The forthcoming International Feed, Livestock and Meat Processing Show
(Vietstock 2014) will honour outstanding businesses who play an active
part in the development of husbandry industry, particularly the
livestock value chain in Vietnam.
The
information was announced by Hoang Thanh Van, head of the husbandry
department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, at a
press conference in Hanoi in early August.
Fourteen awards will be presented to the best-performing livestock
enterprises in cattle and poultry farming, animal feed production and
milk processing according to M.Gandhi, Managing Director of UBM ASEAN
Company, the event’s organiser.
Themed
“Restructuring the Livestock Industry for Sustainable Development”, the
expo expects to draw over 250 domestic and foreign businesses showcasing
the latest products, technologies and equipment in the field.
A number of workshops highlighting opportunities and challenges for
the husbandry sector when the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement
is signed as well as cattle health and nutrition will shape part of the
event.
The expo, the 7 th of its kind, will take
place on October 15-17 in Ho Chi Minh City in conjunction with the
Vietnam International Feed Industry Show (VietFeed) and Vietnam’s Meat
Processing and Packaging Industry Event (VietMeat).-VNA