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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sino Agro Food, Inc. (OTCBB: SIAF.OB), an emerging integrated, diversified agriculture technology and organic food company with its principal operations located throughout the Peoples Republic of China ("PRC"), is pleased to announce it has acquired new technologies in feedstock manufacturing, fish feed and "sleepy cod" breeding techniques. The Company's joint venture project, Qinghai Sanjiang A Power Agriculture Co. Ltd. has acquired a...

The growth of aquaculture market is playing its role in bridging the gap between demand and supply of fishery industry products. (PRWEB) August 12, 2012 From ancient times, fishing from oceans, lakes and rivers has been a major source of food, provider of employment and other economic benefits for humanity. However, for nearly 4 decades, the dramatic increase of pollution, abusive fishing techniques worldwide, and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, has resulted in declining fish...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Event Caterers, an award-winning catering and event planning company, announces today its use of aquaponic farming at their Arlington, Virginia headquarters. The first catering company in the DC Metro area to use this technology, Main Event Caterers is at the forefront of sustainable business. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120709/PH36932LOGO ) A cutting-edge form of urban farming, Aquaponics is a closed-loop...

INDIANAPOLIS, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. soybean farmers are well aware of the United Nations projection that global food production will have to rise by 50% by the year 2030 to meet the demands of a growing population. Soybeans are emerging as a critical crop of a healthy and abundant food to feed the world. Soy products provide healthful food in the form of tofu, edamame, soy milk, and other vegetarian options. Most soybean meal, however, is used in animal feed to create...

When it comes to the food used to raise fish in aquaculture "farms," it seems that you may get what you pay for. In a new study,* researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) looked at the health effects of raising farmed fish on a diet incorporating less than the usual amount of fishmeal—a key but expensive component of current commercial fish food products. They learned that reduced fishmeal diets...

Researchers from the University of Oviedo have for the first time analyzed a DNA fragment from commercial feed for aquarium cichlids, aquaculture salmon and marine fish in aquariums. The results show that in order to manufacture this feed, eight species of high trophic level fish have been used, some of them coming directly from extractive fisheries. Aquaculture initially came as an ecological initiative to reduce pressure from fishing and to cover human food needs. However, a problem has...

Terra Tech Corp. (OTCBB: TRTC.OB), a leader in sustainable urban agricultural products has 5 Earth Day friendly tips on how to eat for a healthier body and planet. Irvine,Ca (PRWEB) April 21, 2012 Our nation’s current agricultural system is oftentimes at odds with the health of the planet and ourselves. Through innovation we have the power and technology to redevelop the way the world feeds it’s population. In the early 1900’s our country was a nation of farmers, all produce and...

New analysis by an international group of scientists specializing in everything from fish ecology to marine mammals highlights the importance of preserving the seas’ smallest fish species that serve as an important food for larger marine animals. The Lenfest Forage Fish Task Force -- a consortium of 13 scientists from around the world -- reported that forage fish populations such as anchovies, herring and sardines are being affected by commercial fishing. The group recommends that...

Wild Atlantic salmon conservationists, commercial fisheries groups, tourism operators and others are calling for a moratorium on salmon feedlots in Nova Scotia waters. HALIFAX,NS (PRWEB) March 13, 2012 Wild salmon conservationists, commercial fisheries groups, environmental organizations, sustainable economic development proponents and tourism operators are united in their concern over the Provincial Government’s commitment to expanding open net pen salmon aquaculture in Nova Scotia....

ST. LOUIS, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) announced today feed trial research results that attain a major goal for sustainable marine fish aquaculture: producing farmed marine fish with a wild fish in/farmed fish out (FIFO) ratio of less than 1:1. The amount of fishmeal and fish oil from wild-caught sources used in farmed fish feed has been a concern for the long-term sustainability and scalability of aquaculture. Marine species, such as...