NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE March 2024 19 mately become a substitute for the 13 million tons of imported feed materials that it is predicted the Kingdom will require annually by 2030. According to KAUST’s statement, the Kingdom’s plan for algal cultivation on an industrial scale aligns with its Vision 2030 goals. These include increasing its domestic food security and decreasing its dependency on imported feed and raw food materials. Vice president of KAUST’s National Transformation Institute Ian Campbell said, “Algae will play a key role in meeting the Kingdom’s food security goals and brings versatile benefits that we can apply to other initiatives. Production on this scale positions the Kingdom to be a global leader in the field of algae biotechnology.” The opening of the new centre marks the second phase of a project coordinated by KAUST Beacon Development and Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), and is overseen by MEWA's National Fisheries Development Program (NFDP). The Phase I pilot project, which began in 2022, demonstrated that different strains of local algae could grow and thrive in variable desert conditions, and that the Kingdom’s aspirations to develop cultivation were realistic and sustainable. Phase II will now expand operations on an industrial scale, increasing the size from 1,000 square meters as an algae pilot plant to 42,000 square meters, creating industrial or commercial-sized algae facilities. Read more>> AllAboutToxins.com Because healthy and performing animals require toxin-free feed The specialists at Agrimprove are dedicated to supporting healthy and performing animals. One of our beliefs is that understanding toxins is the first step to protecting against them. Visit AllAboutToxins.com now!
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