NEWS 10 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE December 2023 FAO opens Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators Scores of international experts, including government officials, researchers and industry leaders from several continents, gathered at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) headquarters in Rome for the Global Forum for Animal Feed and Feed Regulators. The Forum focused on a sector that generates more than $400 billion in annual commercial turnover and produces more than one billion tons of livestock feed, a key input for animal health, human nutrition and environmental sustainability. The livestock sector must transform along with other elements of global agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient, and more sustainable, to the benefit of people and the planet, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu said in opening remarks at the Forum. A critical pathway is ensuring the availability, accessibility, quality and safety of animal feed, which will require concrete actions ranging from the management and restoration of grasslands and pastures to the production of fodder and feed ingredients Nutreco's animal nutrition company, Trouw Nutrition, one of the leaders in functional and nutritional solutions for sustainable livestock farming, reached a new milestone in its journey to help farmers operate more efficiently and sustainably. The company has announced the expansion of its research campus to include a company-owned dairy facility in Sint Antonis, the Netherlands. The company states that this addition clearly underscores the company's commitment to advancing sustainable dairy farming practices. “Our ambition is to be recognised as the reference for scientific leadership in the animal nutrition industry by delivering high-quality results to the standard of peer review for the development of functional and nutritional customer-based solutions for sustainable farming,” said Dr. John Doelman, R&D Director of Trouw Nutrition. The newly acquired facility, strategically located beside Trouw Nutrition's existing research hubs dedicated to beef cattle, calves, and swine, will deliver value-adding and science-driven solutions for dairy farmers. Its team will focus on developing cutting-edge nutritional knowledge and solutions, utilising proprietary ingredients, and pioneering young animal feed solutions, all of which contribute to dairy production sustainability. Once renovations are completed, the facility is set to exceed prevailing environmental legal standards, including Nutreco’s Health, Safety, and Environment benchmarks. Within a year, it will be home to 100 lactating dairy cows, serving as a practical demonstration of sustainable dairy production in the Netherlands, a region renowned for its stringent sustainability legislation. “We’re thrilled to announce this milestone,” said Javier Martín-Tereso, Ruminants Research Director. “To us, this isn't just a new research facility; it's a symbol of the commitment we make to farmers, consumers, and the planet that we will continue to drive forward more sustainable farming practices and help transform our industry.” Read more>> Trouw Nutrition expands its research campus for sustainable dairy farming
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