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Water scarcity: A big challenge ahead for Sustainable Agri-Livestock production Our country has only 4% of the world's water resources as well as cultivable land area, while our human as well as bovine population is roughly 16 % of world population. With our galloping human and animal population, the water requirement is

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crops and reducing water wastage drastically, which needs to be popularized.

As for fodder production, we must popularize newer technologies, especially “Hydroponics” for using water most efficiently for raising greens for animal feeding. Only 1/10th of water is used to raise the same amount of fodder through hydroponics

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technology, as through conventional method. Simultaneously, we

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must popularize the cultivation of “Moringa” fodder tree as well as only should we go for water conservation, we should also use technologies available for the recycling of the waste water from

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form, which otherwise should have gone waste, b) Saving the crops If the waste water is not treated, the contaminants, pollutants and

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microbes ultimately find their way to humans through food chain.

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08 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

05 New Forage Grass Varieties may boost milk production by 40% INDUSTRY THOUGHTS 12 Impact of Goods and Services Tax

on Poultry & Livestock industry ARTICLE 16 Impressive Growth in

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in Feed manufacturing INTERVIEW 20 Get ready to face competition

from the World - BS Yadav EVENT COVERAGE 24 Feed Tech Expo-Business event to display value-chain of feed industry

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New Forage Grass Varieties may boost milk production by 40% New varieties of high-quality, droughtresistant forage grasses can boost milk production by 40 percent and generate millions of dollars in economic benefits for struggling East African dairy farmers.

and money they could deliver for an estimated two million smallscale dairy farmers across Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi.

High Production, Lower Emissions The new varieties are highyielding, nutritious and, because they are easier for The new analysis by experts at the cows to digest, animals produce far less of the greenhouse International Center for Tropical gas methane per liter of milk produced. The grass has other Agriculture - a CGIAR Research Center has climate friendly qualities: its deep roots help it capture established that 40 per cent more milk carbon and store it in the soil, while also preventing soil and tens of millions of dollars in revenue erosion. will be possible for African farmers Given its many benefits, brachiaria grass has become the adopting the new drought-resistant most extensively used forage in the world, with seed pasture grass known as brachiaria grasses. production already commercialised in big cattle-producing countries like Brazil. "The beauty of these new brachiaria grasses is that they allow farmers to boost meat and milk production while actually reducing methane emissions that contribute to global warming," said Dr Solomon Mwendia, CIAT's forage expert in Nairobi and a co-author of the report. Differences in forage and feed quality are a key reason cattle in parts of sub-Saharan Africa contribute "Farmers could benefit more from surging relatively more methane per kilo of meat or milk produced consumer demand for livestock products than in other parts of the world. Improved forage and feed quality can make digestion more efficient, boosting milk in East Africa," Prager is co-author of the productivity and reducing harmful greenhouse gas new CIAT study that assessed benefits that emissions. could accrue to East African dairy producers from adopting new varieties of The Center is now working with public and private sector a pasture grass called brachiaria. partners to increase the commercial availability of improved brachiaria seeds in Africa. Currently, seeds need to be The grasses were developed by CIAT plant imported, but the Center hopes that in the future breeders to survive harsh growing commercial seed production can be established in Africa conditions, while providing considerable itself. nutritional benefits for livestock. The CIAT analysis focused on the additional milk

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"Our research shows that brachiaria grasses could be the cornerstone of productive and resilient livestock systems that quickly provide more milk and money for small-scale dairy farmers," said Dr Steven Prager, a senior scientist at the Center.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Farmers' soy hedging slowdown in Brazil BrasilAgro underlined Brazilian farmers' reluctance to sell forward soybeans – a stand-off blamed by Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge for hurting profits – even as the group unveiled a sharp fall in sowings of the oilseed.

BrasilAgro said that it had sold forward 20,928 tonnes of soybeans for the 2016-17 harvest, crop for which is now being seeded, equivalent to 43% of expected production.

That is well below the rate of 64% that the group had sold forward a year ago ahead of the 2015-16 harvest.

And the slowdown tallies with ideas from other sources that Brazilian farmers are proving slow to hedge their crop, given a drop in prices as the weaker real has supercharged the impact of weaker values in Chicago, the world's benchmark market.

Mato Grosso slowdown In fact, data from Imea, research institute in Mato Grosso, which pegs the 2016-17 soybean crop the top producing state at of 27.8% sold so far, down 20.0 points year on year.

After a rapid start - with 21.0% of the crop sold by June, more than six months before it will be harvested – hedging has slowed to a crawl.

For corn, of which Mato Grosso is in the main a producer of safrinha crop, harvested mid-calendar year, forward sales for 2016-17 are running, at 18.8%, down 46.1 points year on year, according to Imea.

Impact of the severe drought BrasilAgro revealed its soybean hedging slowdown in a results statement which also revealed that the group was to cut sowings of the oilseed in 2016-17, to 22,340 hectares, from the 31,154 hectares seeded last season.

While total area was estimated at 71,745 hectares, up some 16,500 hectares, the group is focusing on increasing

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its pasture, to more than 20,500 hectares, to

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accommodate its growing beef operation.

The group unveiled a 93% slump to R$3.02m in earning for the July-to-September period, on revenues down 35% at R$40.2m, a decline reflecting the dent to last season's crops from drought.

"These results also reflected the impact of the severe drought on the Bahia and Piauí farms, reducing soybean and corn yields and lowering grain sales volume," said Andre Guillaumon, in his first results statement since being appointed BrasilAgro's chief executive.

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Mixing-a critical function in Feed manufacturing Chin Sou Fei, Novus International

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Introduction

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The daily ration of nutrients that an animal receives from a feed may vary from time to time due to a number of reasons. The sources of variation will probably cause variation in the dayto-day level of nutrition received by an individual animal. The nutrient variation in feeds is most likely to occur for the following reasons (Wilcox and Balding, 1976): Table 1. Click response to dietary protein variation from 0 to 28 days of age 1, 2 Treatment Control 10% CV 20% CV

Gain (gm) 773a 716a b 703

F/G 1.74a 1.82b c 1.86

1 Duncan (1989) 2 Adjacent means within a row with no common superscript differ significantly (P<05)

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Variation in the composition or quality of ingredients from batch to batch or from time to time

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Poor mixing or segregation after mixing

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Errors during weighing or proportioning

In most cases, a sound quality control program can insure optimum feed preparation. Routine inspection of the mixer, proper mixer "tuning" , maintenance of all liquid systems and close attention to ingredient inventories will go a long way to ensure that the nutrient specifications prescribed by the nutritionist, actually reach the bird. The major disadvantage of variation is normally the effect on animal performance.

Mixing is one of the most essential and critical operations in the process of feed manufacturing, yet it is frequently given little consideration. The objective in mixing is to create a completely homogeneous blend. In other words, every sample taken should be

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experiment 2, feeds were formulated to 80% of NRC recommendations for crude protein (CP), lysine, methionine, Ca, and P. The purpose of using deficient diet in this study was to accentuate any difference in growth performance that might result from diet nonuniformity.

In experiment 1, feeds were collected from mixer after 20, 40 and 80 revolutions of mixing (20 = highly nonuniformity mixing, 40 = moderate non-uniformity mixing and 80 = uniform mixing). Variability of feed decreased sharply between 20 and 40 revolutions and no further reduction occurred between 40 and 80 revolutions (Table 2). The CV values from analyses of salt concentrations were 43, 11 and 13% for 20, 40 and 80 revolutions, respectively. No difference occurred among treatment for average daily gain (ADG), average daily feed intake (ADFI), bone strength, bone ash, carcass crude protein, carcass fat, or carcass ash.

However, there was a trend for a linear increase in gain:feed (G/F) ratio when mixer revolutions were Table 2. Effect of mixing time on diet uniformity and performance, carcass composition, and bone measurements in broiler chicks, experiment 1 1, 2 Revolutions

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Average daily feed intake, g 43.1 51.5 52.7 Feed was formulated to meet or Gain feed, g;g .548a .583b .575b exceed NRC requirements for all 12.0 0 0 nutrients for broiler chicks from 0 to 3 Mortality % week of age. However, in an 1 Modified from McCoy et el. (1994)

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increased.

should be the first ingredient added into a horizontal mixer.

It has been determined that for the quickest In experiment 2, feeds were collected after 5, 20, and 80 revolutions. The salt distribution of the micro-ingredients within the mass of major ingredients, the micro-ingredients should test CV % decreased from 40.5% to enter the horizontal mixer early in the dumping order, 12.1% when mixing was increased no later than 10 seconds after the first of the major from 5 to 20 revolutions, but there was no further reduction of CV % from 20 ingredients begins its entry (Lanz, 1992). to 80 revolutions (Table 3). ADG, ADFI Overfilling or under-filling a mixer can lead to and G/F improved when CV % inadequate mixing (Wilcox and Balding, 1976). decreased from 40.5 to 12.1%.

Overfilling a mixer can inhibit the mixing action of However, mortality was not affected ingredients in horizontal mixers at the top of the by treatment. mixer. Filling a mixer below 50% of its rated capacity Factors affecting mixer performance may reduce mixing action and is not recommended.

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Although insufficient mixing time and filling the mixer beyond the rated capacity are often implicated as common sources of variation in finish feed. Other factors such as particle size and shape of the ingredients, ingredient density, static charge, sequence of ingredient addition, worn, altered, or broken equipment, improper mixer adjustment, poor mixer designed, and cleanliness can affect the mixer performance (Wilcox and Balding, 1986; Wicker and Poole, 1991).

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The mixing time necessary to produce a homogenous distribution of feed ingredients should be measured for each mixer. Each mixer should be "tuned" to its proper Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) for optimum ingredient dispersion. Different types of ingredients may have a different flow pattern within a mixer at similar RPM. Generally, (Wilcox and Unruh, 1986), the higher the RPM, the faster the more efficient the pattern of dispersion. The size uniformity of the various ingredients that comprise the finished feed can directly impact final ingredient dispersion (Herrman and Behnke, 1994).

The sequence of ingredient addition also determines ingredient dispersion in the mixing process (Herrman and Behnke, 1994). Mixers may have dead spots, where small amounts of ingredients may not be readily incorporated into the feed. This situation is exasperated when mixing ribbons, augers, or paddles become worn. Ground grain or soybean meal

The incorporation of liquid ingredients (fats, oils, molasses, liquid chlorine chloride, Alimet and other liquids) into the mixer is a common practice in many milling operations. The best way to introduce liquid ingredients are through a spray bar installed at the top of the mixer. Dry ingredients should be adequately mixed prior to the introduction of liquids into the system. Premature liquid addition tends to impede the transport of micronutrients and may even agglomerate the fine particles into "snowballs" .

Most engineers agree that multiple points of application (4-8) are necessary to insure adequate dispersion (Lanz, 1992). The preferred location is such that the manifolds are parallel and located on the "upturning" side of the rotor. Pressure-loaded check valves and air-purged manifolds help minimize the post-spray dripping that can foul the mixers' rotor.

Mixer Testing Routine mixer testing should be an integral part of the quality assurance program and should be conducted quarterly. Procedures for mixer testing are relatively simple and involve taking samples at specific time intervals. The assay used and statistical treatment are relatively straightforward.

Conclusion Feed costs comprise the single most expensive component in producing poultry or other types of meat animals. As a result, effort to reduce nutrient variability within feeds will yield a significant return to commercial operations. Proper ingredient processing and storage, adequate maintenance of mill equipment and routine testing of the final feed are essential to insure optimum animal response to feed nutrients, while controlling feed costs. Nutritionists and feedmill operators should work together to closely monitor feed preparation, and final feed specifications. The bottom-line result will be a reduction in the production cost of chicken or eggs. for further details, you may write at info@thinkgrainthinkfeed.co.in

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GST Impact of Goods and Services Tax on Poultry & Livestock industry Krishnan Venkatasubramanian, BSR & Associates LLP

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“India's existing indirect tax regime will undergo a complete revamp with the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the year 2017”.

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could be a reality in the present tenure of the current Government. However, the significant developments in the past few months have not only confirmed the fact that GST can be introduced in the year 2017, but has also started concerning the entire industry about their readiness to implement the same as early as April 2017.

If you had heard the above statement few months ago, you would have agreed with the first part of the statement – the existing indirect tax regime in India will undergo a complete revamp with the introduction of the GST – but probably would have laughed at the latter part of the statement – GST will be introduced in the year 2017.

The Constitution Amendment Bill was passed on August 3, 2016 by the Rajya Sabha, quickly followed by the Lok Sabha (to endorse the changes made by the Rajya Sabha to the bill originally passed by the Lok Sabha) and 50 percent of the states by September 1, 2016. The Bill was finally assented by the President on September 8, 2016 thereby paving the way for the introduction of GST.

Given the deadlock in passing the Constitution Amendment Bill, the prerequisite for implementing GST in India, no one would have thought that GST

The journey to implementing GST did not stop right there. The GST Council – the body that will decide the exemptions, tax rates, threshold limits, etc – was immediately constituted and the Council has already

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While the Government is moving at a breath-taking pace to introduce GST by its target date of April 1 2017, the industry is concerned about its readiness to accept and implement GST by the said date. The first step for the industry would be to understand the impact of GST on business operations and the changes that need to be undertaken at the earliest. While every industry is expected to be impacted by GST, the impact could be positive or negative depending on the applicability of the current indirect taxes to the industry.

The Union Finance Minister, Mr. Arun Jaitley, has mentioned in clear terms that the number of exemptions under GST would be minimum. This is also a basic principle of GST across the world, wherein GST is levied on a wide tax base with minimal exemptions.

Thus, it cannot be assumed that the goods and services enjoying exemptions under the present regime will be exempt from GST. Once a product is subject to indirect taxes, it not only impacts the pricing but also brings with it the requirement of meeting compliances associated with the applicable taxes.

Given the present exemptions from indirect taxes, it is obvious to assume that the products should be exempt from GST as well. However, as the number of held its meetings to decide on the exemptions is expected to be minimal under GST, it is a threshold limits of turnover, above possibility that the products of these industries can be which GST would be applicable (INR 20 subject to GST. If the products are subject to GST, it lakhs in general and INR 10 lakhs for would directly impact the pricing of the said products, north eastern states). Further, the as the same is not subject to any indirect taxes at model GST law was placed in the public present. domain in June 2016 and the draft It would thus, be essential to assess the impact of GST rules made public on September 26, 2016 was endorsed by the GST Council on the products of the industry. To maintain status quo in their meeting held on September 30, with respect to the exemption from indirect taxes, it would be imperative for the industry to put forward 2016. their submission to the GST authorities with a strong As next steps, the Centre and the states case for exemption from GST. have to pass their respective GST legislations in the Parliament and state It needs to be noted that where the exemption is provided to the output, the GST paid on the assemblies, which is expected to take procurements would form part of the cost and thereby place in the winter session (generally increase the price of the product. However, if a majority during November â&#x20AC;&#x201C; December). The tax of the inputs are expected to be tax free under GST, the rates and slabs is expected to be increase in cost would not be significant. It thus, needs discussed by the GST Council during to be evaluated as to whether to approach the their meeting from October 17 to authorities or not for an exemption for the products of October 19. the industry.

The GST Network, which is expected to Another important aspect to be taken note of is the be the backbone of GST, and is being developed by Infosys, is in the advanced stages and the registration portal is expected to be open to the industry by November 2016.

definition of the term 'agriculture' as per the model GST law. Agriculture is defined to include 'floriculture, horticulture, sericulture, the raising of crops, grass or

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The poultry and livestock industry has been traditionally out of the indirect tax coverage. The products of the industry, such as feed, feed additives, eggs, milk, etc have generally been exempt from excise duty as well as the state level VAT taxes.

garden produce and also grazing, but not to include

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Aggressive pricing of Brazil soybean to get better market share in China

from the definition of the term 'agriculturist' who is defined as 'a person who cultivates land personally, for the purpose of agriculture' and is excluded from the category of taxable person (as per Section 9 of the model GST law).

From a combined reading of the above provisions, it can be concluded that while an agriculturist would not be covered by GST, a person involved in dairy and poultry farming will be considered to be a taxable person for GST and the products of the same could be subject to GST, unless the same are specifically exempted from GST.

Brazil is muscling in on the peak season for U.S. soybean sales to China, the world's biggest buyer, as major producers vie to slim down bulging stockpiles after four years of record global output.

In deals signed in 3d week of October, exporters from the Latin American poultry should be treated at par with country have sold four shipments to agriculture and be exempt from GST, as China for delivery in November and mentioned above, it cannot be December and more are being assumed that the dairy and poultry negotiated, trading sources said, eating industry would get the same benefits as into U.S. market share with aggressive that of agriculture and hence strong pricing. representations should be made to the The increased competition could renew While, one may argue that dairy and

GST authorities to consider dairy and poultry farming at par with agriculture.

Given the pace at which the

pressure on benchmark U.S. soybean futures, and comes as U.S. growers are midway through harvesting a record crop.

Government is moving towards implementing GST, time is of essence in "The U.S. really needs to have strong exports this year otherwise it will approaching the GST authorities and become the world's storage house for putting forward a strong case for exemption from GST for the products of beans," said a Singapore-based trader with an international firm that has the industry and treat the industry at oilseed processing facilities in China. par with agriculture. If the exemption is

Brazil and Agentina, the world's biggest to prepare itself for implementing GST and third-biggest exporters, normally and meeting the compliances under the harvest over February-March and dominate global trading through to same.

September. The United States, the The author is a Chartered Accountant second-largest exporter, harvests in and a MBA from the Indian School of August-October and sells about half of Business and is a specialist in the field its annual exports of 50-52 million of indirect taxation. He is the author of tonnes in the December quarter. the book “Introduction to Goods and This year, however, Brazil and Argentina Services Tax – The Biggest Tax Reform still have capacity to export an estimated in India”. The views expressed above are 10-12 million tonnes of soybeans despite in a personal capacity and are based on aggressively selling in the past months, few documents placed by the traders said, reflecting growing output.

Government in the public domain.

While the shipments sold so far represent only a fraction of the 7 million

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tonnes of soybeans China buys every month, both countries are likely to be active in the months ahead, the two traders said.

"They have sold four (cargoes) and there are 10 more cargoes being negotiated," said a Europe-based trader at a Chinese firm who had direct knowledge of the deals.

"They are offering prices similar to the U.S., and Brazilian beans are generally of better quality," he added.

Brazil has been offering soybeans at a premium of $1.60 to $1.70 over the Chicago Board of Trade November contract, almost at par with U.S. prices.

Brazilian beans are generally considered to have higher oil and protein content.

China buys about 60 percent of soybeans traded globally, making it a key market for growers, particularly as imports in Europe, a major U.S. buyer, are expected to tail off in 2016/17.

China is expected to import 86 million tonnes of soybeans in 2016/17, up around 4 percent on a year earlier, on strong demand for soybean meal to feed its growing national pig herd.

Global soybean inventories could also come under further pressure next year, with farmers in both Brazil and Argentina currently planting beans in near-perfect weather which could bring forward the harvest. Brazil's area under harvest is also set to rise slightly.

"If Brazilian (new-crop) soybeans enter the market next February, it can impact U.S. exports," said an analyst at official think-tank China National Grain & Oils Information Center in Beijing.

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dairy farming, poultry farming...' (as per Section 2(7) of the model GST law). This

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Responsible use of antibiotics-upcoming trend in Indonesia In developing countries, it is a problem decades old but the rising antimicrobial resistance in Indonesia has rarely been raised in a public awareness campaign — even though the government has quietly been putting in a great deal of effort to reverse the trend.

Few people may have even heard that the Health Ministry runs a task force called the Antimicrobial Resistance Control Committee or KPRA. To support the antimicrobial resistance campaign, livestock, aquaculture, as well as crop the task force has been commissioned to production. draft a national action plan.

According to the Agriculture Ministry, The basic concern over antibiotic unchecked use of antibiotics is also resistance is that it can reverse decades rampant among farmers without them of advances in medicine, bringing the knowing it. The chemicals are found in world back to an age before the the animals' drinking fluids and feed. discovery of antibiotics.

Andi Hendra Purnama, a ministry official The action plan will dictate a nationwide effort to reduce the abuse of antibiotics in human, animals and plants, as the medicines are also often misused for treatment and prevention of diseases in

“One Health” concept in its action plan.

Introduced in the early 2000s, the concept assumes that human and animal health are interdependent and bound to the health of the ecosystems in which they exist.

The KPRA expects it will take a long time to draft the national action plan because it is an interdepartmental undertaking in charge of monitoring animal feed, that involves such institutions as the says some antibiotics are disguised as “feed additive” as stated in their labeling. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry and the Agriculture Ministry.

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Impressive Growth in Indian Aquaculture Industry Shivanand Balagali, Markets & Markets Role of Fishery in Indian Economy &Share in Global Market

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The livestock and fisherysectors play an important role in the socio-economic

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development and national economy of the country.India being an important producer, with a contribution of 6.4% to the global fisheries production in 2014, was ranked second in the world after China (which accounted for more than 38.4% of the global fisheries production). Fishingis the major occupation across the coastal regionsand around inland waters of India.According to the Planning Commission, Government of India, the fishery sector has contributed 5.1% to the GDP of the agriculture sector or 0.9% to the total GDP of the country in 2014.

Production & Consumption Trend According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the global production volume of fisheries (capture & aquaculture) stood at 167.2 million tons in 2014, which was a rise of 2.6% from 2013.The sector witnessed a CAGR of 2.9% during the period from 2009 to 2014. China, Indonesia, and India are the top three nations whichcontributed more than half ofthe global fisheries production.

Global human consumption of fish witnessed a growth of

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3.4% in 2014 from 141.5 million tons in 2013. Global per capita fish supply reached a record high of 20 kg in 2014 due to rise in production in the last two years.

India produced around9.6 million tons of fish (capture & aquaculture) in 2014, in which aquaculture production accounted for a share of 50.8%.The annual per capita consumption of fish in India is low (around 2.7-3 kg/capita/year) compared to the world average of 20 kg in 2014.

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However, this scenario is expected to change due to factors such as the rising population, along with shifts in dietary

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patterns of middle & high-income population, and awareness about the nutritive value of fish among consumers.

At the same time, emerging production technologies (information technology and low-cost fish aggregation devices), commercialization of fish farming, favorable price realization forproducers, and availability of nutritive feed solutions for the aquaculture sector are projected to support supply-side growth of the Indian fish production sector.

Historical Growth in Aquaculture Industry Over the period from 2004 to 2014, India'sfisheries (capture & aquaculture) industry grew at an impressive cumulative average growth (CAGR)of 9.5%;it increased1.75 times from 6.09 million tons in 2004 to 9.60 million tons in 2014.

Four states (namely Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu) in India accounted for more than 50% of the country's fish production in 2014, as these states havea strong infrastructure for development of fisheries.

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India has witnessed strong growth in exports of fishery products in the last decade. Indian exports witnessed an impressive CAGR of 36.2% during the period from 2004 to 2014 (CAGR 30.6% growth in the last five years).

In 2014, nearly USD 107.96 billion worth of fishery products (including fish, crustaceans, mollusks, aquatic invertebrates, and others) were exported by the countries,mentioned in the figure here.

India accounted for USD 5.36 billion of these exports in 2014, which contributed to a share of 5% to the global fisheries exports.The U.S., Vietnam, and Japan were key export destinations for India's fisheryproducts andcumulatively accounted for a share of around 55% in 2014.

In 2015, India's exports of fishery products stood at a value of USD 4.69 billion and a volume of 945.89 thousand tons.Fresh shrimp exports accounted for the largest share (66.1%) in this total export, by value, followed by fresh fin fish (11.3%).

Key Components in Aquaculture Key components such as stock improvement, water, energy, health, and feed management and access processing machineries and export markets are the key component in aquaculture production. Aquaculture feed &health management has become an important component for sustainable growth and development of the industry.

Stakeholders in the industry have been working towards reducing excessive nutrient loading into the ecosystem through stringent feed management measures, while optimizing the quality of the environment as well as safeguarding the health of stock usingmodified genetics and nutrition. Advanced genetic breeding programs have strongly supported industry growth in the last five years.

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Feed is one of the most essential and highest single-cost components offish farming operations. Farmers use industrially manufactured pelleted feed,farm-made aquafeed, and supplementary diet products such as rice bran, wheat bran, and oil cake infeeding practices. The total amount of feed per hectare per year variesas perdifferent culture strategies.

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According to industry sources, aquafeed accounted for a share of 4.2% (by volume) in global animal feed production in 2014. China and the U.S. are the world'slargest producers of aquafeed and they accounted for a cumulative share of around 71% in 2014. The animal feed as well as aquafeed industry in India has been currently evolving from a fragmented sector to an organized industry.

The global aquafeed market was valued at USD 41.45 billion in 2015. It is projected to reach USD 77.39 billion by 2021, at a CAGR of 11.0% from 2016. India's aquafeed market consumed around 0.95 thousand tons of feed which was valued at USD 1.5 billion in 2014. The market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 10.9% by volume and

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11.2% by value during the period from 2016 to 2021. In terms of volume, soybean dominated as an important raw material for India's aquafeed market, with a consumption of 22.93thousand tons in 2014 and is projected to grow to a size of 41.43 thousand tons by 2021.

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In terms of feed type, the fish meal segment is projected to have the highest CAGR of 11.4% from 2016 to 2021.

Ingredients such as insects (as fish meal replacers) and feed phytogenics are the key growth areas of the aquafeed market from 2016 to 2021. Feed additives such as cholesterolenhancers (for shrimp), carotenoids, antioxidants, mold inhibitors, pellet binders, monocalcium phosphate, vitamin premix, and inositol efforts in R&D on aquafeed nutrition and health, in India. are imported to meet the domestic Stakeholders of the aquaculture industry have been demand of the aquaculture industry. prioritizing their strategies on development of sustainable Companies such as C P Aquaculture and economically viable aquafeed.Nutrition andfeeding (India) Private Ltd., Avanti Feed Ltd. activities are projected to continue to play a central role in (India), Godrej Agrovet Ltd. (India), Cargill sustainable aquaculture;hencefeed additives and feed raw Inc. (U.S.), and The Waterbase Ltd. materials such as soy and fish meal are expected to (India)are some of the key players dominateaquaculture needs. adding value to the industry with their

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INTERVIEW

During 58th National

Agrovet Limited which is biggest manufacturer of

What are your views on the price trends of the raw materials?

Think Grain Think Feed team met Mr. BS Yadav, Executive Director & President of Godrej

compound livestock feeds in the country. We discussed about the present challenges, www.thinkgrainthinkfeed.co.in

Firstly on behalf of Think Grain Think Feed, we would like to congratulate you for being re-elected Chairman for CLFMA of India. Could you please spell out the main issues confronting the Indian Poultry Industry?

One of the main issues happens to be the lack of branding of the poultry products. Whenever there is increase in the supply of poultry products, the price gets depressed. In US, legs are considered a kind of byproduct, as they realize that the main value is for breast meat. Even government understands that they are dumping the by-product here. Hence, some duties should be imparted to get parity in terms of prices.

Presently, 110% duty is applicable on portions and 35% on whole chicken.

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upcoming issues and way forward for the industry.

Below are the excerpts from the interview:

As you know that the prices of soymeal and corn worldwide are lower than in India. GM soy and corn are not allowed for import. On other side debate on chicken imports fed on cheaper GM soy and corn is going on.

There should be level field playing for cost regulation.

In times to come, as trade become more global, India has to open its doors. The only way forward is to become more & more competitive vis a vis global market. If you are a raw material player, because of lower margin you cannot protect yourself from world market, while a branding chicken player can be protected because of premium brand value.

Could you throw some light on cold chain infrastructure, where do we stand now ?

Till date the country is having open houses for layers, commercial growing, grand- parents, breeding farms.

The feed conversion efficiency is no doubt good, but there is still a long way to go for the industry with regard to disease control, contamination and biosecurity. While demand (consumer) supply chain is

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misconception among the consumers, industry players have to communicate through different means directly to the general public. They must make public aware of the fact that no hormones and no antibiotics are used for raising chicken.

What do you see in future of Indian poultry industry a few years down the line?

The main hurdle faced by the industry is that the availability and prices of raw material prices remain seasonal and cyclical. However, if GM raw materials are allowed in India, the production cost of eggs and chicken will be lower by 10%.

Global commodity market will remain flat for coming 68 months, because of good production estimation, specially for US crop. Due to increased harvesting area and favorable weather conditions, good bumper crop is expected in India as well.

What in your view is the scope for using alternative feed resources by the industry?

Processing plants also run on small capacity of 2000-4000 birds per hour in India, while internationally, the capacity of the processing plants is 1000015000 birds per hour. The country with a 60 Million broiler a week and 3.5 Kg per capita, growing @ of 7-8% per annum shows huge potential of the market.

Could you identify the wrong perceptions with which Indian poultry industry is plagued with?

There is a general perception harbored by the public that these chicken are fed with hormones in order to achieve a weight gain of 2 Kg within the growth period of 35 days, which needs to be countered. While the actual reason for such a good growth performance is due to the use of genetically superior breeds and excellent nutrition, by taking care of all the major, macro and micro nutrients, required for achieving such growth rate.

Antibiotics are now used for therapeutic purpose only and not as growth promoter like it used to be some years ago. This signifies the changing behavior of the industry.

Because of govt. initiatives, the use of antibiotics is already restricted. In coming time, antibiotic will be completely extinct from the industry. To overcome the present situation of

What key decisions were taken by you to reach present status of the group?

After taking over Animal health business in 2007, the key decision was to sell the retail business to future group which was hitting the company hard. Another was to be in JV with Tyson-world's largest meat processing company which brought technology including genetics and with expertise of both groups, Godrej-Tyson was made profitable in a time span of just 1 and half year. To grow the company further, we have recently done a 50-50 JV with Bangladesh feed mill which crossed 100 million dollar sales. Stepping stones for success of the group is short and long term planning for company and highly experienced team.

What do you have to say about feed industry's future growth ?

Milk industry will grow by 5-6% CAGR in volume for next 10 years which means more processed milk will be converted into value-added products that should be @ 15-16% CAGR. Similarly, 5-6% CAGR is expected for egg and broiler industry. As processing in dairy and meat industry shall increase, the production capacity for the feed industry shall also grow proportionately.

Please throw some light on 'Impact of GST on Poultry and Livestock industry'?

Mr. Adi Godrej, Chairman-Godrej Group believes that GST implementation might result in an increase of 1.52% in GDP. Overall taxation will come down in 3-4 years.

It will make the industry more honest as input will match with output that will bring more transparency in the industry.

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quite weak, 95% of the market share is live bird and only 5% is for processed chicken.

India is blessed with diversified oilseeds i.e. protein and energy sources. However, the limiting factors are economics and toxins and other contaminants that limit its use as feed raw material. Scientific research needs to be diverted towards the detoxification and the inclusion of alternate raw materials like rapeseed, cotton seed, mustard seed in poultry feed. Over-emphasizes of using soya has to be stopped.

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Landscapes of Responsible Use of Antibiotics in Food Animal Production

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Subramanya Bhat S* and Shabbir Simjee** Elanco Animal health

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Introduction

WHO and OIE Recommendations:

Antimicrobial drugs have been widely used in human and veterinary medicine for more than 50 years, with tremendous benefits to both human and animal health .However increasing perception of risks of antimicrobial resistance impeding the therapeutic outcomes for human patients has put the topic of use of antibiotics in animal production on the anvil. Misuse and overuse of antibiotics is thought to be the cause of selection for resistance and its persistence in the environment.

Hence, efforts have been made to promote the judicious use of these drugs in humans as well as in animals .

Using the drugs judiciously means that unnecessary or inappropriate use should be discouraged and avoided.

In animal production, antibiotics are used for achieving four clinical goals viz. treating sick animals, controlling the spread of an infection in at risk flock, preventing the exposure of herd or a flock to a potential infection and for improving the performance of animals. Regulators in different countries /economic communities have attempted to clamp or restrict these antibiotic uses differently. Initiatives by World Health Organisation to create awareness on judicious use of antibiotics and restricting the use of antibiotics in food producing animals to therapeutic purposes and under prescription is noteworthy one (Margaret Chan, Director General, WHO, 2012).In 2015, WHO assembly adopted a global 5-point action plan as follows: ď&#x20AC;Ą

To improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and training

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The rational approach to understand and undertake effective measures would begin with Risk Analysis. Risk analysis includes risk assessment, risk management and risk communication. The founding blocks of risk assessment are “release, exposure and consequence”.

Release: Resistance determinants (RzD) must be released from foodborne bacteria that acquire resistance in an animal during treatment.

Exposure: A person must ingest food from such a source that contains bacteria with RzD. Consequence: The person who ingested these bacteria must become sick and cannot be appropriately treated.

The paper discusses each of these risk assessment in detail with a specific example of antibiotics with the pathways leading to the risk of foodborne illness in humans.

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To reduce the incidence of infection through effective sanitation, hygiene and infection prevention measures

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To optimize the use of antimicrobial medicines in human and animal health;

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To develop the economic case for sustainable investment that takes account of the needs of all countries and to increase investment in new medicines, diagnostic tools, vaccines and other interventions

In contrast to WHO intentions and actions, currently, few laws in India govern antibiotic use in foodanimals, and most pertain only to animal products for export.General Statutory Rule (GSR) 28(E) mandates a withdrawalperiod for use of antibiotics in food producing animals from thetime of administration until the production of foodstuffs. GSR588 (E) specifies that all drugs in the H1 category, includingmany antibiotics, require a prescription, and requires separatepharmacy documentation of those prescriptions that are subjectto

Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring had been a key component of all noises around this context. There were several ARM reports like (i) DANMAP 2014 (ii) MARAN 2015 (iii) NARMS 2011 and (iv) CIPARS 2009. Each of these programs is great scientific work. However they are not harmonized. Hence, comparing these reports and making a useful decision are very difficult. In the midst of these, the antibiotic classes that evoke most interest are fluoroquinolones and cephalosporins.

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review .

Actively lead the advocacy and support professional oversight of antibiotic use in food animals.

Role of veterinarians in risk communication: 2)

Take the professional leadership in shaping the awareness among farmers, customers and consumers about the value of responsible use of antibiotics, educating them on how does a responsible use of antibiotics preserve the efficacy of antibiotics for human therapy. Shape the educational initiatives in your communities and organizations

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Actively engage within your communities to spread the answersto the questions on how animals are raised, build their confidence in the responsible use of antibiotics for animal health, well-being and food safety. Our fellow citizens have the right to know from where their food is coming and how is it produced.

4) In order to conserve antibiotic effectiveness in humans andanimals, we recommend the following:

Actively collaborate with institutions and regulators in monitoring, surveillance and tracking realistic antibiotic resistance data, thereby build a scientific database to dwell upon and make decisions.

On an entirely a different note, it is interesting to see some of the professional bodies like American Veterinary Medical Association, have been working with partners in U. S and outside to develop strategies to better protect public and livestock health, keep our food supply safe and train the professional fraternity on the new and shaping regulations .

This is the time when our profession shall come together and propose the regulators what is best from a scientific and public health point of view.

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As a profession, lead the efforts to enhance the animal health, wellness and performance to provide safe food to food chain.

All our efforts would be vital for the collective vision of ONE HEALTH that is optimal health for people, animals and environment.

Ministry stops infested imports in Viet Nam Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Quốc Doanh signed a decision recently to stop all imports of distillers' dried grains from the United States and peanuts from Sudan and Hong Kong.

The decision to stop importing US distillers' dried grains with soluble is due to grains' contamination with the Warehouse Beetle Togoderma variable, while peanuts from Sudan and Hong Kong are contaminated with the khapra beetle Trogoderma granarium Everts and the seed beetle Caryedon serratus.

This was revealed after they were subjected to Vietnamese phytosanitary inspection.

Additionally, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked the Plant Protection Department to

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tighten inspection of US grains and peanut containers from Sudan and Hong Kong until the decision comes into effect.

In an official statement, MARD asked concerned authorities in the respective countries to find a comprehensive solution to the issue.

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This is not the first time Việt Nam has made a decision to stop importing grains used for cattle feed due to worries over the competition with domestic products. Previously, Việt Nam stopped importing corn soy beans and peanuts from India and Senegal due to contamination with several harmful pests.

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Viet Nam farmers advocates to shift to corn Economists and experts warn that Việt Nam should restructure its farming industry, making it less rice-oriented and focusing more on producing breeding materials in order to reduce its over-dependence to imported animal feed.

The Vietnam Economics News quoted some industry insiders as saying that the shift from rice to corn might help ensure sustainable development of local animal feed production The head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development's Plantation Department, Ma Quang Trung, said Việt Nam recorded a rice surplus of approximately seven million tonnes each year, but needed to import a large quantity of corn for animal feed due to its failure to meet domestic demand.

Currently, the price of Vietnamese corn is higher than that of imported corn.

Thus, the most important tasks involve effectively converting rice farming to corn while reducing the cost of corn, Trung said.

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According to the latest ministry statistics, Việt Nam imported roughly US$2.1 billion worth of animal feed and raw materials, including corn and soybean, over the past eight months,

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down 6.2 per cent from the same period a year ago.

Most of the animal feed and raw materials were imported from Argentina, the US and China, according to the data.

Feed millers inked MoU with government strategy to consume local corn in Indonesia

To deal with the issue, the chairman of Việt Nam Animal Feed Association Lê Bá Lịch has called for State financial assistance to help farmers convert from rice to corn crops, as well as help in technical aspects of cultivation.

He also emphasized the importance of developing a sufficient irrigation system to raise domestic corn productivity, which stood at only only 4-5 tonnes per The Agricultural Ministry has inked a hectare, much lower than 9-10 tonnes memorandum of understanding (MoU) in other countries. with the Indonesian Feed Millers Association (GPMT) to absorb 8.62 The State should also incentivise million tons of local corn at a enterprises investment in animal feed competitive price for the next 12 production, he added. months.

The ministry has set a goal of turning 668,000 hectares of rice-growing land into corn-growing land in northern mountainous provinces within five years.

Earlier this year, the Government decided to provide farmers shifting from rice growing to corn with up to VNĐ3 million per hectare to buy seeds.

According to the MoU, 41 private feed mills will buy the corn at the government's fixed price of Rp 3,150 per kilogram. Every month, they will have to absorb 718,000 tons of local corn.

If millers will not buy it at the administered price, they will be expelled from the list, said Amran Sulaiman, the Agricultural Minister.

The cooperation will be implemented in 29 administered provinces, in which each province will have one big company as the coordinator. Giant feed producers Charoen Pokphand and Japfa Comfeed Indonesia are the main coordinators in many regions.

GPMT secretary general Desianto Budi said the association was ready to support the program, especially while the government was halting corn imports, forcing them to rely on local corn for the production of animal feed.

"The association sets the production target of animal feed at 16.5 million tons for this year, of which 95 percent is poultry feed. Corn makes 55 percent of the ingredients for poultry feed," he said.

EVENT COVERAGE

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Feed Tech Expo-Business event to display value-chain of feed industry FEED TECH EXPO 2017 (FTE 17) is the 2nd edition of India's only feed technology dedicated exposition. The trade show offers cutting-edge innovations and opportunities for animal nutrition industry, along with crucial networking for beneficial business relationships.

FEED TECH EXPO was created to respond to a need for a platform for industry to present innovative technology in the entire value-chain for feed industry.

The three-day exhibition is planned with one-day conference on Innovations for sustainable value chain of feed industry. The event is partnered

by leading research associations-Creative Agrisolutions and Markets & Markets and is supported by trade associations like CLFMA of India, Poultry Federation of India and Indian Federation of Animal Health Companies.

The requirement to reduce production costs due to variation in raw material cost and growing competition leads to an increasing focus on technology upgradation.

FTE 17 will therefore focus on solutions for the feed industry that are important and relevant to the development of overall industry.

Feed Tech Expo 2017 will bring suppliers presenting complete value chain of feed industry including raw material and its alternatives, feed additives and supplements, animal health products, hydroponics, silage and hay making machine, silo storage, quality testing, feed milling machinery and allied machinery under one roof.

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to benefit with its presence at FTE 17, since the show attracts customers and industry experts from feed industry. The show is to be well attended by feed millers, integrator, nutritionist, cooperatives, farmers, and industry experts from poultry, dairy and aqua sector.

Now is the time to begin making plans to join us for Feed Tech Expo 2017 and discover the country's only animal feed focused exhibition cum conference displaying newest solutions.

Mark your calendar for the business event for feed industry!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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MARCH

Poultry India Date: 23-25 November 2016 Venue: HITEX, Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad, India Email: info@poultryindia.co.in Web: www.poultryindia.co.in

DECEMBER PDFA Date: 10-11-12 December 2016 Venue: Jagraon, Ludhiana, Punjab, India Email: info@pdfa.org.in Web: www.pdfa.org.in

JANUARY 10th International Feed Regulators Meeting (IFRM) Date: 30-31 January 2017 Venue: Atlanta, USA Email: info@ifif.org Web: www.ifif.org

International Feed Expo Date: 31 Jan - 2 Feb 2017 Venue: Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, Georgia USA Email: info@ippexpo.org Web: www.ippexpo.com

AFIA 2017 Purchasing & Ingredient Suppliers Conference Date: 6-10 March 2017 Venue: Orlando, FL, USA Email: info@afia.org Web: www.afia.org

VIV Asia Date: 15-17 March 2017 Venue: BITEC, Bangkok Email: ruwan.berculo@vnuexhibitions.com Web: www.vivasia.nl

Aqua Aquaria India Date: 21-23 April 2017 Venue: Andhra Loyola College Campus, Vijayawada, India Email: traduciruso@gmail.com Web: www.aquaaquaria.com

APRIL AgraME Date: 10-12 April 2017 Venue: Dubai International Exhibition Centre, Dubai Email: ciaran.noonan@informa.com Web: www.agramiddleeast.com

MAY FEBRUARY

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IDMA Date: 4-7 May 2017 Venue: Istanbul Expo Centre, Turkey Email: info@idma.com.tr Web: www.idma.com.tr

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