REPORTAGE
FEFAC 65th public annual meeting: Future Proofing Feed The online conference included sessions that zoomed in on innovation in animal nutrition and new pathways to increased EU protein production. At the digitally live-streamed 3-D platform used for the FEFAC 65th Congress: Future Proofing Feed, the keynotes speeches were delivered by the EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Farm Council President Maria do Céu Antunes, COPA President Christiane Lambert, DG AGRI Deputy Head of Unit Research & Innovation Tereza Budňáková and Frank O´Mara, President of the Animal Task Force. EU Farm Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski stated: “The EU Commission has engaged in the Farm to Fork Strategy to examine EU rules to reduce the EU dependency on plant proteins (in particular for oilseeds and
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meals) by fostering EU-grown plant proteins as well as alternative feed materials”. He noted “the five ambitions of the Charter on Feed Sustainability and the Horizon Europe programme are closely linked with specific Green Deal objectives. They are evidence that the feed sector holds a key role in enhancing the sustainability of animal and arable production”. EU Farm Council President Maria do Céu Antunes highlighted the “willingness to feed manufacturers to contribute to a fair, digital transition of our economy” echoing the EU objective “to bet on reinforcement of our strategic EU autonomy (on feed proteins)”.
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