Improving food safety in Myanmar’s broiler value chain

As part of the PPP Netherlands-Myanmar Poultry Cooperation, Larive-Thura Swiss, in cooperation with Aeres, the Myanmar Livestock Federation and Yezin University, organized a training program on improving food safety in Myanmar broiler value chain.  Netherlands-Myanmar Poultry Cooperation The Netherlands-Myanmar Poultry Cooperation, a consortium of leading companies and knowledge institutes from the Netherlands is committed to […]

FoodTechAfrica developed a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) technology demonstration farm that is commercially viable for entrepreneurial farmers in Kenya

The future of fish farming in Kenya

Jointly, the partners of FoodTechAfrica developed a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) demonstration farm that is commercially viable for entrepreneurial farmers in Kenya.  Demand for fish production in Kenya The demand for and production of fish in Kenya is quite high. In general, too little fish is available to serve the local market. A surprise, […]

Chinese don’t ask questions – they ask answers!

Guest blog: Peter Rasmussen (Director Larive Group China) explains why you will be more successful if you ask answers, not questions in China. Chinese don’t ask questions – they ask answers! This may sound strange, based on what you’re accustomed to in your own culture, however when asking the Chinese about something you will be more successful if you ask answers, […]

SDGP RiceTechCambodia Adding value to the organic rice sector in Cambodia leading to inclusive growth

SGDP RiceTechCambodia awarded for the organic rice sector in Cambodia

On June 5, 2019, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Partnership Facility enabled by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency awarded RiceTechCambodia, a consortium consisting of SanoRice, AMRU Rice, Oxfam in Cambodia, Development and Partnership in Action, Larive International and the Provincial Department of Agriculture of Mondulkiri. RiceTechCambodia RiceTechCambodia aims to add value to the organic rice value […]

Opening of the first recirculation-based fish farming system in Rwanda by FoodTechAfrica

Opening of the first recirculation-based fish farming system in Rwanda by FoodTechAfrica

On June 11th, 2019, Ambassador of the Netherlands: Frédérique de Man opened the first demonstration recirculation aquaculture system (RAS) farm in Rwanda. The aerated RAS technology has been developed by the Dutch consortium FoodTechAfrica and has proven successful at several pilot farms in Kenya. FoodTechAfrica has taken the best practices and implemented them into a […]