NEWS 12 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2024 Balchem, which develops innovative solutions for health and nutrition markets, launched a storefront on Knowde, the leading digital customer experience platform for ingredients, polymers, and chemicals. Balchem serves companies in the pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, food and nutrition, and animal nutrition industries with a portfolio of customized food and beverage ingredient systems, science-backed nutrients, specialty-packaged solutions, and chelated minerals. The company’s key brands include OptiMSM® methylsulfonylmethane, Albion® Minerals, K2VITAL® all-trans vitamin K2 MK-7, and VitaCholine® Choline. “We are driven by a commitment to make the world a healthier place by delivering trusted, innovative, and science-backed ingredients. Our Knowde storefront will support customers in the markets we serve to help them find our products and connect with our experts to get answers to their technical and formulation questions,” said Dominik Mattern, Vice President of Science and Marketing for Balchem. Knowde’s industry-leading search capabilities give R&D and procurement professionals the ability to filter by chemistry, application, function, technical properties, and more – including a focus on sustainable ingredients – to find the right ingredients quickly, Balchem explains. Read more>> The Eastern Africa region, comprising of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan and most recently DR Congo has been experiencing an increase in population growth. The population is estimated at 300 million in 2023 and it is projected to double by 2050. With an annual population growth rate of 3%, the demand for animal protein: egg, milk and meat, is increasing annually. The region has a livestock population of over 550 million (66% Ruminant and 34% Non-Ruminant), but each country experiences feed deficit. The case for Kenya having a 60% feed deficit according to the Kenya ministry of Livestock reports. Remote Livestock husbandry practices, issues of animal breed quality and the triple animal feed concerns (availability, quality and cost) continues to affect the performance of the livestock sector in the eastern Africa region. To meet the demand for both animal protein for human food and animal feed, the region needs to employ new strategies in the sector. According to the Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers (AKEFEMA), innovative science and technology, though not the only solutions, can be used to contribute to finding sustainable agricultural solutions. Good practices from other regions of the world can be shared to contribute to address the food and feed concern frequently experienced in the region, states the association. Read more>> Kenyan feed industry meets for solutions to address feed deficit Balchem opens storefront on digital platform Knowde
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