Animal Nutrition
BÜHLER’S INSECT TECHNOLOGY ENTERS A NEW PHASE FOR CONTRIBUTING TO A SUSTAINABLE MEAT VALUE CHAIN
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nsects will play a key role in building more sustainable chicken and aquaculture value chains. This is a necessity if the industry is to provide adequate protein to satisfy the growing population. Bühler is committed to ambitious targets that will help mitigate climate change. The company targets reducing waste, energy consumption, and water use by 50% in the value chains of its customers. To deliver by 2030, both Bühler and the industry must have solutions ready to scale before 2025.
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One key strategy to sustainably feed the planet’s growing population is the reduction of agricultural land by more than a third. Doing that, we would bring carbon emissions within planetary boundaries. A major driver of both land use and CO2 production is humankind’s consumption of proteins, in particular meat. The huge growth in non-animal meat alternatives, primarily from plant-based products, is an indication of a strong desire to eat more sustainably from a
climate change perspective. However, Bühler has concluded that the rate of global dietary change will not be quick enough to sufficiently reduce CO2 emissions by 2030 and that the industry must contribute urgently to delivering a more sustainable meat value chain. One opportunity to reduce the CO2 footprint of meat is the use of insects for feed, particularly of poultry and aquaculture. Embedding insect production into the farming system unlocks the benefits of
March-April 2021
