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Environmental sustainability: a feed and livestock industry perspective
Nick MajorEU Food SCP RT Plenary meeting
20 November 2013
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FEFAC in a nutshell
• Created in 1959 – 50th Anniversary in 2009
• Represents industrial compound feed and premixtures manufacturers
• 28 Members:– 23 Member Associations from 22 EU Member States – 3 Observer Members (Turkey, Serbia, Russia)– 3 Associate Members (Switzerland, Norway, EMFEMA)
• 153 mio. t of industrial compound feed in EU-28 in 2012
• 7 Technical Committees to assist the FEFAC Council– Animal Nutrition– Industrial Compound Feed Production– Premix & Mineral Feed– European Feed Manufacturers Guide (EFMC)– Fish Feed– Milk Replacers– Sustainability: NEW !
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UECBV is the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union. It represents at the EU level the national federations of the:
• livestock traders
• livestock markets
• meat industry: slaughterhouses, cutting and
preparation plants
• wholesale meat traders
• international meat traders
UECBV focuses on cattle, beef / horses, horsemeat / sheep and goats, sheep and goat meat / pigs, pork.
November 2013, Brussels
What is the UECBV?
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Our « Credo »
• Products of animal origin form an integral part of the European diet providing key nutritional benefits.
• Nutritionally optimised feed is essential to mitigate the environmental impact of animal products
• Pro-active attitude of the EU feed and livestock industry
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Our « Credo »
• Promotion of ecologically intensive production systems, resource efficiency
• Changes in diet patterns and composition to reduce emissions
• Improvement of feed efficiency• Further optimisation of use of co-products• Harmonization of environmental footprinting
methodology• Facilitation of cross-sector initiatives
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Sustainability for the feed and livestock industry
Safe supply Competitiveness
Resource-efficiency
Responsible feed chain
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The need for harmonized measure of environmental impacts
• Feed and livestock industry under pressure• Need to communicate on reliable figures, but
environmental footprinting is complex• No green washing: methodology should be
transparent• Common methodology is a pre-competitive
issue and is part of customers expectations• Need for global harmonization !• Sustainable development is an opportunity !
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Harmonization: a success factor for environmental footprinting
• New FAO report from October 2013: refined methodology
• The estimation of both livestock and the dairy sectors contribution to global human-related GHG emissions dropped from 18% in the previous FAO reports to 14,5%.
• 20% drop in the global livestock GHG emissions (vs 2006 report): importance of accuracy
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The importance of feed in the environmental footprinting of animal products…
• FAO report from October 2013: Feed production represents 45% of the carbon footprint of livestock products globally
• Example: Pig production, 61% of the carbon footprint comes from feed (of which 13% from land use change, also highly dependent on methodology)
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… but we have also strenghts
• Nutritional know-how to achieve a sustainable diet for animals– Comprehensive knowledge of nutritional
characteristics of feed ingredients– Accurate assessment of animal nutritional
needs
• Adding value to co-products from food/biofuels industries through feed reduces competition for resources and improves synergies within the food chain.
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Harmonization of environmental footprinting: feed and livestock industry activities
• At EU level: Food SCP Round Table (ENVIFOOD Protocol)– Scientifically reliable and uniform methodology for
food and drinks– Pilot test of the ENVIFOOD Protocol
• International level (FAO) : – Sector specific guidance on environmental
performance assessment– Database on GHG emissions associated with feed
crops
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Next step: pilot test of the Product Environmental footprint (PEF)
• Feed is a significant contributor to the environmental footprint of animal products.
• Methodology for feed should be harmonized accross all animal products.
• Outcome of LEAP Parntership as starting point to ensure global consistency.
• Animal products can build on the feed PEFCR
• Modular and supply chain approach
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PEF pilot: modular and supply chain approach
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Environmental footprinting should take place in a comprehensive sustainability approach
• Resource efficiency goes beyond environmental footprinting.
• So does responsible supply.• Economic and social pillars should not
be forgotten• These elements should be addressed by
the upcoming sustainable food communication from the EC.
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Need to develop resource efficiency indicators
• Feed conversion rate is obvious, but the nature of the resources should also be taken into account.
Evolution of animal performance for broiler (IFIF)
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Sustainable sourcing of raw materials
• First priorities– Develop core criteria for sustainable soy
• Next steps– Engage reflection on other raw materials– Develop widely applicable criteria
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Thank you for your attention
Walking on the road to sustainable feed for sustainable food