Skretting Concerned by The Use of \"Finite Marine Ingredients\" in Aquafeeds

Source : afrimash

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United\r\nNations forecasts that by 2030 there will be a 30 million tonne increase in\r\naquaculture production, which will require an additional 45 million tonnes of\r\nfeed raw materials.

As a result, Skretting believes\r\nthat: “To ensure that the sector can maximise its contribution to sustainably\r\nfeeding a population that will reach 9.5 billion people by 2050, there is a\r\nfundamental need to overcome the reliance on formulating feeds from finite\r\nmarine ingredients.”

While the application of sustainable novel ingredients in\r\naquafeeds – both through replacement and interchange – are recognised as a\r\nviable means to achieve this aim, the biggest challenge facing innovations in\r\nthis space is reaching commercial scale, the feed producer points out in a\r\npress release.

Skretting says that it is focused on increasing the\r\nflexibility of the macro- and micro-ingredient inclusion in its aquaculture\r\nfeeds. A key aspect of this ambition is development of the circular bioeconomy\r\nthrough the utilisation of proteins generated from the use of waste streams,\r\nand by- and co-products. This progress has already seen the group establish\r\nworking relationships with and provide support to a number of start-up\r\ninnovators.

“For aquaculture to meet its full potential, the sector will\r\nneed access to sufficient volumes of these novel ingredients. At the same time,\r\nSkretting recognises that these technologies are only able to reach scale\r\nthrough collaborative efforts,” said Trygve B Lea, sustainability manager at\r\nSkretting. “This Our Ocean commitment is focused on overcoming this significant\r\nbarrier and providing a fast-track to market for these innovations. The hope is\r\nfor the first few novel raw material sources to achieve scale-up in 2020.”

At Our Ocean 2019,\r\nwhich is taking place in Oslo on 23-24 October, Erlend Sødal, Skretting’s\r\nglobal operations director, will join a panel of experts to focus on the topic\r\nof foods and livelihoods from the ocean. Specifically, this group will look at\r\nhow to ensure access to sufficient, safe and nutritious foods from the ocean\r\nthat meet dietary needs and food preferences for a growing population, as well\r\nas how to build food value chains that can deliver from healthy oceans to\r\nhealthy people.

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“It is a huge honour to be asked to contribute to this\r\nworld-class forum, with the conference providing an ideal platform to share\r\nglobal insights, experiences and ambitions from Skretting and the aquaculture\r\nsector with a broad group of ocean leaders. It is clear that the farming of\r\nprotein-rich, healthy aquatic foods such as fish and shrimp has a crucial role\r\nto play in meeting the nutritional needs of the planet, but alongside\r\ncapitalising on aquaculture’s incredible potential, there’s also a fundamental\r\nobligation for all stakeholders to engage and make meaningful contributions to\r\nmarine health,” said Sødal.

Source : The Fish Site