Thais urged to drink more milk to boost height, life expectancy
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry is hoping to boost the average height and life expectancy of its population through a campaign to encourage milk consumption.
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Market research
China’s grocery market to grow by one-third, India to overtake Japan
China, the world’s biggest food and grocery market, is now valued at more than US$1tn per year and is forecast to grow by a further one-third by 2016, according to latest figures published by IGD.
OIE meeting congratulates China on bird flu response
China’s efforts at controlling the H7N9 avian influenza (AI) outbreak were celebrated by delegates at the 81st General Session of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE),which took place in Paris on 28 May.
FAO demands an end to malnutrition that affects 3.5bn people
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a compelling demand for an end to the malnutrition that continues to affect more than half of the world’s population.
Oz gets export green light to end China’s blackleg ban on canola
Australian canola producers can look forward to new market opportunities in the huge Chinese market after the first bulk shipments of the seed arrived in the country since it was banned.
Health research
Infant weight gain increases risk of adult weight-related disease
Weight gain during infancy is directly linked to increased risks of obesity and other weight related conditions later in life, according to a University of study.