The Worldwide Feed Business Federation (IFIF) and the Meals and Agriculture Group of the United Nations (FAO) held their 21st annual assembly to additional strengthen their collaboration on vital points to make sure protected, nutritious and sustainable feed and meals.
The assembly was formally opened by Mrs. Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-Basic FAO and Mr. Thanawat Tiensin, Director Animal Manufacturing and Well being at FAO, along with Mr. Ruud Tijssens, IFIF Chairman. They welcomed the IFIF delegates representing over 80% of world compound feed manufacturing and reiterated their dedication to this longstanding partnership and agreed to proceed to strengthen their work collectively to sort out the challenges going through the feed and meals chain.
Mr. Tiensin reaffirmed the significance of “collaboration between the private and non-private sector, in addition to different stakeholders, to assist the evidence-based key position of the livestock sector for reaching United Nations Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs) notably – zero starvation. Additionally, for bettering vitamin high quality and supporting livelihoods worldwide in gentle of high-level world reflections on sustainable agri-food techniques. We’ll proceed working along with all stakeholders in selling sustainable, resilient, inclusive, and environment friendly livestock transformation.”
Mr. Tijssens stated “our joint assembly with the FAO as soon as once more underlined our robust partnership as IFIF continues to assist key FAO initiatives such because the Livestock Environmental Evaluation and Efficiency (LEAP) Partnership, the World Agenda for Sustainable Livestock and the Multi-stakeholder Partnership for Feed security.” Mr. Tijssens congratulated “the success of LEAP going into Part 4 and reaffirmed the assist of implementing the LEAP pointers via the World Feed LCA Institute (GFLI).
“The publication of the up to date FAO and IFIF Handbook on Good Practices for the Feed Sector was a key milestone as we work collectively on Capability Growth for feed security. IFIF continues to contribute to FAO’s work to handle antimicrobial resistance together with via advancing dietary innovation to assist animal well being. IFIF seems to be ahead to the sixteenth Worldwide Feed Regulators Assembly (IFRM) in 2023, which is one other nice instance of IFIF FAO collaboration positively impacting the feed and meals chain.”
