ARTICLE 34 F&A Alternative Proteins Edition October 2023 With a growing population and swelling middle class, we’re keenly aware that global protein consumption is set to double by 2050. It will take innovation across the food chain to sustainably, affordably and nutritiously feed the world. At Cargill, we’re leveraging our unique position at the heart of the global food supply chain to meet these challenges head-on – whether that’s investing in new technology to create alternative protein choices for humans or exploring novel sources for animal feed. Cargill Animal Nutrition & Health provides nutrition to a wide range of land-based and aquatic species, and we see an opportunity to cut our carbon footprint by utilizing novel feeds. For us, sustainability is a business imperative – it’s not just a nice thing to do, it’s the right thing to do for the people and the planet we share, and it informs every part of our decision-making and growth strategies. Sustainability is a critical part of customer operations, and our customers face increased complexity as they balance animal health and welfare, performance, and business economics while reducing their environmental footprint. At Cargill, we challenge ourselves to explore opportunities to lower our carbon footprint across our aquatic and land animal species. By sourcing new raw materials and creating new, innovative feeds, we are continually working to do more with fewer resources. For example, within our aqua nutrition business we recognize that there is a growing demand, but a finite annual supply of fish harvested and processed to fishmeal and oil for aqua nutrition. We see a need for scalable and sustainable alternative feed ingredients that bring similar benefits provided by fishmeal. To explore the possibilities of protein alternatives, we partnered with biotechnology company and leading insect producer for animal and plant nutrition, Innovafeed, which has a solid concept, talented team, and the right understanding of feed. From a successful start with our aqua nutrition team, we were able to expand our partnership across other land-based species feed, such as poultry and swine. WHY THE FLY? Proteins and fats can come from many sources, but perhaps one of the most novel is that found in in- “Proteins and fats can come from many sources, but perhaps one of the most novel is that found in insects. Insect protein can be produced using a fraction of the land, water, and resources required - thus helping our customers meet their sustainability goals.” HOW INSECTS CAN HELP FEED THE WORLD Brad Rude Global Risk Management and Sourcing Director Cargill Aqua Nutrition
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