Investment in Research and Development
The AVA is committed to research and development. AVA engage in R&D projects that are aligned with their mission and focus on production systems, breeding, nutrition, disease control, aquaculture and vegetable production. Among others, AVA continue to develop new testing capabilities to effectively detect an ever-increasing list of food contaminants, emerging food pathogens and animal and plant diseases. Research and development is also essential to AVA's efforts to increase agricultural productivity, and help the farming sector to remain competitive. AVA also works in collaboration with institutes of higher learning, dedicated research centres like the Institute of Molecular Agrobiology, Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, the Tropical Marine Sciences Institute, and the private sector.
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