An interview with David Hughes, Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing at Imperial College London, United Kingdom on the meaning of Asia’s 5.6 billion population in 2050 for animal protein producers.

Prof Hughes is a much sought-after speaker at international conferences and seminars on global food industry issues, particularly consumer trends. In the podcast, he explains about:

• Global and Asian meat consumption

• How Asian producers can benefit the region’s population growth

• Trade and investment, particularly in the meat sector, during and post Covid-19

• Feeding Asia’s increasing population while at the same time being sustainable

• Industrially produced chicken and fish, and alternative meats

Mr Chitturi is a veteran in the poultry industry in India and heads Srinivasa Farms as its Vice Chairman and Managing Director. In 2019, Mr Chitturi became the first Asian to take up the mantle of the IEC; a global network for the egg industry.  

As the Chairman of the IEC, Mr Chitturi has been promoting a farmer first philosophy. He is also promoting modernization and sustainability of the poultry industry through the adoption of technology, good rearing practices and welfare of the livestock. He is also an advocate of nutritional deficiencies of women and children in India. Mr Chitturi is a regular speaker in many international forums on the egg industry. 

In this interview with Jean-Yves Chow, we look at retailing models, the labor landscape, automation and re-engineering food-service, among others. JY also walks us through omni-channels and shop-streaming that is lending authenticity and rapport with the product, producer, and the consumer. He also addresses supply chains and paradigm shifts and the growing focus on food security.

In a podcast with Asian Agribiz, Dr Carlo Maala, Senior Technical Services Manager on Swine for Asia of Boehringer Ingelheim and fellow of the Philippine College of Swine Practitioners discusses:

· Three key pathogens (PRRS, PCV2, M.Hyo) and their effect on production

· Why these pathogens continue to circulate in farms despite the presence of vaccines

· How to mitigate their impact on pig operations

· Is eradication possible?

An Asian Agribiz podcast