The Kigembe Fish Hatchery, inaugurated early this year, has up to present produced more than 1.2 million fish fingerlings, with a promise of an increase in production in the near future, writes Mathew Rwahigi.
Much of the recent attention in commodity markets, at least in the popular press, has focused on the US corn crop and the potential impact of drought conditions on production and prices.
Salmon in New Zealand are free of commercially significant diseases, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research scientist Andrew Forsythe says.
Leading tra fish exporters agreed to levy a minimum price of $2-2.2 per pound on shipments to the US for the remaining months of the year in a move to ensure fair competition and regain value for Vietnamese tra fish.
As a result of the work of more than 19,000 production units in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, more than 250,000 fishermen from Mexico produced in 2011 1,660,000 tons of seafood.
Seafish has announced that industry trials of revolutionary fishing gear have been successful in reducing ground impact caused by beam trawlers and further reducing fish discards.
The US Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) announced an initiative to help Mexico deal with an outbreak of avian influenza that is forcing producers to cull millions of birds.
Health Canada is reminding Canadians that raw or undercooked sprouts should not be eaten by young children, older adults, pregnant women or those with weakened immune systems.
With the ongoing chaos regarding compliance with Licensing & Registration under the Food Safety & Standards Regulations, 2011, persisting even though the deadline of Aug 5, 2012, being round the corner, TFMA has asked for a three-year extension to the sam
Cargill Beef voluntary recall of approximately 29,339 pounds of 85-per cent-lean, fresh, ground beef produced at the company's Wyalusing, Penn., facility on May 25, 2012, due to possible contamination from Salmonella Enteritidis.
The decline in corn and soybean conditions continues, showing the drought of 2012 seemingly has no intentions of loosening its grip on this year's crops.
Weather experts and crop specialists will be criss-crossing the nation's corn and soybean country this week to see just how much damage Mother Nature's inflicted on this year's crop and what the prognosis is moving forward.
Dairy processors in the Islamic world are preparing themselves for the annual Ramadan-driven sales explosion, as Muslims stock-up daily on fresh foods including dairy.
The National Farmers Union has expressed caution over the code of practice agreed today (23 July) to govern relations between UK dairy producers and processors.
According to statistics from ASOEX during the 2010-2011 fresh fruit season the fruit that was most exported were table grapes, followed by blueberries, cherries, avocados, red apples and plums.
Peruvian grape exports recorded in the first half year a growth of 28% until reaching USD 118.6 million, the increase was driven by demand from destinations such as Hong Kong, Holland, China, Indonesia and Russia.
