Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 25 tively with the wider population. Consequently, there will be significant benefits from adopting a joined-up approach with increased collaboration both within the UK and globally. Quoting a recent CIEL report, Dr Elizabeth Ma- gowan from AFBI stressed the integrated nature of the challenge. She says agriculture currently ac- counts for 10% of the UK's annual greenhouse gases with two thirds of this coming from livestock. She says it is anticipated that the proportion attributed to agriculture will increase as other sectors, such as transport, successfully implement mitigation mea- sures and low carbon solutions. "This means the focus will remain on agriculture. Increasing efficiency is a major way most business- es can work towards net zero while also improving profitability. However, it estimated that a high up- take of current technologies will only achieve a 19% reduction and history shows a sub-optimal uptake of technologies proven to increase efficiency and prof- itability while reducing emissions." says Magowan and adds: "But herein lies a dilemma. Systems with lower emissions are often less well-received by the consumer on welfare grounds. Housed dairy cows have lower carbon impact per litre than extensive- ly grazed cows. Free range poultry, whether broilers of layers, have a higher CO2 impact than housed birds. We also know that housed animals can be as- sociated with higher ammonia levels." CP Foods supports farmers for sustainable fish farming Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) shares expertise on a sustainable fish farming to small-scale farmers in Thailand. C P Foods is transferring “CARE Aquaculture Mod- el”, a CP Foods- invented farm- ing technique, to farmers across Thailand in bid to promote a safe and sustainable way for freshwater aquaculture. Pairoj Apiruknusit, Executive Vice President at CP Foods, said food safety and sustainable con- sumption have become global trends. CP Foods, as a leading food producer, has developed a CARE model for freshwater aquaculture, which comes from C - Consumer; A- Achieve easily and consistently; R- Reliable System and E- Envi- ronmental Friendly. CP Foods has transferred the learning from this model to partners such as farmers and universities nationwide. Apiruknusit added that CARE model is a farming technique that cares about consumers, both in terms of food safety and the en- vironment, starting from the dis- ease-resistant and fast-growing baby fishes. They are fed with aqua feed that made from carefully se- lected and high quality ingredients to provide the most nutritious fish. The farm is designed to be en- vironmental friendly. There is a circulating water system and effi- cient water treatment. As a result, most of the farming water can be recyclable. It is also energy-sav- ing, applying the principle of Gravity Flow to move water from pond to pond without the need of an electrical service.