NEWS 80 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2022 Veterinary experts from around the world attended an event at the Rome headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to mark the publication of a book celebrating the eradication of rinderpest and to launch the next phase of the global fight against peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague. The world was declared free of rinderpest, a viral disease that primarily affected cattle and buffalo, in 2011. Co-authored by FAO and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, founded as OIE), the book reviews the scientific expertise and activities during decades of eradication efforts, the contributions made by numerous UN agencies and other international organizations, as well as the outstanding role played by national veterinary services. The book (‘Rinderpest and its eradication’) also holds important lessons for the fight against PPR, which the UN has vowed to eradicate by 2030. These include the need for strong global leadership, cooperation through continuous dialogue among partners at all levels, standardisation of technical and reporting tools and the supporting role of networks, including of laboratories, vaccinators and surveillance teams. In addition, the commitment and financial contributions from participating countries is critical for success. PPR is a fast-spreading viral disease that affects and kills small ruminants, mostly goats and sheep, in more than 66 countries in Africa, the Near East and Asia. Its global economic impact is estimated at up to USD 2.1 billion, with over 300 million of the world’s poorest rural families depending on small ruminants for their livelihoods. Read more>> International organizations scale up fight against deadly livestock disease The CCPA Board, chaired by Mickaël Marcerou, has appointed François Pellet as CEO from 1 November 2022. With solid strategic and operational management experience in an international context, François Pellet has spent his entire career to date in the field of animal nutrition. François Pellet, 51, graduated from the Higher National School of Agriculture at Purpan in Toulouse. After starting his career in genetics with Hubbard from 1994 to 1998, François Pellet joined CCPA as a poultry nutritionist. In 2001, he joined Nutriway (Provimi Group) in Vietnam and was Manager of Sales, Marketing and Technical Support for 2 years, before becoming Deputy General Manager in 2003. He returned to France in 2005 as Sales and Trading Manager for Centralys, part of the Provimi Group. Since 2007, he has been with the Adisseo Group, a world leader in animal feed additives, as Director of the Vitamins Division, then Director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Director for Asia Pacific, and most recently, since 2017, Director of the Speciality Additives Division. In his new role, François Pellet will head up the whole CCPA Group and its companies. His immediate priorities include a commitment to work together with all teams to turn a new page in the company’s history and to finalize the launch of the Group’s new strategic plan for 2025. Read more>> CCPA Group announces François Pellet as new CEO François Pellet
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