INTERVIEW 12 F&A Alternative Proteins Edition April 2023 Human or animal… There has to be a sustainable way to feed us all with what nature offers. This is exactly what experts in the agricultural industries are chasing: To sustainably feed the living things on the planet… Because reputable organizations that make predictions based on the rate of increase in the world population are united on the possibility of our future nutritional problems. Companies known for their expertise in the animal nutrition industry, such as Nutreco and its subsidiary Selko Feed Additives, have already stepped up their efforts to avoid this problem. While these companies are looking for ways to increase animal protein production in a sustainable way, they also focus on how to use existing resources more efficiently. Evelien van Donselaar, Business Manager for Food2Feed at Selko, shared with us one of the ways how animal protein production can be increased sustainably: Evaluating by-products from the food- and beverage industry correctly and reliably… The fact that humans need the same natural resources/raw materials as animals as a food source is a topic that has been talked about a lot in recent CONVERTING RESIDUAL STREAMS INTO PROTEIN ACCURATELY AND RELIABLY Evelien van Donselaar, Business Manager Food2Feed, Selko Feed Additives “Various initiatives, such as applying digital farming strategies, the development of fermentation-based and cell-based protein or incorporating insects in animal and human food are developing rapidly. All of these approaches help answer the immense question of how to provide healthy nutrients to feed all of earth's inhabitants. With Selko, the feed additive brand of Nutreco, we play our part in this big picture, by upscaling by-streams from the food- and beverage industry.”
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