NEWS 6 Alternative Proteins Magazine April 2024 Progressing closer towards the goal of building a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture supply chain, Entobel and Vinh Hoan announced the signing of an expanded strategic partnership. The partnership includes an offtake agreement by Feed One, a subsidiary of Vinh Hoan, to purchase a substantial volume of insect protein produced at Entobel’s Vung Tau factory in 2024. According to the companies, this landmark partnership builds upon the global leadership of both companies in developing a more sustainable food system with a lower environmental impact and accelerating the adoption of insect protein in aquaculture. In addition to the offtake for 2024, through this agreement, Vinh Hoan will purchase a minimum of 15,000 metric tons of insect protein from Entobel over the next three years, from 2025 to 2027, inclusive. “Today, in collaboration with Entobel, we are creating a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture value chain with the added benefit of incorporating nutritious aquaculture feed ingredients with demonstrated health and immunity benefits,” said Nguyen Ngo Vi Tam, the CEO of Vinh Hoan. “Accelerating the adoption of Entobel’s insect protein in pangasius production will make it possible for Vinh Hoan to source aquaculture feed ingredients in a more sustainable way and use feed ingredients that are not in direct competition with human nutrition, facilitating a more responsible aquaculture industry.” Read more>> Entobel and Vinh Hoan partnership accelerates adoption of insect protein in aquaculture MARA approves FeedKind protein for aquafeed China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has formally given Calysta’s single cell protein full approval for use in fish and shrimp feeds after an extensive evaluation process. It means that protein produced by Calysseo – Calysta and Adisseo’s joint venture to produce FeedKind for the Asian aquaculture market – can now be sold and used in Chinese aquaculture feeds. Calysseo’s first production plant is in Chongqing, already producing sustainable FeedKind protein for the aquaculture industry, giving producers access to an alternative to plant or animal sources for aquafeed diets. The protein is produced by harnessing the power of a naturally-occurring microbe that converts methane into a healthy, nutritious feed ingredient, FeedKind. Sun Bin, Calysseo’s Chairman, commented: “This is an important step forward not just in helping make food production systems more sustainable, but in improving global food security, by providing feed producers with a domestically-produced, reliable feed ingredient that isn’t susceptible to weather or climate-driven fluctuations in supply.” According to the company's statement, FeedKind is a natural, sustainable and traceable feed ingredient produced by fermentation for aquaculture feeds and pet foods producing using no plant or animal ingredients. FeedKind has been validated via extensive trials across popular aquaculture species, including shrimp, seabass, and salmon. Research previously demonstrated distinct benefits for shrimp, concluding that FeedKind promotes strong, healthy growth, while also helping activate shrimp’s immune response to Vibrio, the causative agent of Early Mortality Syndrome. Read more>>
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