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Are we heading for slowdown in milk production as well as its quality?
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ndia being at a number one position with respect to milk production in the world, our annual production of milk is about 180 million
tone presently. But in view of the several changes which are taking place in the country with regard to policy of raring and raising cattle, it is feared that the tempo with which the country has been forging ahead in milk production till now, may not be able to maintain the same tempo of growth
Managing Editor Dr. T.K. Walli Former Head, Dairy Cattle Nutrition, NDRI
in the years to come. The population of non-producing stray cattle is on a constant increase, apart from creating menace on the road sides, prone to accidents on city roads and damaging food and fodder crops in the country side, these stray cattle do need some feed for its survival, which makes the
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shortage of feed resources further acute. Even the dry fodder is selling at Rs. 800 quintal presently. The acute shortage of green as well as dry fodders, coupled with shortage of feed ingredients is pushing the feed cost higher and higher, which constitutes 70 % of the cost of production of milk. Because of this, the poor dairy farmers are forced to use substandard feed
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of low quality in order to reduce the cost of production, but it indirectly rebounds on getting lower quantity as well as quality of milk. Though the feed cost is constantly going up, which is increasing the input cost, the dairy farmers are not getting remunerative price for their milk. In some states like
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Maharashtra, where the cost of milk production is Rs 27, the farmer is getting just Rs 31 per liter as procurement price. Ever since govt has been encouraging, even emphasizing on raring
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indigenous breeds of cattle like Tharparkar, Sahiwal, Red Sindhi, Gir and Haryana, and a directive to confine crossbreeding to grading up only, farmers are just struggling mainly due to the non-availability of good
Dr. Dinesh T. Bhosale Former Chairman, CLFMA of India
germplasm of indigenous cattle, as high yielding animals of pure
Mr. Amit Sachdev Indian Representative, US Grain Council
of good germplasm of indigenous breeds is a big challenge for dairy
indigenous breeds are much less in number and very costly. Thus, shortage farmers. A new dimension of the problems has come up for those dairy
Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand US Soybean Export Council
owners, who were involved in marketing of best crossbred cattle from surplus to deficit states. Their plight has become miserable as a result of
Dr. Suhas Amrutkar Subject Matter Specialist, Animal Nutrition, MAFSU, Parbhani
cow vigilante groups, who have virtually made it impossible to take cattle outside the states of Punjab and Haryana, without paying them hefty amounts. Due to non-remunerative price for buffalo milk and the lack of slaughter houses in Punjab and Haryana, buffalo owners prefer to do the
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marketing of buffaloes, rather than selling milk, marketing these to
Dr. Meeta Punjabi Mehta Agricultural Economist
which have a multiple effect in not maintaining the milk quality.Apart from
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not aware of proper vaccination of bovine population, due to which
different states, and even export to Middle East. There are so many factors poor quality of cheaper feed used by poor farmers, most of them are still mortality rate is high. Even the milk quality too goes down from diseased
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animals.
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factors causing the deterioration, and work together for a sustainable dairy
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Contents R&D
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05 New protein from a dominant greenhouse gas to cater animal nutrition market
14 Unsustainable fishing practices - A serious threat to India's marine resources 17 Insect Protein in Europe
INDUSTRY THOUGHT
08 Nobel Laureates come out in support of GM crops: its benefit to Poultry and Feed Industry INTERVIEW 11 Is there any economical alternative feed raw material in India?
20 Investment opportunity in Sub-Saharan African aquaculture sector 22 Kenya: Law to intervene all aspects of livestock marketing MARKET PROJECTION
24 Grain outlook for Wheat, corn and soybeans
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18 The Truth About Greenhouse Gas Emissions
26 Global Poultry Probiotic Market expected to grow at 8.9 percent CAGR 28 Forecast for Aqua feed market in Asia Pacific for the period 2020-2025
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As the world debates and deliberates on how to reduce the harmful effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) on climate change and our environment, a relatively unknown gas is threatening to derail climate change targets.
“We are amongst a handful of companies worldwide and the only Asian company to successfully enable methanebased value chain. Our proprietary platform (SIMP- String Integrated Methane Platform) leverages advances in synthetic biology, fermentation technology, chemistry and process engineering,” says Subbian.
Methane is the second most dominant greenhouse gas emitted due to human activities. Methane has 25 times greater impact on climate change than CO2 over a 100-year period and rapidly developing economies such as India and China are among the top methane emitters in the world. From being a byproduct of natural gas extraction, methane is also generated in by cattle when it belches or passes gas. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations global livestock contribute 14.5 percent of all greenhouse gasses and most of it is methane. Although the harmful effect of methane is well understood, no one really knows what to do with it. Up until now.
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, but at the same time it is a cost-effective source of carbon. “Methane has not been leveraged extensively to date, largely because of the lack of technologies for methane conversion. On the supply side, our technology platform enables the manufacture of diverse value-added products from methane. The String conversion process occurs at nominal temperatures and pressures. Hence, the platform can be used with even small or medium sources of methane, that are traditionally flared,” says Kumar.
Vinod Kumar, who teamed up with his wife Ezhil Subbian in 2013 to start String Bio, says the purpose of the startup is to enable next generation ingredients that are sustainable and traceable for all future value chains. These ingredients are manufactured by leveraging methane as a carbon source.
What cutting-edge technology enables String to do is convert methane into something useful - ingredients for the nutrition and agriculture markets. “Our first product, String Pro, a sustainable and high-quality protein will address the huge gaps for proteins in the animal nutrition market. Currently we are evaluating String Pro with customers in the poultry and aquaculture market, while in parallel scaling up our manufacturing,” says Subbian. In search of protein Protein is a significant source of energy and there is a growing gap in worldwide protein supply. To elaborate, Kumar says the world population is projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050 - 70% of this growth is expected to be in urban areas with high meat consumption. “The existing protein sources for the animal feed market are both constrained by a number of challenges. Because
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Landfill, waste water treatment of the aforesaid challenges, existing solutions in the market cannot provide a 70% increase in output. String Bio seeks to address this challenge by creating a sustainable, cost-effective product with a protein content of 6570%. In addition, String Pro provides complete traceability, removes the challenges of contamination/pesticides and provides sustainability in the value chain,” says Kumar.
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The easiest way to describe the process is comparing it to brewing, where barley is used as a source of carbon for yeast to make beer. In String Bio's fermentation process, methane acts as a source of carbon for the startups patented bacteria incubated in a wellcontrolled environment to make protein cakes. “This protein cake, then goes through further downstream processing to convert into protein powder. We can also make other valueadded products says Subbian.
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million metric tonnes per annum and is valued at about $70 billion. The market is projected to increase by 70% by 2050. “We are initially focused on the aquaculture and poultry feed markets for String Pro commercialization. Both are sizeable market opportunities within Asia and India. In the Indian geography alone, the poultry protein demand is at 1,000,000 tons/annum and the aqua protein demand is 400,000 tons/annum. Even at 10% of the overall market, the TAM for String Pro is a significant market opportunity,” says Kumar. In addition, String Pro can also be used for other animals as well as human consumption. “For humans, the protein has to be further purified. Protein additives for artificial/lab grown meat presents another interesting and novel market opportunity,” says Subbian. According to a Barclays report, lab-grown real meat, produced from cell cultures, is likely to hit supermarket shelves in a decade.
Partner at Ankur Capital, Rema Subramanian first heard about String Bio in 2017 and decided to take a closer look. “It's an innovative, cutting-edge tech company and was addressing some key environmental problems, such as productive use of methane gas, which would otherwise have been released into the atmosphere. It also reduces overfishing of trash fish and provided alternate proteins for various applications. It is an excellent example of a String has been granted five patents on circular economy,” says Subramanian. invested an the core technology platform and is undisclosed amount in the startup. Other inventors today are among the leaders worldwide include, ONGC, Seventure Partners, Kitven and Srinivasa and the only Asian company to Hatcheries. successfully demonstrate production of String's work has been validated and recognized by protein from methane. numerous awards and grants. “While we are Along with this Kumar says String commercializing the technology for protein, the platform provides reliable protein supply that is can also be leveraged for production of other products environmentally sustainable and a with multi-billion dollar markets. We have validated the cradle-to-cradle solution for a low product for Aquaculture and Poultry sectors through carbon future. animal trials. We are in the process of scaling up Business sense production,” says Subbian. Strings choice of product makes good business sense. Current worldwide protein feed ingredient market is 200
The startup will be setting up its first industrial factory in 2020 to cater to the animal nutrition market. Source Economic Times
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Nobel Laureates come out in support of GM crops: its benefit to Poultry and Feed Industry Prof. G. Devegowda, Nutritionist and K.L. Aravind, Zeus Biotech Pvt Ltd Introduction: The poultry Industry in India has transformed into vibrant agribusiness with an annual turnover of more than 1,15,000 crores to the Indian GDP (ICRA estimate, 2018). India is the fourth largest broiler producer in the world producing 4.9 million tonnes of broiler meat (USDA, 2019) annually and third
largest producer of eggs accounting over 90 billion eggs every year. The poultry flocks are scientifically and humanely reared to get optimum performance on par with the international standards. Chicken is the most preferred meat in India compared to mutton (sheep / goat meat), fish, pork and beef since the other meats' consumption is affected by factors such as high price (mutton), seasonality (fish) and religious taboo. With increasing disposable income,
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changing lifestyle and with over 65% of India's population below 35 years of age, significant increase in consumption of chicken and eggs is anticipated in near future. Hence, the Poultry industry should anticipate challenges that may hinder the rapid expansion of poultry production and should find solutions to such challenges in the coming years.
consulting editor at YourStory “India must seize the chance as 107 Nobel Laureates come out in support of GM crops; tell NGOs like Greenpeace to stop negative campaigns”
priority by all stakeholders is to convince the government for permission to cultivate GMO maize and soybean. The advantages are many,for example India used to be a net importer of cotton about 20 years back. After introduction of GMO cotton (BT Cotton), India's production increased and today India is the world's largest exporter of cotton.
Further the Nobel Prize winners say 'there has never been a single confirmed case of a negative health outcome for humans or animals from their consumption. Their environmental impacts have been shown repeatedly to be less damaging to the environment, and a boon to global biodiversity.' Indian regulators must seize the opportunity and promote GM crops. India needs them to feed a growing population and livestock and poultry.
India's first ─and only –GM crop, Bt cotton, was approved for cultivation in 2002. Since then the country's cotton output has increased nearly four-fold from 1.61 billion kg to 6 billion kg. This is because Bt cotton plants are implanted with a toxic gene obtained from a soil Challenge: bacterium, which kills bollworms, a deadly pest. Insecticide Major concern for the growth of usage for bollworm control has fallen from 9,410 tonnes in Indian Poultry/feed industry: high 2001 to 222 tonnes in 2011.Furthermore, a feeding trial cost of feed raw materials done at a research institute on cows fed cottonseed cake produced from Bt cotton crop, had absolutely no adverse Poultry industry is heavily dependent effect on the health of these cows. Rather, the milk on maize and soybean which are the produced from these cows had no trace of Bt cotton two major ingredients in poultry feed. Unfortunately, maize and Soybean meal protein as well, establishing thereby that GM cotton seed is a safe feed for livestock. Thus, from being an importer, prices have increased by more than 25 India has turned exporterof cotton, having nowthe world's to 50% for the past one year. largest Bt cotton acreage. Globally majority of the countries are But the lead has not been followed. Leftists and those on growing GMO maize and soybean. For the extreme right are opposed to GM technology for example the cost of GMO maize in US ideological reasons. Leftists believe it will make Indian and Brazil is in the range INR10 to 11 farmers dependent on foreign, that is, American agriper kg, whereas the Indian poultry business corporations. They do not realize that Indian farmers pay double the price. Similarly seed companies own high-yielding hybrids which farmers the cost of GMO soybean meal in US prefer. It is in these hybrids that the insecticidal gene is and Brazil is INR 20 to 22, whereas placed. And India can waive off patents if the technology Indian poultry farmers pay about INR is withheld or priced very high. Bt cotton, in fact, is under 40/ per kg. This results in high cost of price control. production of meat and eggs. The top
Fall armyworm, destroyer of maize crop..
Conclusion: India's poultry sector has grown significantly over past two decades, mainly due to application of scientifically proven rearing and feeding practices. The intensive farming practices depend on modern genetic breeds, scientific management, biosecurity and access to feed raw materials at lower prices. Feed comprises of approx. 70% of the chicken production cost and hence, for profitable production, effective collaborations has to be established across different stakeholders including government and poultry associations to influence policy makers especially in the areas of taking up trials for GM crop cultivation, which is critical for supporting supply to poultry meat and eggs at affordable price to consumers.
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I am reproducing here the opinion of Nobel Laureates with regard to GM crop as reported by Vivian Fernandes, a
Over the last on year, Fall armyworm infection of maize crops in India brought down the yield per acre, which resulted in substantial increase in maize prices. This pest attacks only non-GM maize crop and doesn't attack GM maize crop, which is the additional benefit of allowing cultivation of GM cultivation.
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Would you please share your own experience of how the scenario of Indian Poultry and Livestock sector has changed during the course of your career extending over more than 18 years?
contributed in the growth of Indian economy, albeit distributed both in the organized and unorganized sectors thus keeping its impact subtle. 2.
I can not comment much about what is happening in the dairy sector. However, being involved with the poultry sector in quite a deep way for the last one decade or say, I have observed some major changes which may be summarised as 3. follows: 1.
Paradigm shift in the nature of productivity of broiler and laying hens has become discernible. Getting 2 kg live weight with a feed conversion ratio of just 1.50 in 35 days is quite common nowadays and this was not possible a decade ago. If the laying hens are kept up to 100 weeks, they are capable of giving eggs and this shows how prolific these breeds have become‌thanks to the genetic engineers. A large automation in different parts of the operations is the other advancement during this period of time. These automations are available in feed milling, in general operating procedures like feeding of birds, egg collection, sanitation and cleaning of houses, abattoir processes and the list is long. With the advent of profits entrepreneurs got exposure to the modern farming systems and have become more interested in automation which has led to machine manufacturers in India and abroad to invest more in this segment.
Poultry meat is increasingly seen as less of a luxury product and more as a daily staple. Further with changing food habits and increasing exposure to global cuisines, the Indian population, across the ages, is increasingly becoming fond of menus which invariably contain chicken as one of the ingredients. Poultry meat is preferred over other 4. Another development in this segment is of course meat products as it is available the progress in aqua feed. It was really not there across the country at relatively some time back but a good part of the animal feed lesser prices than fish and mutton. manufacturers are either involved in aqua feed The growth in poultry meat making or are seriously considering venturing into consumption in the last 5 years is this segment. Substantial increase in shrimp feed approximately 30% which is a production may be observed and with a huge export substantial one. Though it is always potential, and it is quite likely that this segment will debatable if the poultry experience further growth. entrepreneurs are always making On the basis of your vast experience in the national profit out of this growth or not, the and international market, would you please share jump in production has definitely with our readers the similarities and differences
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between Poultry industry in India and its neighbouring countries? Poultry industry is a very generalised terminology. Rather we should describe this as poultry sector which comes under general agriculture of a country. However, different opinions ought to be there. The sector is a typical example of demandbased market where prices of the finished goods, the meat, depends on the pull from the market. In India and Bangladesh, the market is a “wet” one and the same is in Nepal. Interestingly, unlike India, Bangladesh and Nepal, the market in Bhutan is not a “wet” one and the birds are not slaughtered openly. Bhutan is a country where people consume a lot of dairy products and hence the dairy sector is quite important in that country. Would you please give a comparative statement of changing feed economics in broiler and layer industry during the last decade? Also, out of mash or pellet, which one is a better feed for layers as per Indian conditions?
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Feed economics is totally dependent on the prices of raw materials. Nutrient requirements of birds remain constant and only small manoeuvre can be done if the productivity is to be maintained. The changes in feed prices thus can be attributed to a couple of factors: (a) the change in nutrient requirements of the birds which is inevitable owing to the introduction of newer breeds with modified nutrient requirement and (b) change in raw material prices. The second factor being not under the control of the feed formulators has contributed the most in changing the prices of feed as always.
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The superiority of pellets has been established in broilers though with layers it is debatable. Generally, feeding mash always has the advantage of keeping the hens on feed for longer periods of time thus maintaining a sustainable supply of nutrients especially the calcium to the intestine. Feeding pellets may snatch this advantage. Also, through mash it is possible to supply the hens with calcium grits which are of immense importance is supplying the desired calcium for synthesis of eggshell. This may not be possible when pellets are given. However, it is not that the pellets are not at all fed to laying hens and substantially good results are also achieved with pelleted feed as well.
What kind of scope do you see in the Indian market for the alternative feed resources vis a vis the traditional raw materials (corn and soybean), on which the feed industry in India is still heavily dependent? To be precise, there is no such alternatives to corn and soybean as of now in India. The alternatives to corn, for example, wheat, is not available for livestock feeding. Some other alternatives, like rice too is not available and if available then the quality may not be consistent enough to sustain productivity of animals. In the protein meal segment, a good number of ingredients have been tried for example, gluten from corn and rice, guar meal, cottonseed meal and so on… corn gluten is an excellent protein source, but the price is too high. Other substitutes like the animal protein meals are either not available or they are not cost effective. The scope of adulteration of animal protein is high and this is the other factor that the nutritionists remain scared of. How do you see the future of phytogenic feed additives as are placement for antibiotic growth promoters in commercial poultry production? Once the antibiotics as growth promoters in feed are completely banned, phytogenic feed additives will be one of the strategies for growth promotion programs in chicken production. This has happened in many parts of the world where antibiotics are withdrawn from the feeding regimen. However, it should be noted here that phytogenic feed additives alone may not be capable of providing a one stop solution to the versatile disease scenario prevailing in India and it may need support from its colleagues like organic acids, probiotics and prebiotics. Worldwide, various countries have now started using Insect Protein as a feed ingredient. Could you please update on its usage in India and also the future scope in the country? Research in this area has demonstrated that a number of insect taxa including silkworms, locusts, fly larvae, crickets and grasshoppers can be safely fed to chickens without compromising the quality and palatability of the meat. In fact, swapping soybean meal with insect meal may provide sustainability in profit for the meat producers. However, this requires the knowledge of insect rearing, feeding and production methods and I am not sure how far we have progressed in these fields. The topic has vast financial implication though its application needs a lot more homework. Food safety of animal originated food starts right from feed safety, what are your views on changing regulations to ensure safe feed production? The regulations being imposed nowadays with regard to the restriction in using antibiotics in any food animals will surely ensure a lot of safeguard before the product reaches to the consumers. However, stricter regulations with regard to disposal of dead animals, proper handling of sick animals to prevent their entry into food chain, stricter quarantine measures, and more hygienic slaughter techniques should be the next steps.
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Unsustainable fishing practices - A serious threat to India's marine resources
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Tonnes of fish caught through unsustainable fishing are being used by the fish meal and fish oil (FMFO) industries which supply feed to global aquaculture chains. These are wreaking havoc on fish stocks. The FMFO industry was considered a solace for fishermen as it purchased the trash fish (which is not edible) that came in with the catch. But the scenario has changed as the FMFO industries have now turned into a threat to the fisheries sector as the income from supplying to these industries is driving unsustainable fishing. A study in India, Vietnam and Gambia by Netherlands-based Changing Markets (CM) Foundation highlights the hazards caused due to the present functioning of these industries. Tonnes of fish, including juvenile and edible
ones, are being caught, processed and exported to various countries resulting in the collapse of fish stocks and marine ecology, imbalances in food security and causing severe environmental issues, pollution and overexploitation, said the study report, “Fishing For Catastrophe.” The CM report claimed that these companies are causing the decline of local fish stock. As part of the study, in India, two regions were selected—the Mangalore-Karwar belt and the Vishakhapatnam region of Andhra Pradesh. Unsustainable fishing driven by the income from the FMFO industry may bring an end to fisheries soon. In 2017, India's aquafeed market was valued at $1.20 billion. Its domestic feed mills (fish feed factories of India) have the capacity to produce 2.88 million metric tonnes (MT), said the study. Divya Karnad, a marine biologist and assistant professor at the Haryana-based Ashoka University said that the FMFO industries originally started as a solution to the trash fish been generated in the catch. “Ideally trawlers should take measures for bycatch reduction. Presently, trawl fisheries
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Mangalore and Malpe ports, the investigators found that bycatch mainly consisted of juvenile and extremely damaged fish. “At both harbours, the investigation team found several piles of pelagic fish, including pomfret, juvenile mackerel, juvenile cuttlefish and silverfish,” the study said. Juvenile fishing is considered a major reason for the decline of certain species. The CM study said that FMFO plants have to be blamed for the decline of Indian oil sardine in many parts of India. The study also revealed that in Vietnam, which is one of the world's leading fishmeal producers, unsustainable fishing practices has caused fish stock reduction and due to which boats are regularly fishing in foreign waters which is prohibited. The situation in the Gambia is not very different. The country has one of the world's richest fishing grounds but despite that, the nation's food security is declining over the years, the CM study emphasised. It is due to “fluctuating populations of Bonga fish (also known as shad), which experienced a crash of 40% between 2013 and 2014.” The study even said, “Gambian fishmeal plants continue to be involved in social and environmental scandals.” The study quoted the Indian government's Agriculture Ministry's 2017 National Policy on Marine Fisheries in India which had stressed on dangers of the fish feed industry.
Ineffective laws The professor pointed out that each state in India has got specific laws to protect marine ecology but none of them has actually been implemented and the laws just remain on paper.
“Use of low-value fish species in the fish feed industry is becoming a matter of concern as it can lead to overfishing of such species and by-catch, and could undermine the integrity of the marine ecosystem. The spread of fish meal plants in some coastal states and their overwhelming demand for small pelagics (like oil sardines) has led to overfishing, resulting in reduced stocks of small pelagics in some parts of the country,” the policy said. Extinction of fish
Mohamed said that juvenile catch could result in fish extinction as well as restrain fishermen from a better For instance, as per the government profit. “In juvenile catch, we don't allow a fish to grow to rule in Karnataka, in bottom trawling its maximum size. With that fishermen will not get a good nets with mesh size more than 35 price, as well as people, will not get quality fish. Another millimetres should be used and in other issue with this that through juvenile catch, a chance of methods of fishing nets with mesh size, reproducing another generation been lost,” Mohamed more than 20 mm should be used. It is said. alleged that there are many trawl boats The CM report said it's not just the trash fish that goes to that use smaller nets than prescribed FMFO plants. It points out that about 30-40% of the catch measures. in Karnataka goes to the FMFO plants including the “Up to the 12 nautical miles, the state species fit for human consumption. government can implement laws “Significant quantities of 'food' rather than 'trash' fish are (regarding fishing). From 12 to 200 being diverted to the fish meal plants. Local people rely nautical miles, we still have no rules,” on locally caught fish for their protein needs, and it is Dr.K.Sunil Mohamed, principal scientist becoming harder for them to compete within the new at the Central Marine Fisheries Research system,” said the study pointing towards the imbalances it Institute (CMFRI), mentioned. creates on food security. According to the CM study, in both Food security to be hit
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are mainly dependent on this bycatch income. If the FMFO plants were not there, many of the trawlers would have gone out of the sector,” he added.
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INDUSTRY NEWS The CM report emphasised that sardine is a staple food in the south of India and its decline has affected food security. “In June 2019, media outlets reported that the drastic decline in sardines has left Kerala's fishermen in crisis and is affecting food security in the region,” said the report. Experts point out that juvenile catch could result in fish extinction and impact profits of fishermen.
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“They cannot use semi decayed fish to make the fish meal as it would not meet the standards of European countries. In order to meet the standards, they use high-quality fish which is our food,” said Karnad. Solution The study recommends soybean and palm-oil production as an alternative to the FMFO. Fish feed made of food waste, mealworms, algae, is being globally discussed as sustainable alternatives. Regulating the mesh size of fishing nets is another solution often suggested to control juvenile fish. And strict adherence to standards by the aquafarms can also be a solution.
Divya Karnad said since most of the FMFO is exported it requires a minimum quality to meet the standards This piece first appeared on Mongabay-India. given by foreign countries, which lead Source: Quartz India these plants to go for quality fish than trash fish.
Scenario of Poultry farming in China after African Swine Fever
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Former pig farmers, whose herds were devastated by African swine fever, are now raising chickens
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Pork production has plummeted and prices last month jumped by 110.2 per cent from a year earlier, driving the country's consumer inflation rate to an eight-year high. The skyrocketing cost of China's favourite meat has forced many people to turn to more affordable forms of protein like chicken. National per capita consumption of poultry rose to 9kg in 2018 from 8kg in 2014, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. It is forecast to increase to 11.4kg per person by 2020, according to data from the China Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, with government data showing that annual poultry production is estimated to have
jumped by more than 3 million tonnes this year. But for many former pig farmers the pivot to rearing poultry has not proved as lucrative as first expected. While government data showed the retail price for chicken increased by 23 per cent between June and November, and the price of eggs rose by 29 per cent over the same period, increased production from new farmers has driven producer prices to rock bottom. Though the farmers are suffering in silence while wholesalers are making huge profit. China raises about half of the world's pigs, and the spread of African swine fever has seen millions of animals killed across the country since the first outbreak in August last year. China's government has introduced a range of measures to help pig farmers deal with the effects of African swine fever, including subsidies, discounted loans, insurance for live pigs, as well as opening up land supply to help the hog population recover. But analysts say it will take years for the country to rebuild its stocks. Source: Chinese media
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Insect Protein in Europe As there is a need for more proteins, there is also a need to reduce emissions that deteriorate climate leads to alternative protein sources.Edible insects emerge as a viable solution which can reduce animal proteins in animal feed. International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)is an EU nonprofit organisation represents the interests of the insect production sector towards EU policy makers, European stakeholders & citizens. Created in 2012, the association is today representing 54 members. EU Regulation The EU regulatory frameworkhas supported the European insect sector to become a leader in terms of innovation – with numerous start-up initiatives that gradually became trustworthy actors in the food and feed chains. A concrete example is the EU authorisation of insect-derived protein in aquaculture feed – which can be incorporated in such products since July 2017. While the approval represented a boost for the sector, it is hoped that the subsequent authorisation of insect proteins in poultry and swine feed will represent a win-win for both insect producers, who will have access to new markets, as well as for European farmers and the animal feed industry, that will be able to rely on more diverse
premium ingredients, in line with the nutritional requirements of chickens and pigs, for example. In the European Union, farmed insects fall under the category of 'farmed animals', which means that the products insects feed on have to comply with the EU feed standards – like any other type of animal feed. Notably, insects may only be fed with materials of vegetal origin or milk, eggs (and their derived products) – not with food waste. Presently, IPIFF members rely on food and farm byproducts – secondary materials that are unused or underutilised and that are subsequently transformed into protein, lipids and fertiliser. Therefore, insect farms become a new link in the agri-food chain, revalorising such products and reintroducing precious nutrients into the food chains.In the animal feed sector, the necessity to investigate alternatives that satisfy the nutritional needs of farmed animals – within the planetary boundaries – played a key role in developing sound scientific evidence that confirms the added value of insects in fish, chicken or pig feed. One of the recognised advantages of insects is that they require little resources (such as land, water, etc.), providing nutritious outputs that can be incorporated in the diet of farmed animals. In a recent report published by Barclays, it is stated that the expansion of agriculture by 2050 would require land equivalent to two times the size of India. This clearly shows the urgency to develop alternative farming methods – that shall address the growing demand for food. According to association members' estimations, the production of insect protein in Europe will prove to be beneficial in reducing the imports of high-protein feed materials – saving an area the size of Belgium by 2030 (source – IPIFF Vision Paper). Of course, these estimations rely on current production practices and methods – further research and innovations will help to develop more optimised and efficient processes.
Souce: UN, Edible Insects - Future prospects for food and feed security (Rome, 2013)
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The Truth About Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Craig Hunter, Egg Farmers of Ontario
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Animal Activists have discovered another way to attack animal agriculture by spreading “fake news” about Green House Gas (GHGs) emissions. The issue of the environment and climate change is a popular topic in the media in recent times. As we know, the entire world is concerned with reducing GHG emissions to prevent a further increase in global temperatures. This has turned the world's attention to GHGs and their sources. The main sources of GHGs come as no surprise: oil and gas industries and vehicle emissions. But the GHGs produced by animal agriculture and their impact on the environment have also been in the news. Some special interest groups are implying that animal agriculture is responsible for 50% of
GHG production, which is absolutely untrue Recently, The Eat Lancet report presented a scenario for consuming a highly plant-based diet to “Save The Planet.” This report made news headlines, but, unfortunately the many articles indicating the flaws and biases in the report did not. In reality, plant and animal agriculture combined make up approximately 10% of emissions in Canada or the US Of that, animal agriculture makes up about 60% (or 7% of total GHG emissions) In contrast, the oil and gas and transportation sectors make up about 50% of emissions in Canada, followed by buildings, electricity generation and industry. What if we were to abandon animal agriculture? Would it save the planet? An extensive study in the US (reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in 2017) examined the effect of completely eliminating animal agriculture on GHG emissions in the US. The study stated that the GHG emissions would only be reduced by 2.6% after accounting for adjustments to resulting agricultural
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Fertilizer, germicides, glues, candies,
refining sugar, textiles, upholstery. Photographic films, ointments. Paper, heart valves and many other products an assessment of agricultural systems must consider that animals and crops affect more than GHGs. Based on studies done by Dr. Nathan Pelletier, Egg Farmers of Canada's Chair in Sustainability, we in the Canadian egg industry have been reducing our environments footprint for decades, For the post 50 years, Canadian egg production has increased by 50% while the industry's environmental footprint dropped by almost 50% In a recent Spanish study, scientists obtained a carbon footprint per dozen eggs of 2.7 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent, which is described as similar to milk and much lower than that of veal, pork or lamb. The egg industry has an amazing success story to tell about our effect on the environment and it's time that we told it!
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demands. The report also stated that without animal products, it would be difficult to meet the nutritional requirements of the human population and therefore nutritional deficiencies would be widespread Livestock. Particularly ruminants, consume substantial amounts of by-products from food, biofuel and fibre production that are not edible by humans, and they make use of untellable pasture and grazing lands that are not suitable to produce crops for human consumption. Animals also provide us with more than food. A multitude of animal-derived products are used in adhesives, cosmetics, cosmetics,
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Investment opportunity in Sub-Saharan African aquaculture sector Sub-Saharan Africa's aquaculture production, estimated at 1.7 million metric tons (MT) of the global 76.6 million MT of production in 2015, continues to face fish feed shortages.
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Those shortages have dimmed hopes of the sector's growth in response to the region's increasing population – now estimated at one billion people.
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According to an African Union report, stumbling blocks constraining the growth of the region's aquaculture to its full potential include “challenges in the supply and access to key inputs notably, feed, seed, human resources, appropriate technology and finance.” Although the existing aquafeed manufacturing capacity in sub-Saharan Africa and the regional demand cannot be determined precisely, there is an increasing concern that a lack of local access to quality fish feeds – which has consigned the region into an importreliant market – could hamper efforts to scale up transformation of aquaculture in the region.
In Tanzania, where an estimated 3,400 MT of fish is produced – 85 percent of tilapia – aquaculture farmers rely on fish feed imports from Egypt, Mauritius, The Netherlands, Zambia, and Kenya. “However, due to high tax barrier, farmers suffer a high cost of production,” according to a report by the Aquaculture Association of Tanzania. Some of the region's aquaculture farmers produce their own fish feed at an estimated cost of USD 1.30 (EUR 1.44) per kilogram, but the report said this feed is usually “powdery and un-floating pellets.” The farmers formulate the fish-feed utilizing locally-produced plant grains such as cassava flour, rice bran, maize bran, and cotton seed cakes, but the feeds “are still too costly for small farms to be profitable.” In Zambia, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports the sector is underexploited because of inadequate capacity to generate adequate quality fingerlings and fish feeds. The landlocked country – which has attracted investments in aquaculture inputs and feed manufacturing from Aller Aqua, Horizon Aquaculture, and Skretting that progressed the development of fish feed milling and input supply facilities – produced an estimated 26,800 MT of fish – 90 percent of tilapia – from aquaculture in 2017. However, the country's aquaculture potential is projected to grow to 40,000 MT at least by 2023, according to the Global Aquaculture Alliance.
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manufacture solutions, especially in the less-productive aquaculture countries, ranging from farmer-formulated meal-type diet to a quasi-pellet produced with a grinder and subsequent drying to form water-soluble, hard, sinking pellets,” FAO says. But across the African continent, the majority of Africa's feed needs are being met by farm-made feeds, rather than industry-produced formulas, according to the University of Lilongwe's Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. “The aquaculture sector relies on farm-made feeds while feed manufactured by the formal industry accounts for less than 20 percent in most of the countries except in Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, and other fast-growing aquaculture countries,” the university said in a report. FAO expressed optimism in the growth of sub Saharan Africa's aquafeeds manufacturing capacity, especially with the progress of expansion in feed milling capacity in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia. It could be the shortages of fish feed is providing an opportunity for would-be investors in aquafeed manufacturing to invest in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in countries where governments have agreed to address In Nigeria – sub-Saharan Africa's the high cost of energy, taxation of project equipment, biggest aquaculture producer with an and access to foreign exchange, the FAO added. estimated production of 340,000 MT, 95 The main challenge for sub-Saharan Africa's aquafeed, the percent of catfish – some investment organization said in its report, is how the region will has also been made in the country's fish feed milling facilities by Aller Aqua address the existing need “for research and technology development, in particular the development of highand Singapore-based Olam quality, cost-effective aquafeeds designed specifically for International. Both Kenya and Uganda are producing species and life-stages being grown, profitability or viability of different aquaculture production systems, floating (extruded) pellets to serve the subsequent development of business plans, and valueEast African market. chain improvement, marketing, and research to inform “There is also a variety of local feed policy.”
An optimal yield of home-grown crops is becoming increasingly important for the efficient use of nitrogen and phosphorus. The soil, crop and animal cycle therefore receive a lot of renewed attention. We see that many field service employees of compound feed companies have to provide more and broader advice. In addition to animal feed, there is a great demand for knowledge about soil and fertilization in the agricultural sector. SFR has a great deal of expertise in the field of crop quality, feed value and its effect on production characteristics. In
order to be able to provide SFR customers with knowledge about soil, fertilization and crop quality in addition to these topics, a partnership has been entered into with Groeikracht B.V. which started on 1 January 2020. Groeikracht is an advice and research organization for the forage cultivation for livestock farmers, contractors and suppliers, including compound feed companies. Growth power B.V. was established in October 2015 under the leadership of Gerard Abbink. Through this collaboration, SFR customers gain access to the expertise of Groeikracht. The knowledge of Groeikracht will reach SFR customers through various channels such as newsletters and telephone helpdesk. This collaboration will of course result in joint research into soil, fertilization and crop.
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Schothorst Feed Research and Groeikracht set up cooperation
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INDUSTRY NEWS
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Kenya: Law to intervene all aspects of livestock marketing The Ministry of Livestock is developing a Livestock Bill aimed at organizing the sector as a way of guaranteeing food security in the country.
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The team involved in the bill preparation process that has taken one year is now expected to compile their findings and make recommendations before presenting it to Parliament on January 31, 2020 for amendments.
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The Director Livestock Policy Research and Regulations, Dr. Christopher Wanga said the bill will have far reaching effects to ensure the entire country benefits, once it becomes law after the 31st of January when the team finally hands over its report. Speaking in Mombasa recently, while engaging stakeholders and county governments in the eight counties of the coastal region and their neighbours Makueni and Machakos, the director observed that the team involved all the necessary stakeholders for their views for the bill to address the needs, including all value chain actors. He said the government is proposing
to establish a board to coordinate all aspects of livestock marketing to address marketing challenges faced by livestock farmers in the country. The bill also proposes a regulatory board for inputs, animal feed and products quality like honey and other animal products that have had no regulators before. The bill further seeks to incorporate existing institutions that are not in substantive law like the Kenya animal generating resource centre, the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KVVPI) and the Kenya Tsetse and Trypanasomiasis Eradication Council which only exist in legal notices. “We intend to upgrade the institutions into substantive law so that they are able to carry out their mandate better as compared to the current status,� said Dr.Wanga, adding that seven bills have been merged into one to save time and ease of processes and coordination. In the proposed bill, the Kenya school for animal sciences will combine all the training institutions within the livestock industry, including the dairy training institute, the animal health and industry training institute and the meat training institute. The Director said for the first time the institutions will be established into law and offer qualifications that can be recognized beyond the country. Meanwhile, the Livestock Bill 2018 which is currently undergoing public participation proposes a draft of
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be established. The Board, she said shall be tasked with the responsibility of marketing livestock and livestock products locally and Internationally. This, she said, is set to put Kenya's livestock products on the world map and turn around the fortunes of farmers. Kamau added that the Bill further proposes establishment of a Kenya Animal Sciences School to bring together all institutions dealing with livestock and animal production training. The School will offer training to farmers at the same time conduct research on various issues within the sector. Through the Bill, she said, all existing Boards and Institutions within the Ministry of Agriculture shall be expanded and strengthened to ensure that they deliver on their mandate. The County CECM's for Agriculture Caucus Chairperson, Mary Nzomo, said the Bill will come in handy for devolved governments since it will offer a legal framework for them to execute their mandate.
measures to reposition the sector as a key player in the economy and to boost food security. Among the key proposals is regulation of breeders and animal feeds producers to stem malpractices which are to blame for the low production.
She attributed the scenario to lack of legislation since the law in place was in existence before the establishment of county governments. Nzomo called for collaboration between the two levels of government to ensure that the sector is revived. Source: Kenya Media
The Livestock Production Assistant Director, Josephine Kamau said the Bill proposes registration of animal feeds producers to put in place checks and balances on the quality of their products to ensure that they meet the set standards.
All livestock breeders in the country, she said, shall also be registered and their activities monitored to ensure that they produce high quality breeds. “We want to have a proper record so that we can trace these people and look at the kind of services they are providing,� she said. Speaking in Kisumu recently during a sensitization meeting with County Executive Committee (CEC) MembersIn- Charge of Agriculture from Western and Nyanza regions, Kamau disclosed that through the Bill, a Livestock Marketing Board shall also
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The feed production sector, she said, was flooded by unscrupulous traders leading to an influx of counterfeit and substandard feeds.
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Grain outlook for Wheat, corn and soybeans Market eyes U.S. supply-demand report for price direction Higher prices in Egypt tender boost wheat * Good South American weather anchors corn, soy
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U.S. wheat futures jumped on Thursday in a rebound from the market's recent slide and soybeans and corn eased as investors squared positions ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) supply-and-demand report due shortly.
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Rising global prices and forecasts for reduced U.S. plantings this season gave wheat a further lift, while soybeans and corn faced headwinds from cropboosting rains in rival exporting nations in South America. Grain markets are looking ahead to awaited USDA reports, scheduled for release soon. CST (1700 GMT), which are expected to show smaller U.S. corn and soy harvests in 2019, smaller grain stocks and lower winter wheat seedings in the United States. Top wheat importer Egypt bought 300,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia,
Ukraine and Romania in a snap tender on in second week of January at prices about $7 per tonne above its previous purchase a month earlier. Chicago Board of Trade March wheat was up 7-1/2 cents at $5.60-1/4 a bushel at 12:52 p.m. CST (1852 GMT). March soybeans were down 7-1/4 cents at $9.40 a bushel and March corn dropped 1-1/2 cents to $3.82-3/4 a bushel. Most crop areas in Argentina and Brazil are in good shape and Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul is expected to receive some rain in the coming days, according to meteorologist Kyle Tapley with Maxar, raising prospects for large crops. Brazilian consultancy Agroconsult boosted its soy crop estimate on in the second week of January to a recordsetting 124.3 million tonnes but trimmed its corn crop view. Grain traders are also waiting for more details on the Phase 1 U.S.-China trade deal due to be signed later week, which calls for bigger Chinese purchases of U.S. agricultural goods. Soybean demand in China, by far the world's biggest soybean buyer, is expected to recover this year from the damage caused by African swine fever in 2019. Brazil could lose some gains it made in the global market during the U.S.-China trade war in the event the two countries close a deal ending the dispute, a Brazilian Agriculture Ministry official said recently. Source: Reuters
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Global Poultry Probiotic Market expected to grow at 8.9 percent CAGR
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Global poultry probiotic ingredients market is expected to grow from USD 64.33 Million in 2017 to USD 127.32 Million by 2025 at a CAGR of 8.9% during the forecast period from 2018-2025. The North America region is dominating the market due to increasing consumer consciousness towards consuming high protein products which may drive the overall market. Favorable regulations by FDA regarding GRAS approval for these products along with antibiotics ban in U.S is likely to contribute to the industry growth.
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Application, Region, Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast 2018 to 2025 are covered in the report. Leaders in the industry Novus, Biomin, Evonik Industries, DuPont, Kemin Industries, Organica Biotech, Prowell, Neospark and DSM among others which are offering greater opportunities and major players are continuously focused on new product developments and venture capital investments to obtain market share. For instance, in January 2016, Chr. Hansen to acquire Nutritional Physiology Company and expand its business in probiotics to the livestock industry
The product segment is classified into lactobacilli, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus, and others. The lactobacilli segment is dominating the market and valued around USD Asia Pacific poultry probiotic ingredients 25.21 Million in 2017. Rise in egg consumption among market was estimated about USD 25.4 consumers for high protein intake may stimulate productivity Million in the year 2017. The regional growth. These are used in layers to enhance egg quality and growth is mainly attributed due to rising provide a favorable environment to eggs for proper growth. meat utilization. In countries like India, The application segment is segmented into broilers, layers, poultry is the most organized sector. It is turkeys, breeders, and chicks & poults. The broilers segment the third-largest egg producer in the dominated the market with the highest share of 41.40% in world after China and U.S. and the fourth2017. The probioticsis broadly used as an alternative for largest chicken producer in the world after antibiotics growth promoter and to gain weight in broiler China, Brazil and the U.S. The production chicken which may drive the market growth. It also aids in of the broiler meat was increased to 4.2 tuning intestinal environment and digestive function in Million Tons in the country in year 2016. broilers, which should stimulate the industry growth. The demand for processed meat is High consumption of meat is a major factor propelling the growing at a rate of 15-20 percent every growth of the market. Growing demand of well-kept yards year. Multiple factors like rising health and backyard beautification activities across the globe is consciousness amongst the population, contributing to the market expansion. Standardization issue more disposable income, acceptance by have restrained the market growth. However, favourable all religions etc. are boosting the market regulatory policies in regards to the association of probiotics growth. in animal feed may drive the business development in coming Poultry Probiotic Ingredients Market by years. Product (Lactobacilli, Bifidobacterium, Streptococcus, Bacillus, Others),
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Forecast for Aqua feed market in Asia Pacific for the period 2020-2025
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Asia Pacific Aquafeed Market is segmented by fish type into shrimp, yellow catfish,
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Market Overview
Asia-Pacific Aqua Feed Market Summary
GR CA
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snakehead, seabass, Pomfret, flounder, herring and eel, and by geography into China, Vietnam, Japan, India, and Indonesia. The Asia-Pacific Aquafeed Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 15.5% during the forecast period (20192024). Increased consumption of fish is the major driver behind the growth of the Asia-Pacific Aquafeed market. The changing demographics in Asia-Pacific and South America and the rising demand for processed fish are the factors that are augmenting the growth of the market studied.
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Key Market Trends The Shrimp Market in India
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According to the National Fisheries Development Board, India ranked second after China, accounting for 6.3% share of the global aquaculture production. The biodiversity of fish in the Indian subcontinent and high
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Asia-Pacific Aqua Feed Market: Revenue in USD million, Shrimp, India, 2015-2024
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Year popularity of formulated feed among small-scale farmers and high demand for trash fish as feed input, water pollution, use of trash fish provision of accurate nutrition and feeding, antibiotic residues, and fish meal and fish oil issues, among others. In order to address
Revenue in USD million
Asia-Pacific Aqua Feed Market: Revenue in USD million, China, 2015-2024
13,784.6
2015
China dominates the market
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2018
rapidly rising output and exports of tilapia. With the development of aquaculture in the country, the Chinese feed industry has faced some challenges, such as low
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Year the aforementioned issues in the feed industry, the Chinese government released some policy changes related to aquaculture in its 13th Five-year plan. The government has been actively working to control feed quality, with investments in research programs to support nutrition and feed studies and issued a series of standards to control quality with respect to nutrition and safety and to support the modern feed industry. Competitive Landscape The Asia-Pacific aquafeed market is highly fragmented, with a large number of local and international players accounting for about 50% of the share. These major players are investing in new products and
China dominates the aquaculture industry in the world, with its massive improvisation of products, expansions, and acquisitions for business expansions. Another major production and consumption of low trophic-level carp species and its
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area of investment is the focus on R&D, in order to launch new products at cheaper prices. Major players of the industry include Biomar A/S, Alltech Coppens BV, Aller Aqua A/S, Cargill Incorporated and ChareonPopkhand Foods PCL Source: https://www.mordorintelligence.com/
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demand for Indian shrimp in the global market has driven the aquaculture production in the country. The shrimp farming in India is fully dependent on the formulated feeds. With the rise in shrimp farming, due to the increased exports and international demand for Indian shrimp, the demand for shrimp feed in the country is increasing. Around 80% of the market is controlled by the major players, like Avanti Feeds, CP Group, etc.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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JANUARY 2020 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) Date: 28-30 January 2020 Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia USA Email: info@ippexpo.org Web: www.ippexpo.org
FEBRUARY 2020 Kolkata International Poultry Fair Date: 12-14 February 2020 Venue: Eco Park, Kolkata Email: wbpoultryfederation@yahoo.in
MARCH 2020 FeedNavigator Summit 2020: Young Animal Nutrition Date: 3-4 March 2020 Venue: Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Email: feednavigatorsummit@wrbm.com Web: www.feednavigatorsummit.com
ILDEX Vietnam Date: 18-20 March 2020 Venue: SECC, HCM, Vietnam Email: manuel.madani@vnuexhibitions.com Web: www.ildex-vietnam.com
VICTAM & Animal Health and Nutrition Asia Date: 24-26 March 2020 Venue: Bangkok International trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand Email: ashishkala@victam.com Web: www.victamasia.com
MAY 2020 VIV Meat & Poultry Russia Date: 26-28 May 2020 Venue: Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center, Moscow, Russia Email: info@meatindustry.ru Web: www.meatindustry.ru
Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada Date: 12-14 May 2020 Venue: Winnipeg, MB - Fairmont Winnipeg, Canada Email: info@anacan.org Web: www.animalnutritionconference.ca
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VIV MEA 2020 Date: 9-11 March 2020 Venue: Abu-Dhabi National Exhibition Center Adnec Email: viv.mea@vnuexhibitions.com Web: www.vivmea.nl
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