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Crop Diversification: Promises and the actual status
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drastic lowering of water table in the northern regions of Punjab
and Haryana, it has been suggested that farmers should go for crop diversification. Instead of rice, maize cultivation was suggested, which requires less water, and also brings halt to burning of crop residue. This burning has become an infamous practice, causing wide spread
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pollution, especially the hanging smog in the National Capital Region ( in and around Delhi), during winter months, and resulting in breathing and asthma problems to the people of the region. However, there is apathy on the part of govt. not to purchase maize, though it has fixed the MSP of Rs. 1,365/- a quintal. Because of this apathy, farmer is forced to sell the grains to the private players, getting
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really very frustrating for the producer. Needless to say that maize production is assuming more importance in view of its increasing demand for poultry feed manufacture. Same is the situation with regards to Sunflower crop in Haryana. Earlier the govt had assured the farmers that it shall procure the crop as per the MSP fixed by the
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the crop However, the govt., has suddenly suspended the
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procurement. This has invited sharp reaction from the Sunflower growers, who have termed it as a betrayal by the govt. The farmers are forced to sell their produce to the private players, get below MSP fixed by the govt.
Dr. P.E. Vijay Anand US Soybean Export Council
There is some good news, as far as the cultivation of cotton crop in Haryana is concerned. Unlike paddy, it requires less water, and there is
Dr. Suhas Amrutkar Subject Matter Specialist, Animal Nutrition, MAFSU, Parbhani
no hassle with regard to post harvest burning of the stubbles and crop residue. This year, many farmers in Haryana have opted for cotton for the kharif season. This is because of the higher productivity, better
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price and lower input cost, due to lesser pest attacks seen last year. It is quite unfortunate that the input cost for most of the crops in terms
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of seeds, fertilizers, water is rising faster than the prices they are get by selling their produce. The declining output value is in fact, is at the root of farmers sorrows and anger, finding expression in the range of ways
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from suicides to agitations, demanding loan waiver. Recent survey has
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may be more profitable than cultivating crops like wheat, rice, pulses
found out that for a farmer, growing grass and selling in the market and oilseeds. That is some good news for those who are engaged in
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Technology to turn organic waste into animal feed
Inside a shipping container in a warehouse in inner city Melbourne, a robust colony of the flies is being bred to create a sustainable agricultural feed product. The larvae produced by the flies convert food scraps into a protein source. "What we're trying to do here is really harness natural processes, turn them into something that's more efficient than nature, and do something really good for society and for agricultural industries," Karma3 chief scientific officer Martin Pike said. While the fly only lives for about a week, during that time the efficient breeders lay between 100 and 500 eggs. As soon as the eggs hatch, they begin breaking down organic matter into a protein-based substance used to feed animals. With a current nutritional content of 60 to 65 per cent protein, with the remainder a mixture of carbohydrate and fat, Mr Pike said it made an ideal substitute for soybean meal currently used in many animal feeds. "It's quite easy to achieve the protein
and fat content that we want from the larvae with just a regular sort of food waste," he said. The protein is most commonly used as fish meal, but the company is investigating its use in the poultry and swine industries. Clean source of nutrients It is not just the high protein content that makes the product desirable — the company claims the added advantage of the black soldier fly is its largely diseasefree characteristics that dramatically reduce contamination levels in feedstock. "They don't use food at all so they're not a vector for disease," Mr Pike said. This characteristic is further exhibited in the larvae, whose gut bacteria Mr Pike likens to a probiotic, making them a clean source of nutrients. "It can chew through almost any sort of toxic bacteria, things that are commonly a problem like salmonella or E.coli," he said. "The end product itself is just naturally free from any sort of bacteria or virus or fungal infection." Software expertise helps optimise systems While Mr Pike and company chief executive James Sackl concede there is nothing new about the use of black soldier flies in organic waste recycling to create animal feed, the entrepreneurs with a background in software development said they were applying their skills to create an optimised system for rearing insects. "We have developed our systems to be fully autonomous and controlled with AI [artificial intelligence], where our systems get smarter based on the feedback they collect," Mr Sackl said.
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A Melbourne biotech company is using its software development skills to breed black soldier flies whose larvae turn organic waste into animal feed.
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The process of feed making GODFREY WERE JUMA & FRANCIS IRUNGU, Egerton University
When making feeds, manufacturers consider the age, production level of the animal, species and the cost of the feed. They then play around with figures using Pearson Square method or a computer software such as Win feed to attain the optimal theoretical nutritional levels of the formulated mash.
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After formulation, some feeds are further processed into pellets by either hot or cold processing. Pellets are either formed using pelletisation or extrusion technology. Proteins and starch forms a larger percentage of these formulations. Proteins are made up of amino acids as building blocks joined together by peptide bonds.
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of the raw formulated mash is necessary. Different processing methods: Cold processing Feeds are processed at or lower than the ambient temperature. These processes include grinding in the hammer mill, size reduction, soaking and reconstitution of dried feeds. These processes mostly influence the physical appearance of the feeds but less or no, modification on the chemical properties of the feeds. Feeds under these categories are the mash forms. Hot processing Heat treatment is applied to animal feeds to improve hygiene, nutritional quality and physic-chemical properties. Thermal energy is applied to either dry or wet ingredients such as soybeans or cereals. The aim here is to soften the seeds, modify the starch or denature the anti-nutrients such as trypsin inhibitors.
This procedure is common in steam rolling, roasting and On the other hand, starch is a polymer steam flaking methods of feed processing. Steam flaking of amylose and amylopectin monomers differs from steam rolling because of the high moisture having both hydrogen and glycosidic content applied and the higher contact time. This bridges. process has been seen to increase starch digestibility Poultry, swine and fish are from 22.7-51.2 per cent. These feeds therefore, increase monogastrics (have single-chambered the performance of the reared animals. stomach), therefore, rely on enzymatic Popping: It is a dry hot feed processing method that is hydrolysis of complex food applied to the seeds. This process causes sudden components in the fore stomach. rapture of the endosperm. The seeds are then rolled Sometimes these feeds are not before being fed to the animals. effectively hydrolysed. This reduces Pelletisation: It is another hot processing method. It their absorbability, impairing both the involves grinding and formulating feed and then forcing growth rate and performance of it through a thick, spinning die with the use of rollers. animals. Therefore, further processing
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The feeds can be made in different diameters, length and hardness. This process alters the physic-chemical properties of the feeds due to the high pressure used. Losses are minimal during feeding and transportation because the pellets do not easily break. Pelleting increases growth rate and feed efficiency by 6.6 to 7.9 per cent respectively.
swine, fish and poultry fed on extruded pellets than those fed on the mash. The better performance can be attributed to: !
The heat used in feed conditioning breaks down starch into its constituent monomers that are further broken down to monosaccharaides. On the other hand proteins are broken down into smaller polypeptides. This enhances feed digestibility due to the large surface area exposed to the enzyme hydrolysis, hence better performance of animals fed these feeds.
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During pelleting, the nutrients tend to concentrate in the product and pellets are also bound together. This minimises wastage during feeding and transportation hence increasing average daily gain.
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It improves energy digestibility in cereal based diets due to starch gelatinisation, unlike in the mash leading to better performance of early weaned pigs fed extruded feeds.
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Helps in improved faecal digestibility of some amino acids in chicken.
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Increases digestibility of proteins, amino acids and nitrogen by denaturing of the former and modifying side chains of amino acids. Starch gelatinisation together with the above changes on proteins results in better digestibility, increase feed intake, improved feed conversion ratio and performance in chicken.
Extrusion processing This recent technology operates on three principles: steam conditioning, high temperature cooking and high shear pressure. The process starts by formulation and tempering the mixture to about 30 per cent moisture content. Steam conditioning is the first step in this method. The aim of this step is to facilitate die lubrication and feed particle adhesion. This increases pellet durability index and gelatinise starch. Broilers fed extruded pellets have a higher feed intake, this, therefore, increases live weight gain compared to those fed the mash.
Extrusion combines three parameters of moisture, high temperature and ! pressure to modify the starch and protein enhancing their digestibility.
Due to inadequate rain soybean sowing in may be delayed The sowing operations for soybean could be delayed as major producing states Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra might not receive adequate rain during this month, according to industry body.
Association President Atul Chaturvedi told its members. The monsoon rain has been erratic so far and temperatures are still hot in north-western India and several parts of central India, he added.
"IMD during the current year has highlighted a peculiar progress of the monsoon which can have far reaching The Met department has predicted a consequences for our oilseed crops. They have normal monsoon in 2017, raising hopes observed that because of this peculiar movement, of bumper production during 2017-18 monsoon seems to be travelling directly from the south crop year (July-June). to the north bypassing central part of India," Chaturvedi said. "The monsoon is not developing in normal way and it is likely that Soybean is a major Kharif oilseeds crop mostly grown in monsoon advance may bypass the Madhya Pradesh, which is witnessing huge protest from important soybean producing states farmers, who are seeking loan waivers and remunerative like Madhya Pradesh and Eastern price for their crops. The country produced 14.01 Maharashtra and they may not get million tonnes of soybean in 2016-17 crop year. adequate rains in June. This may delay Source: India Today sowing operations," Solvent Extractors
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There has been better performance in
Extrusion results in starch gelatinization which makes it more susceptible to amylase, this enhances starch digestibility. This improves poultry performance.
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New GMO corn by DOW after import approval by China
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Dow Chemical Co secured import approval from China for its nextgeneration Enlist corn variety and announced it would be commercially available in the United States and Canada next year, but the company was still awaiting approval of Enlist soybeans from the world's top soy importer.
The Enlist platform is Dow AgroScience's largest-ever product launch and key to reaching its forecast for boosting seed sales by $600 million by 2020. Dow's Enlist soybeans are still being reviewed by officials in China and the European Union.
Recently China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from June 12, including Dow's Enlist corn, engineered to combat weeds resistant to the widely used herbicide glyphosate, which is the main ingredient in Monsanto's popular Roundup herbicide.
China does not permit the planting of genetically modified food crops but does allow GMO imports, such as soybeans, for use in its animal feed industry.
China, the top export market for U.S. agricultural products, had pledged in May to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a trade deal with the United States, expediting eight products that have been pending for more than four years. Along with Enlist corn, Monsanto's Vistive Gold soybeans were also approved for import, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement. "We're very pleased to see the progress that's being made, that's been catalyzed by the discussions between the U.S. government and the Chinese
government," said Joe Vertin, global leader for Dow's Enlist Weed Control System.
The approvals of new GMO imports follow an agreement on protocols for shipments of U.S. beef to China that was also promised under the broader trade deal last month.
Getting a new GMO crop variety approved for import by China takes around six years, compared with under three in other major markets, forcing leading agrichemical players to restrict sales during China's review process. "We are aware of the latest updates of the approval process and are encouraged by the fast progress that the Chinese government has made," said a spokeswoman for DuPont Pioneer, which is awaiting approval for an insect-tolerant corn. "We look forward to more products getting approval." The agriculture ministry said it had also renewed import approvals for 14 other GMO varieties including Syngenta's MIR162 Agrisure Viptera corn, a Monsanto sugar beet and three Bayer rapeseed products. The approvals were for a three-year period lasting to 2020, the statement said. Source: Reuters
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What are the issues & challenges that have been faced by the Asian feed industry? The most common issues faced by the Asian feed industry are quality and availability of raw materials, price volatility of feed ingredients, multimycotoxin contamination in grains, and overdependence on Antibiotic Growth Promoters (AGPs) for reducing bacterial load and inflammation.
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What changes have you observed in Asia-Pacific feed market over the past decade?
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three most predominant mycotoxins in Asia, these trichothecenes are also known as field mycotoxins. In India this year, it is predominantly a mixture of fumonisins, aflatoxins and ochratoxins that pose the biggest threat, and storage of grains is observed as a major factor causing the problem. India – Prevalence of mycotoxins detected on all samples
Percentage of Samples
Dr. Sujit Kulkarni, Biomin
Outlook of Mycotoxin testing in Asia
100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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82 72 43 19
The Asia Pacific feed market has grown considerably, with a shift in focus Alfa ZEN toward feed hygiene and food safety, advance feed technology, alternative to Co-contamination AGPs, and use of functional feed 100 additives. 90 Can you provide us with a regional outlook of Mycotoxin testing of feeds in Asia compared to rest of the world? Recent Mycotoxin survey of BIOMIN, a reliable source of information for the industry shows that fumonisins, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone are the
80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
8 < limit of detection
2 DON
T-2
FUM
OTA
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3 1 mycotoxin
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Table 1. Occurrence of mycotoxins in Indian samples Afla
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Don
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OTA
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67
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19
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Besides rapid testing methods such as ELISA, Romer Labs developed a waterbased extraction lateral flow device known as WATEX, which is cheap, fast and easy to use as a screening tool. In terms of reference methods that require more time and investment, there has been a shift in recent years towards the use of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) over highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC), as the new technology is more sensitive, accurate and able to detect emerging as well as multi-mycotoxin contamination in compound feeds and feed raw materials.
still happens to be the most developed and understood segment compared to the other two. Please share your views about trends that are majorly affecting the feed additive industry in Asia. There are many factors that are revolutionizing the feed additive industry around the globe. Some of the trends that are highly evolving in Asia are feed hygiene and processing, mycotoxin risk management, digestibility and performance enhancers, antimicrobial resistance, AGP free feed production, natural growth promoters, functional feed additives, and antimicrobial and antiinflammatory compounds that are capable of replacing antibiotics in feed. How do you see Natural Growth promoters (NGPs) or alternatives to AGPs. Could you please share your thoughts about its advantages?
Even if there is no AGP regulation in India for Livestock, still significant awareness is observed in Indian Livestock industry. Farmers are realizing the importance of NGPs. One of the key advantages with NGPs can be used as alternatives to AGPs and also with LCMSMS technology is the analysis of AGPs to reduce the requirement of AGPs. In NGPs, few masked mycotoxins. Masked categories of feed additives are common such sa use of mycotoxins are not detectable with acids or organic acids based feed additives, conventional analyzing methods. combination of probiotics and prebiotics, and Plants have natural protection tendency Phytogenics. Sourcing of ingredients, with proven to cover carbohydrate mask over results in vivo and in vitro trials, and scientific mycotoxins which is later released by certification is very important. microflora present in duodenum of the How do you see the future of feed industry in India animal that results in presence of shaping? What are the short-term and the long-term demasked mycotoxins in the body of growth projections for Indian feed industry? animals. The Indian feed industry is still restricted to poultry, After serving the industry for more than a decade, could you share your aqua and dairy feed manufacturing, while the pork industry is almost non-existent or limited to backyard experiences about the customer farming. In recent years, the industry has started to awareness in different segmentsinvest in advance and high tech feed mills, but now it poultry, cattle & aquaculture? needs to focus on quality of raw material. Procurement Customer awareness varies by country of quality raw material, regular monitoring of quality specially in Asia. Awareness is higher in parameters and maintaining hygiene standards in a feed developed nations like Australia, New mill are some of the factors that need more attention. Zealand, Korea and Japan, while Currently, the country is producing about 30 million developing countries such as Myanmar tonnes of feed in a year, which is approx. 10% of total and Cambodia still have lower feed production in Asia. However, per capita protein awareness about the problem and its consumption is still relatively lower which is expected to causes, compared to knowledge and grow steadily in the coming years. and hence the feed experience of other South East Asian requirement. Indian feed industry is expected to grow countries across all segments. Among 7-8% per annum for the next 5 years. Poultry, Cattle and Aquaculture, poultry
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Low-Key companies that are influencing Aquaculture
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There may be a lot of fish in the sea, but wild fish stocks are still a finite resource that needs to be properly managed. In fact, global catch volumes from wild fisheries have remained virtually unchanged since 1988. Civilization has only been able to meet growing demand for fish and seafood by turning to aquaculture, which has accounted for all 60 million-plus tons of production growth in the past three decades. There is just one problem: Fish raised through aquaculture need to be fed fish oil (Omega-3 fatty acids) and fish meal (protein), which are both traditionally produced from wild fish stocks and the world is struggling to keep up. Then again, every problem in food security can also be viewed as an opportunity. These 10 low-key companies are choosing to view the situation through
the more optimistic lens and changing aquaculture in the process. Future of fish and animal feed Traditionally, a sizable amount of fish protein and all Omega-3 fatty acid fish oils are ultimately sourced from leftover aquaculture byproducts and wild menhaden catch, which are processed into feed pellets and fish oil products. The latter industry is heavily regulated, with catch volumes set for specific years, which has forced feed producers to get creative with their supply chains over the years. However, a fish-eat-fish world can only be sustainable for so long. That's why these companies are looking to protein and Omega-3 sources that are not connected to fisheries and aquaculture. All five partnerships are gearing up to have commercialscale production of protein, Omega-3 fatty acids, or both online by the end of the decade. Each is launching with a slightly different approach. For instance, TerraVia and Bunge are offering their AlgaPrime branded DHA ingredient to aquaculture
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generate $25 million to $30 million in revenue this year if production issues or bankruptcy for the former don't get in the way. Archer Daniels Midland and Synthetic Genomics are the only other team on the list that has production available today. That's because they are able to utilize existing fermentation assets from Archer Daniels Midland (which were formerly leased to TerraVia) as well as the giant's global distribution network. Meanwhile, Intrexon and Darling Ingredients are taking a totally different approach. Rather than replacing Omega-3 fatty acids traditionally sourced from fish oils with algae oils, the pair aims at replacing fish meal with insect protein. The technology platform, which grows commercial quantities of black soldier fly larvae and processes them into protein pellets, will be deployed in a modular production process that should be relatively easy to scale. Both companies will provide funding, while Darling Ingredients also brings invaluable experience with commercial production processes and a leading distribution network for natural ingredients. Production is expected to begin by 2018 and grow over time. It will provide a critical early source of product revenue for Intrexon, which desperately needs to diversify its top line.
TerraVia and Bunge initially built a 100,000 MT per year facility in Brazil to target food and industrial chemicals, but the pivot to fish feed has helped them be among the first to make moves in the market. The joint venture between the two is expected to
DSM, already the leading producer of algae oils for food and feed ingredients, has partnered with Evonik to offer the industry's first fish oil product that contains both DHA and EPA Omega-3 fatty acids. If combined with a meal product, then the ingredient could supply all three ingredients. Their production facility, slated to come online in 2019, will provide 15% of global fish oil needs at full tilt.
Company or Partnership
Protein Source
Ingredients
TerraVia and Bunge
Algae grown with
Protein and Omega-3 100,000 MT (active)
Production Volume and Start Date
agricultural inputs
(DHA)
Archer Daniels Midland
Algae grown with
Protein and Omega-3 20,000 MT (active)
and Synthetic Genomics
agricultural inputs
(DHA)
Intrexon and Darling Ingredients Black soldier fly larvae
Protein
Modular (2018)
Cargill and Calysta
Protein
200,000 MT (2019)
Algae grown with
Omega-3 (EPA
150,000 MT (2019)
agricultural inputs
and DHA)
Algae grown with methane from natural gas
DSM and Evonik
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stakeholders throughout the world through a distribution agreement with BioMar, which is the leading fish-feed logistics company. They have also announced that several leading salmon farmers have agreed to adopt the product.
The remaining two partnerships are eyeing massive production facilities and taking unique approaches as well. Cargill and Calysta will feed methane in cheap American natural gas to grow algae biomass rich in protein (really). Their facility in Tennessee will be built in two phases, with the first phase due to come online in 2019.
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HACCP in Asia: the underestimated importance of a proactive risk analysis Johan den Hartog, GMP+ International
The greatest hazard for the quality and safety lies in the underestimation of the risks during the production process. Ad-hoc measures after incidents rarely have the desired effect. The Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) is increasingly giving Asian companies tools for a proactive quality policy.
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Whether it concerns the ingredients or raw materials used, the origin or the transport thereof, or the process used to create the finished product: hazards for the quality and safety of feed are lurking around every corner. Safety assurance can therefore never be a result of a half-baked solutions when problems arise. It must be wellthought out and documented in advance. When GMP+ International
established a Good Manufacturing Practice code, 25 years ago, this concerned various precautionary measures based on the hazards known at the time. In practice, they proved to be too reactive. Adopting a couple of requirements from ISO 9001 in 1995 wasn't enough to stay ahead of issues. That is how we ended up at HACCP, The Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points. This methodology originates from the food industry and was further developed for the production of feed and the suppliers of raw materials in 2000. Basis Feed safety assurance begins with an analysis of the possible hazards and the risks arising from those. In HACCP, all available knowledge and experience is used to identify risks in advance in a systematic manner, and to take the proper control measures. This proactive risk analysis forms the foundation for the risk management and must be carried out with every change of the production process. The precaution principle is integrated in the core of the certification scheme GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (GMP+ FSA). This certification is relatively
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GMP+. Companies that are GMP+ and / or HACCP certified also have important building blocks for a full GMP+ certificate. About 400 companies in the feed chain in Asia (excluding The Near East) have a GMP+ certificate. This number is growing steadily: companies experience the added value of this certificate because it combines different instruments for risk control. Asia In addition, there is increasing focus on precaution in Asia. From various sides demonstrable risk control is nowadays required, in accordance with HACCP. The region is learning from the experiences in Europe and North-America, and wants to use that to battle food safety issues in its region. In more and more Asian countries, the government offers possibilities for certification in accordance with GMP+ and HACCP in export to other countries. Under influence of the development of ASEAN, HACCP is moreover solidifying its position in the Food Safety Law, in which implementation and enforcement remain an important point of attention. To export animal products (poultry, shrimp, etc.) to, for instance, Japan, the United States and Europe, the private sector (food processor) is increasingly requiring HACCP as a requirement to the production chain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; including the feed sector. This means that
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producers of feed in Asian countries will also require suppliers of raw materials to have demonstrable risk control in accordance with HACCP.
mentioned risk assessment it also contains fact sheets about hazards and the gravity thereof, a list of products that can be used safely (feed materials) monitoring results and specific feed safety limits.
Database
Important step
Vast experience of GMP+ International with quality assurance, hazard analysis and risk assessment, there is a lot of knowledge to share with companies from the feed chain. The countless of risk assessments are used by participating companies for instance to make their own company specific risk analyses, and to carry out supplier assessments (processes and ingredients). Auditors of certification bodies use them to prepare audits.
The importance of the precautionary principle is also reflected in the many programs within GMP+ FSA for various company types in the feed chain. The certification scheme contains product limits to guarantee a minimum safety level. This concerns maximum permissible levels of undesirable substances, for instance.
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The database with information (Feed Support Products) is broadly valued as well. In addition to the previously
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Analyzing and documenting the risks and hazards in advance is an important step towards the realization of global food safety. Instead of dealing with new incidents reactively, the feed safety benefits much more from proactive hazard analysis and risk control. GMP+ FSA also offers companies in Asia the right tools thereto. for more information, please visit www.gmpplus.org.
U.S. Grains: An alternative to Cassava for Vietnamese Catfish U.S. sorghum and corn may be on the menu soon for Vietnamese catfish, thanks to recent feeding trial results from the U.S. Grains Council (USGC).
country feeding trials, with support from the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, for Pangasius, a medium-large to very large catfish species native to Southeast Asia that is also called basa fish or bocourti.
Vietnam produced an estimated 1.2 million tons of catfish in 2014, requiring an estimated 2.4 million tons of compound feed, traditionally sourced from locally-available cassava. However, the demand for cassava for aquaculture, swine and even fuel ethanol production has risen significantly while domestic production has not increased in the last five years, leading to concerns about supply and price.
The trials were conducted at a private research farm in Vietnam and compared diets based on sorghum (20 percent inclusion rate), corn (10 percent inclusion rate) or cassava (15 percent inclusion rate). They concluded both grains could replace cassava as a source of starch for feeding Pangasius.
“Fish is the one of the most affordable protein sources in the Southeast Asia region,” said Manuel Sanchez, USGC assistant director for South and Southeast Asia. “Aquaculture is a key sector primed for potential import growth, providing U.S. feed grains a substantial market opportunity.” To test the viability of substituting sorghum or corn for cassava, the Council recently concluded in-
Results showed no difference between the sources of starch on growth performance, fillet color or physical properties of feed pellets (density and floatability). Beyond starch, sorghum is also low in tannins and contains higher protein (more than 10 percent versus 2.5 percent) and amino acids (similar to corn) than cassava, particularly tryptophan and threonine. The new data will bolster local efforts the Council is undertaking to promote corn and sorghum for new uses, like in aquaculture. “Both grains - sorghum and corn - can be used for feeding catfish, but limited research on doing so is available,” Sanchez said. “This report helps fill a need for information about feeding sorghum and corn to Vietnamese catfish as a substitute for cassava.” Source: US Grain Council
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Kenya's maize yields could drop 25pc over armyworm invasion
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Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett has warned that the country's annual maize yield could drop by 20-25 per cent this year due to the invasion and the continued spread of the fall armyworm. Mr Bett said the government was worried about Kenya's future food security as the pest continues to invade more maize farms in new regions across the country.
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He said the invasive pest, which was previously reported only in western Kenya, has since crossed to Kwale in the coastal region and other areas, further complicating an already wobbly food security situation."Our research has found out that this pest attacks farm at night because it is nocturnal. In that case, we call on farmers to spray their farms in the evening which is the time the pest come out to attack crops," Mr Bett said. He asked farmers to change their pest control regime so as to contain the spread of the worm. He also called on chemical manufacturers to consider huge discounts for smallholder farmers
and step up fall armyworm awareness campaigns to educate farmers on what chemicals to be used and their application techniques. We are open to those alternative methods and I think those are the only ways we can manage the pest," said the CS. The worm, according to the UN agency Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is native to the Americas but no one knows how it exactly crossed the seas to Africa. He said the ministry will decide on the continued importation of maize during the harvest months of October and November as accurate projections will then be possible to make."Our harvests will start coming in from October or November going forward but now we are importing maize because of the drought, whose effects we are still experiencing, and fall armyworms which we are estimating will affect our productivity by 20 to 25 per cent," he said. He said the product would efficiently tackle the new pest and alleviate severe food shortage being experienced."Since the outbreak of this pest in Kenya we have monitored the situation closely by putting agronomists on the ground. Belt has successfully been used by farmers in Brazil, South Africa and Zimbabwe," said Mr Bureau. Source: Business Daily
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Cargill Announces Progress on Aqua Nutrition Sustainability
The Cargill Aqua Nutrition sustainability report is an integrated report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards' core option and captures important performance measures on environmental and social indicators. For the first time since Cargill's acquisition of EWOS in 2015, the company introduces its whole aqua nutrition business and commits to extending reporting to all dedicated aqua feed facilities in 2017. “We have worked on extending sustainability practices from EWOS across Cargill Aqua Nutrition and engaging the broader business,” said Einar Wathne, President of Cargill Aqua Nutrition. “Now, as Cargill, we are uniquely positioned to leverage our scale, global insights and relationships to lead in developing sustainable supply chains.” The sustainability report is based on a value chain approach, which broadens the perspective of sustainability beyond the direct impact of its operations and into the wider societal impacts. Highlights from the sustainability performance in 2016 include: Safety: for employees, contractors, customers, suppliers and communities – has priority over productivity and profits at Cargill. In 2016, Cargill Aqua Nutrition further strengthened its emphasis on this critical aspect of its performance. Cargill Aqua Nutrition saw a 25 percent reduction in injury rate and a 65 percent reduction in lost time injuries since 2013.
fisheries, including fish trimmings. The company works with suppliers to develop quality ingredients. Trimmings meals and oil provided 33 percent of total marine ingredients in 2016 – up from 32 percent in 2013 and 21 percent in 2010. Use of trimmings leverages resources that would otherwise go to waste. Ninety percent of our marine raw materials were certified to IFFO RS in 2016. Deforestation free soy: Cargill Aqua Nutrition is increasing efforts to source soy from responsible supply chains. In 2016, more than 73 percent of all soy products sourced were deforestation-free and certified by Pro Terra, a not-for-profit organisation that advances and promotes sustainability at all levels of the feed and food production. All of the soy material sourced for Norway and Scotland were ProTerra certified. Cargill is exploring more options in other countries as new certification schemes become available. New raw materials: With limited volumes of marinebased ingredients available globally, Cargill continues its innovation of fishmeal and fish oil replacements to enable the continued growth of aquaculture. While fish oil remains the major source of healthy omega-3 fatty acids - valued for their benefits on both human health and fish health - Cargill is innovating new sources of omega-3. Examples include algae meals and oils and a new type of genetically modified rapeseed which promotes sustainable nutrition. On the protein side, Cargill has invested in a new venture with Calysta to produce Calysta's FeedKind, an innovative protein made from natural gas as the carbon source. Material is already being produced at a pilot facility in the UK and will be available at scale from 2019. Aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a global partnership for development. As a major feed producer and contributor to food production, Cargill Aqua Nutrition is positioned to positively impact several of the SDGs, and is aligning its sustainability management and reporting to these goals. “Cargill Aqua Nutrition is a world leader in aquaculture feed and nutrition. To deliver on our promise on
Using more fish trimmings: Cargill
healthy seafood for future generations, we commit to
Aqua Nutrition is committed to
sustainable growth of the global aquaculture industry
reducing dependency on forage fish
by creating better operations in a better workplace
through use of co-products from
with better supply chains,” said Einar Wathne.
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Using enzyme promises better profits in Poultry Feed
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Feed accounts for more than 70% of production cost in poultry industry, hence its maximum utilization is of utmost importance for cost effective poultry production. All animals produce digestive enzymes in gastrointestinal tract which help in efficient digestion of feed. However, some of the enzymes are not produced in sufficient quantities for the complete digestion of dietary nutrients in poultry. Plants contain some compounds that either the animal cannot digest or which hinder its digestive system, often because animal cannot produce the necessary enzyme to digest these compounds. Almost 15-20% of feed is wasted due to lack of specific digestive enzymes in the GIT of animals and birds. In plant based raw material, phytates and indigestible fibre/non starch polysaccharides (NSPs) are present in significant amounts, which lower the nutritive value of feed. Besides, these also impair digestive
functions, through binding with other nutrients, excess production of mucin, increased gut viscosity and faster feed passage from GI tract. To ameliorate these adverse effects, feed enzymes are added in poultry feed to improve its nutritive value, reduce cost of production and environmental pollution. Exogenous enzymes Energy is the most expensive component of feed, followed by protein and phosphorus. To extract maximum of these nutrient from raw material, it is necessary to use exogenous enzymes. There are two main indigestible nutrients in raw materials (corn, barley, wheat, sorghum, soybean meal, rapeseed etc.) and poultry feed, that is phytate bound phosphorus and non-starch polysaccharides (NSP) (Table 1 & 2). Not only are these costly ingredients not being utilized, they also cause detrimental effects in the gut. Hence use of phytase and NSP degrading enzyme (NSPase) is of prime importance. Less-digestible comparatively cheaper ingredients such as agro based by-products from the food and biofuels industries can be effectively used with supplementation of fiber digesting enzymes. Similarly, addition of phytase reduces use of dicalcium / monocalcium
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Table 1. NSP profile of raw materials Non Starch Polysaccharides (NSP) Soluble Beta-Glucan Pectin gums
Insoluble Hemicellulose Cellulose
Insoluble NSP constituents (enzymes acts on) Major Minor Arabinoxylan Mannan Beta-glucan GalactanXyloglucan
minerals (Ca, Zn, Na etc.) as well. Phytate, itself acts as anti-nutrient by increasing mucin production due to gastric irritation and increases losses of dietary nutrients (proteins and carbohydrates) and perhaps pancreatic enzymes. Phytase can help to increase phosphorus availability and reduction in anti-nutritional effects of phytate. Enzymes
Non starch Polysaccharides (NSP): Cereals, like corn, sorghum, bajara, barley, wheat etc contain a major NSP fraction arabinoxylan (AX) which accounts for 5-10% (dry matter basis) in cereal grain. The non-cellulosic polysaccharides consist of arabinoxylans and â-glucans, whereas arabinans, arabinogalactans, galactans, galactomannans, mannans, and pectic polysaccharides predominate in oil seed meal (soybean and rapeseed). AX has two fractions water soluble (causes a direct increase in the viscosity of digesta, visually causing problems such as wet litter) and insoluble (reduce nutrient digestibility). Both soluble and insoluble AXs are susceptible to degradation by endo-xylanases. Phytate Phosphorus: Plant based feed raw materials contain 70% of phosphorus in bound form (phytate P) which is not available for the birds (Table 2). Besides reducing availability of phosphorus, it chelates other
Application of enzymes in poultry feed Enzymes can be used in following ways in poultry feed: Use of matrix values to reduce the costly raw material, the matrix values quantify the extent to which nutrients are released by using the enzyme. Using matrix values one can reformulate the feed and reduce the quantity of costly ingredients for energy, protein and minerals. Addition of enzyme to the standard feed formulation achieves improved bird performance (feed conversion ratio, egg production). Table 2. Phytate and NSP content of raw materials Feed ingredients Energy source Maize/corn
Phytate P %
Total NSP %
0.19-0.22
6.0-12.0
Sorghum
0.20-0.24
8.0-13.0
Bajara
0.20-0.23
8.0-13.0
Wheat
0.19-0.20
7.5-11.0
Barley
0.20-0.22
13.5-18.0
Soybean meal
0.40-0.45
18.0-23.0
Canola/Rapeseed
0.60-0.65
17.0-19.0
Protein Source
Sunflower meal
0.9-0.95
26.0-30.0
DDGS
0.25-0.27
15.0-20.0
Corn Gluten meal
0.41-0.43
NA
Cereal By-products Rice bran
1.2-1.5
Wheat bran
1.0-1.4
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phosphates (an expensive source of phosphorus). If alternate protein sources are used to replace soybean meal, then protease has important role to degrade indigestible proteins.
Phytase, Carbohydrases and Protease are the major enzymes being used in animal feed to improve digestion of phytate phosphorus, non-starch polysaccharide and protein respectively. In the past five years, the market for poultry enzymes has changed significantly with phytase, followed by xylanases and others. Other enzymes like amylases, proteases and mannanases are being used by few poultry producers. Enzymes are derived from microorganisms like bacteria (eg. Bacillus subtilis, E. coli and B. stearothermophils), fungi (Triochoderma, Asperigillus) and yeast (S. cerevisiae); these are carefully selected to substrate specificity and cultured under controlled conditions.
22.0-34.0
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Enzyme usage gets better return on investment(ROI) through improved performance for example reduction in FCR, better weight gain, reduction in days to market weight etc. NSP enzyme (Xylanase & betaglucanase) NSPase reduces nutrient encapsulating effect of the plant cell wall and break down the long chain soluble NSPs (particularly arabinoxylans and mixed linked beta-glucans). It improves the access of feed materials to digestive enzymes of the bird, the former by exposing nutrients such as starch and protein stored within plant cells, latter by enabling free movement of digestive enzymes and subsequent end product of digestion within the gut. Arabinoxylan (AX) is the major NSP in poultry diets (>45%), hence use of high quality xylanase releases maximum of encapsulated nutrients from plant cell wall. Followed by AX, cellulose contributes about 25% of total NSPs but no enzyme system currently exists that can release complete glucose from cellulose in an efficient and economic manner (within a digestion period of less than 3 hours in birds). Other NSPs (mannan, galactan, pectin etc) are present in very small quantity(each <5%), hence it is practically unviable to use these enzymes. In corn-soya based poultry diet, good quality xylanase is the most efficient and cost-effective enzyme to improve digestibility of non-starch polysaccharides.
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Fig. 1. Mode of action of NSPase and Phytase
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NSP-ases i.e. Xylanase. -glucanase
Phytases
Hydrolysis of NSPs i.e. Anti-nutritional
Hydrolysis of Phytases i.e. Anti-nutritional
Soluble Viscosity
Fecal moisture
Insoluble Cell wall permeability
Endogenous secretions and enzyme production
Bacterial proliferation in small intestine
Growth
Very few commercial NSP enzyme products are purified enzyme protein otherwise the majority contains other materials, such as carrier or by-products of manufacture, which often contributes additional side enzymes activities. Hence, while considering multi-enzyme dosing, it is important not to attribute performance benefits to specific enzyme activities unless a clear mode of action is identified, such side activities may be at very low levels, or insufficiently thermostable to survive feed processing, and any effect they do have might be superfluous or even detrimental. Phytase Phytase is the requisite enzyme for degradation of phytate (myo-inositol hexaphosphate, IP6) and liberation of phytate-bound phosphorus (phytate-P). Phytase is the largest selling enzyme worldwide. Most of the poultry feed millers use phytase to improve phosphorus digestibility, as this is a limiting enzyme in monogastrics. With limitations in the use of animal proteins in some markets and due to pressure from fertiliser market, phosphate prices have increased significantly and use of inorganic phosphorus in poultry feed is costlier. Phytase has the potential both to enhance P digestibility and counteract the anti-nutritive properties of phytate, 'extraphosphoric' effects of phytase. It can significantly reduce the dependence on inorganic phosphorus source (DCP/MCP). It has been added to monogastric diets for more than a decade. The primary goal and mode of action of phytase is to reduce phosphorus excretion and cost savings in the diet. Use of fungal or first generation phytase is limited and considered to release phytin bound phosphorus. However, advent of new generation bacterial phytase helps to increase retention of calcium, energy and amino acids as well. Therefore, the economic benefit of phytase is quite attractive. Conclusions
Water holding capacity
Digesta Transit Flow
It has been scientifically proved that specific short-chain oligosaccharides (can be termed xylooligosaccharides, XOS) produced by certain xylanases has positive effect on bird performance by promoting growth of beneficial microbes (lactobacilli & bifidobacteria) and reducing potential pathogens (Fig.1)
Nutrient Sparing
Nutrient diffusion i.e. starch, amino acids
Feed Intake
Nutrient Digestibility Retention
Improved bird performance Feed utilization Gut Maintenance
Least cost feed formulation without hampering the performance is a major goal for poultry feed millers and integrators. Enzymes are proven and accepted feed supplements for more than a decade. Besides increasing digestion of dietary nutrients, it also help to reduce the anti-nutritional effect of indigestible constituents. By far phytase and xylanase are more consistent in delivering maximum return on investment. Choosing best enzymes in terms of gastric stability, thermostabiity and potential to release maximum nutrients is of most important. References are available on request
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Export Summary of feed grains Snapshot of the global export
same amounts for each grain to be loaded by Oct. 31
markets for grains, oilseeds and
and arrive in Japan by Dec. 28 in a similar tender that
edible oils as reported by
will be held on July 5. government and private sources as of SOYOIL TENDER: Iran's state purchasing agency GTC the end of business: issued an international tender to purchase up to WHEAT, BARLEY PURCHASE: Tunisia's
30,000 tonnes of soyoil, European traders said.
state grains agency purchased
Tender deadline for the crude, degummed soyoil is
around 25,000 tonnes of soft milling
July 10.
wheat and 25,000 tonnes of feed
Egypt's state buyer, the General Authority for Supply
barley in an international tender,
Commodities (GASC), extended the submission
European traders said.
deadline for offers in its crude soyoil tender to July 2
Jordan's state grains buyer purchased from 29. GASC said previously it was seeking at least 30,000 tonnes of crude soyoil for arrival between
50,000 tonnes of hard milling wheat to be sourced from optional origins
August 15 and August 30 and offers should be made
in a tender. It was bought at $216.95
on a cost and freight basis.
a tonne c&f for shipment in the
RICE TENDER: Bangladesh's state grains buyer issued
second half of October.
its fourth international tender since May, looking to
CORN, WHEAT PURCHASE: A group
import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice as it grapples
of Israeli private buyers bought corn
with depleted stocks and record local prices. The
and feed wheat to be sourced from
deadline for offers is July 9, with the rice to be
optional origins in a tender that
shipped within 40 days of signing any deal, a senior
closed, European traders said.
official at the country's state grains buyer said.
WHEAT, BARLEY PURCHASE: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it would import 12,300 tonnes of feed-quality wheat, and 200 tonnes of barley for livestock use, via a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that closed late. Jordan's state grain buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 100,000 tonnes of animal feed barley to be sourced from optional origins, European traders said. Tender deadline is July 4, traders said. PENDING TENDERS:
UPDATE: Japan's Ministry of Agriculture said it received no offers for feed-quality wheat or barley in a simultaneous buy and sell (SBS) auction that closed late on June 28. The ministry had sought 120,000 tonnes of feed wheat and 200,000 tonnes of feed barley to be loaded by Sept. 30 and arrive in Japan by Nov. 30 in the tender that is usually
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conducted weekly. It is seeking the
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Ever-growing import demand of soybean in Africa
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The growth in animal feed demand has been spurred on by an increase in demand for high-protein food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially within the growing middle class.
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Maize and soybean are the key ingredients of animal feed production around the world. In the recent past, the global production of these commodities increased drastically, driven to a large degree by growing demand from animal feed and biofuel industries. The growth in animal feed demand has been spurred on by an increase in demand for high protein food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially within the growing middle class. Notable growth in the past few years has been in Africa and Asia.
from the 2016-17 season and also the highest in more than a decade. Asia, particularly China, is one of the fastest growing markets for soybean. A closer observation of the African market presents a similar trend to the global one. Africa's 2017-18 maize usage in animal feed industries is estimated at an alltime high of 32 million tonnes, up by 6 percent from the previous season. However, this has not been widespread across the region. Consistent feed usage growth has been in North Africa, particularly Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The region's 2017-18 maize usage in animal feed is estimated at 18 million tonnes, up by 6 percent from the previous season. Meanwhile, subSaharan Africa's 2017-18 maize usage in animal feed is estimated at 14 million tonnes, which is 2 percent higher than the previous season. South Africa is the largest user of maize for animal feed in its region, constituting a share of 41 percent in the
The International Grains Council
2017-18 season. Trailing behind South Africa is Nigeria
forecasts 2017-18 global maize usage
and Tanzania with a share of 11 percent and 7 percent
in the animal feed industry at 613
respectively. Although maize is a well-established
million tonnes, up by 2 percent from
ingredient in animal feed production on the Africa
the previous season and the highest
continent, soybean usage is still relatively marginal. The
level in more than a decade. At the
International Grain Council estimates that Africa's
same time, soybean use in the global
soybean usage for the 2017-18 season sits at 470 000
feed industry is estimated at 20 million
tonnes, up by 34 percent from the previous season.
tonnes. This is a 5 percent increase
Furthermore, this is skewed towards the sub-Saharan
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North Africa does not use soybean products for animal feed. Data from the International Trade Centre (ITC) shows that Egypt imports more than 1 million tonnes of soybean oilcake a year. In 2016 alone, the country imported 1.4 million tonnes of soybean oilcake. Algeria is also the largest importer of soybean oilcake. According to ITC data, the country imported 1.5 million tonnes of oilcake in 2015. Tunisia, Libya and Morocco use or import the least amount of soybean oilcake relative to Egypt and Algeria. These particular countries use less than 500,000 tonnes of soybean a year. The import drive of soybean oilcake does not end in North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa is also a key importer for animal feed. South Africa is the leading importer in the sub-Saharan region, with annual imports of just over half a million tonnes (despite the increase in domestic soybean production in the recent past). Overall, Africa imports more than 4 million tonnes of soybean oilcake a year. This soybean and maize demand from animal feed percent. Meanwhile, North Africa only processes about 2 percent of the estimated 470,000 tonnes. That said, this is not to suggest that
industries is likely to prevail in the foreseeable future. Therefore, African farmers should consider increasing domestic soybean production in coming seasons as a substitute for the ever-growing imports of soybean products.
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Strategic equity investment of Delacon and Cargill Partnership will advance the natural phytogenic feed additive category
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Delacon, the pioneer and global leader in phytogenic feed additives, and Cargill have agreed to a strategic partnership that will advance the market presence of natural, plant-based feed additives on a global scale, and meet changing consumer preferences of what animals are fed and how food is produced. The deal includes a minority equity investment from Cargill. Terms were not disclosed.
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The partnership will connect Cargill's deep expertise in applied nutrition and global presence with Delacon's knowhow and market experience in phytogenic feed additives, a category that uses natural ingredients, including herbs, spices, other plants and their extracts, such as essential oils, to improve animal performance and secure animal health for sustainable, wholesome food production.
For Cargill, the investment expands its presence and capability in the additives space, with a focus on select markets outside the United States. Delacon's successful distribution and partnership network will be retained, and developed further to make plant-based feed additives more available around the globe. “Our agreement with Cargill represents an opportunity to accelerate growth and invest in Delacon's future and the future of phytogenic feed additives, as our customers are looking for solutions delivered in a natural, efficient and sustainable way - from feed to food,” said Markus Dedl, chief executive officer, Delacon. “Phytogenics are one of the most promising groups of feed additives, and are turning from a niche market into a mainstream need. We are entering a new era of phytogenic feed additives, and the next five years are decisive for the developments in this growing market.” This strategic partnership builds on the successful collaboration that Delacon and Cargill have built over the last several years. By centralizing these efforts with a strategic partnership, the companies are expanding their focus, presence and reach in the micro nutrition space.
Delacon has a strong reputation, recognizable brand and a deep commitment to scientifically driven customer solutions that focus on healthy animals, feed efficiency and performance in a sustainable manner,” said Chuck Warta, president, Cargill Premix and Nutrition. “Cargill and Delacon share common values – a commitment to our customers, science-driven innovation and high product quality. We also value a positive and safe work environment for our employees, For Delacon, the partnership will give sustainable and responsible business practices and access to countries worldwide, where it deep ties to our communities.” does not have a market presence today.
The agreement also will allow the companies to expand their technical and go-to-market capabilities to meet customers' needs around the world as they pursue the joint mission of growing the phytogenic feed additives category.
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IFIF Global Animal Nutrition Programme Feed Safety Training held in Tanzania
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IFIF successfully launched its Global Animal Nutrition Programme feed safety training in Tanzania to increase safety and feed quality at the production level.
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF) successfully launched its Global Animal Nutrition Programme feed safety training in Tanzania. Supported by the U.S. Grains Council and the Tanzanian Feed Industry Association (TAFMA), the training programme based on the IFIF FAO Feed Manual of Good Practices for the Feed Industry focussed on increasing safety and feed quality at the production level by training over 60 representatives from the Tanzanian feed industries. Developed by IFIF in 2015, the Global Animal Nutrition Programme is designed to raise capacities for feed safety in developing regions by training key individuals who can then apply and share their new skills with colleagues on site within a country. This reflects IFIF's mission to promote solutions and information sharing for the feed industry, as well as stimulate the adoption of international standards and
global equivalency. Alexandra de Athayde, IFIF Executive Director, said “we are pleased that we were able to hold the IFIF Global Animal Nutrition Programme in Tanzania with the support of the U.S. Grains Council and the Tanzanian Feed Industry Association. The IFIF training has real impacts for participants who can apply their new feed safety skills in feed mills across Tanzania and I congratulate all the participants for their dedication to increase feed safety and quality at the production level.” Ms. de Athayde added “IFIF members represent over 80% of animal feed production worldwide and capacity development for feed safety is one of the key priorities for IFIF. We will continue to roll out our Global Animal Nutrition Programme to other countries to support, train and develop the capacities of the local feed industries to raise feed and food safety standards globally.” Sufian Z. Kyarua, Secretary general of TAFMA, said “the Tanzania feed industry is diverse and we are committed to continue working with our members towards achieving international benchmarks for animal feed safety and human food safety. Through the IFIF training programme our feed millers are better able to understand and implement the FAO/IFIF Code of Practice for Good Animal Feeding and other Codex standards, including hazards associated with animal feed, good production practices, cross contamination, and sampling and analysis.” Source: IFIF
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FEBRUARY
AUGUST GRAIN TECH INDIA Date: 28-30 August 2017 Venue: BIEC, Bangalore, India Email: graintechindiagmail.com Web: www.graintechindia.com
SEPTEMBER
Feed Tech Expo 2018 Date: 8-10 February 2018 Venue: Pune, Maharashtra, India Email: feedtechexpo@gmail.com Web: www.feedtechexpo.com
MARCH
AFIA Liquid Feed Symposium 2017 Date: 12-14 September 2017 Venue: Louisville, KY, USA Email: afia@afia.org Web: www.afia.org
Feed Additives 2017 Date: 27â&#x20AC;&#x201C;29 September 2017 Venue: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Email: olympia.theocharous@briefingmedia.com Web: www.feedadditives-global.com
FVG Asia 2018 Date: 27-29 March 2018 Venue: BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand Email: maarcservices@gmail.com Web: www.victam.com
APRIL Livestock Asia 2018 Date: 19-21 April 2018 Venue: Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia Email: rita.lau@ubm.com Web: www.livestockasia.com
OCTOBER Dairy Industry Expo Date: 26-28 October 2017 Venue: Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre, Pune, India Email: dairyindustryexpo@gmail.com Web: www.dairyindustryexpo.com
NOVEMBER
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Poultry India Date: 22-24 November 2017 Venue: HITEX, Hyderabad, India Email: info@poultryindia.co.in Web: www.poultryindia.co.in
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