New Initiatives Aim to Support Farmers and Strengthen India's Agricultural Sector amidst Economic Aspirations.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi came back for a third term...
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Proposes Reduction in Customs Duty on Fish...
India Aims to Strengthen Its Position as the Third Largest Fish Producer in the World with New Policy Initiatives.
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has...
Meeting the Growing Demand: Strategies for Boosting India’s Animal Feed Exports
Animal feed is way more than just sustenance for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture—it is the cornerstone of their growth, health, and productivity as well....
NABARD unveils ₹750 crore ‘Agri SURE’ fund to boost agricultural innovation
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced an agri fund for Start-Ups & Rural Enterprises (Agri-SURE), with initial corpus of...
Purdue University Develops Antibiotic-Free Treatment for Avian Pathogenic E. coli
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers in the College of Agriculture are developing patent-pending, antibiotic-free treatments for avian pathogenic E. coli, or APEC.
Paul...
Kerala’s Fisheries Sector in Crisis as Japan and US Slash Shrimp...
Thoppumpady (Kochi): Kerala's fisheries sector is reeling under severe crisis as Japan, following the United States, has slashed its import of shrimp. This downturn...
Fisheries Sector Gets Major Boost with Inauguration of Over 125 Projects
The ministry officials said the diverse array of initiatives includes fish retail kiosks, shrimp hatcheries, brood banks, ornamental fish units, biofloc units, fish feed...
Farmers Encouraged to Start Backyard Poultry for Sustainable Livelihood
Varanasi: The 8th three-day backyard poultry training workshop organised under Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) at the faculty of veterinary and animal Sciences, Institute...