Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 3 April 2021

ARTICLE 76 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE April 2021 L ivestock farming is often seen as a major cause of pollution, producing a significant amount of greenhouse gasses, and for having an unreasonably high carbon footprint. It is therefore essential to find solutions to reduce the footprint of the industry. Orffa, a leading company in the development and formulation of novel feed addi- tives, offers solutions which contribute to reaching that objective. FEED SUSTAINABILITY CHARTER The challenge for our industry is to secure the supply of high quality animal protein and a bal- anced diet to a continuously growing global pop- ulation. Whilst minimizing the effect on natural resources, by optimizing land use and production efficacy and with an ever lower output in terms of pollution and ecological footprint. Historically, animal production industrialized in order to val- orize by-products of human food production. It is common knowledge that a professionalized and large scale animal protein production, based on scientifically documented fundaments, guarantees production efficiency, product quality and animal welfare, hence minimizing the footprint of animal products and controlling the inherent pollution output. The European compound feed industry, by means of its branch organization FEFAC, has issued a feed sustainability charter, highlighting five core ambi- tions that Orffa integrates in its sustainability policy. These ambitions are necessary to enable transition of agriculture as is foreseen by means of the European Green Deal and the global Paris Climate Agreement. Contributing to a climate neutral production through feed and developing sustainable solutions based on improved resource and nutrient efficiency are the first two ambitions listed in the FEFAC charter, for which a nutritional emulsifier can be instrumental. COMMITTED TO A SUSTAINABLE, ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE Orffa’s products and concepts can contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gasses, to a significant de- crease of the ecological footprint of the industry, to more efficient animal production with less feed, and to a reduction of the nitrogen pollution by means SUSTAINABLE CONTRIBUTION OF A NUTRITIONAL EMULSIFIER "The challenge for our industry is to secure the supply of high quality animal protein and a balanced diet to a continuously growing global population. Whilst minimizing the effect on natural resources, by optimizing land use and production efficacy and with an ever lower output in terms of pollution and ecological footprint." Brecht Bruneel Orffa Additives B.V.