Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 3 April 2021

Dear readers, Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, which has spread even faster because of its mutations, the agenda is full of other developments that give clues about the future. One of the most important agenda topics is that the USA will host a Climate Summit. As you may know, one of the first actions of US President Joe Biden af- ter taking office was to return to the Paris Climate Agreement (from which former President Donald Trump withdrew). Biden started to send invitations to leaders of 40 countries in March for the Climate Summit, which he will host on April 22-23. Among those invited are leaders of major global powers, such as Russia and China, with whom the US never gets along with. Climate change and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are already a topic that is heavily debated, especially in developed countries. However, it is ex- tremely important that this issue is one of the first issues addressed by a newly appointed US President. The White House announced that the United States would announce an ambitious goal to reduce green- house gas emissions by 2030 at the Summit. This de- velopment is like a sign that countries/governments will start to take much more responsibility in combat- ing global warming in the upcoming periods. Another important development in March was the "Action Plan for the Development of the Organic Sec- tor" announced by the European Commission. This action plan concerns animal nutrition and feed indus- tries very closely. The following statement in this plan is very striking for the industry: "In addition to increas- ing the availability of locally sourced feed proteins, al- ternative sources of protein for feed should be found to ensure sustainable and diversified animal nutrition. These could include insects, marine feedstocks (e.g. al- gae), and by-products from the bio-economy (e.g. waste from fisheries and aquaculture)." Insects and algae, which have been frequently men- tioned for sustainable production for a while, have been approved by the European Commission under the title of "organic sector". Finally, another development worth following is taking place in the field of cultured meat. It is diffi- cult to predict how this field, which has just started to emerge, will affect the livestock and feed industry in the future. We will continue to follow and convey the develop- ments to you. Wish you a pleasant reading. Publisher Muhammed Akatay akatay@threeplusmedia.com Responsible Manager Özlem Buyruk Akatay ozlem@feedandadditive.com Editor-in-Chief Derya Yıldız derya@feedandadditive.com Editors James Watson Bahadır Büyükkılıç editor@feedandadditive.com Graphic Design Three Plus Media Design Office graphic@feedandadditive.com Publication Type Periodic (Monthly) Ataturk St. Metropol Istanbul Ste. Block C1, No:376 Atasehir, Istanbul/TURKEY Phone: +90 850 220 5064 E-Mail: info@feedandadditive.com Web: www.feedandadditive.com Branch: Ste B69, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073, USA company/feedandadditive feedandadditive feedandadditive feedandadditive EDITOR Some clues for the future from March... Derya YILDIZ All copyrights belong to Three Plus Media.© May not be used without permission. Responsibility of the ads belongs to the advertisers.