Extreme water stress faced by countries home to quarter of world population
Twenty-five countries are using 80% of their water supplies each year, research shows Twenty-five countries that are home to a quarter of the
Water
Poultry
Nutritional significance of amino acids, vitamins and minerals as nutraceuticals in poultry production and health – a comprehensive review
Nutraceuticals have gained immense importance in poultry science recently considering the nutritional and beneficial health effects of their constituents. Besides providing nutritional requirements
Poultry
Worst ever UK outbreak of avian influenza declared over
The UK’s poultry meat sector has welcomed the announcement that the UK had introduced self-declared zonal freedom from highly pathogenic avian influenza across
Poultry
Scottish institute explores use of seaweed in chicken feed
Scotland’s Rural College is involved in an initiative to revolutionise poultry feed production by exploring the viability of a highly coveted red seaweed
Agriculture
How to Make Compost Using Watermelon Rinds? Urban Gardener Shares Step-By-Step Guide
Instead of tossing out watermelon rinds, gardeners can use them to make excellent compost. Surat-based urban gardener Anupama Desai shares tips.By TBI Team A
Aquaculture
Hydroponics
‘It’s Not Rocket Science’: Farmer Uses Hydroponics to Grow Strawberries & Turn His Life Around
Encouraged by the soil-less farming technique used in Israel, Uttar Pradesh’s Dheeraj Verma turned to cultivating strawberries using hydroponics. He earned Rs 3
Poultry
Scotland wants ban on the use of cages for poultry
The Scottish government wants to phase out the use of enriched cages for laying hens. The Edinburgh-based authority has started a consultation on
Food Security
International Grains Council cuts global grain crops and stock projections
Global grain crops and stock projections for both the 2023/4 and 2024/5 years have been cut by the International Grains Council (IGC). Rising disease
Food Security
Unprecedented floods in the United Arab Emirates destroy greenhouses
The United Arab Emirates experienced a “historic climatic event”, according to the National Meteorological Center, which stated, “The UAE experienced the heaviest rainfall
Food Security
Keeping watch to tackle locusts
The FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) has 17 member countries: Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq,