NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2023 11 Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering, a global player in innovative separation solutions, announced a strategic partnership with Livin Farms, an esteemed Austrian company specializing in sustainable insect farming. This collaboration aims to revolutionize the insect-based protein industry by implementing high-tech solutions. Livin Farms is at the forefront of developing sustainable solutions for animal feed, with a particular focus on black soldier flies. These remarkable insects offer numerous benefits, including their high protein content, efficient conversion of organic waste, and low environmental impact. By harnessing their potential, Livin Farms is transforming the way we address food security and sustainable agriculture. Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering recently conducted a successful test at its factory in Venlo, where they showcased their Rotoshifter technology to Livin Farms. The Rotoshifter sets a new standard in larvae separation with its innovative technology, merging two established separation methods into a single solution. This cutting-edge system effectively separates larvae from frass, ensuring excellent purity levels. Extensive testing has demonstrated that the Rotoshifter achieves an impressive purity level of up to 97.5% for clean Black Soldier Fly Larvae. With its exceptional performance, this technology revolutionizes the insect farming industry, enabling producers to deliver high-quality larvae for various applications, including animal feed and sustainable agriculture. Read more>> Royal Dutch Kusters partners with Livin Farms FEFAC, DAKOFO and FS, representing respectively the European, Danish and Swedish feed industries, will co-host the 30th FEFAC Congress to be held on 14-16 June 2023 in Ystad (Sweden), dedicated to the “Resilience of Sustainable EU food production systems – Role of circular feed”. In the context of the current EU and global debate on EU food security and resilience of the EU agri-food chain, the congress explores how the European feed industry can assist the livestock and aquaculture sector to meet relevant EU Green Deal and sustainable food systems targets while providing affordable foodstuffs of animal origin to citizens. EU, livestock and aquaculture as well as food and feed industry experts will discuss with experts from the European Commission and EU Swedish Council Presidency, the opportunities and challenges of circular feed and sustainable feeding techniques to facilitate the transformation of EU livestock and aquaculture systems. This takes place in the context of 1st implementation year of the new CAP reform and the announced publication of the EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems. Read more>> FEFAC to hold its 30th Congress on 14-16 June 2023 in Sweden
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