ANIMAL FEED

The new plant is intended to serve its own vertically integrated operations and external customers.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has made clear that the pilot phase will be used to gather industry feedback and evaluate the practicality of the system.

By repurposing meat, fat, and other processing remnants, renderers employ diverse strategies to produce nutrient-rich animal protein meals that support pet and aquaculture nutrition.

Studies show that protein-enriched copra meal (PECM) can replace 80–100% of the soybean meal protein contribution in tilapia, milkfish, and shrimp diets

The report found that co-contamination, the presence of more than one mycotoxin in a single sample, is increasingly the norm rather than the exception.

Industry players believe that by valorising materials such as former foodstuffs, animal proteins, and purified nutrients from waste streams, the EU can make significant strides in sustainability.

This innovative product is already registered in India and Brazil, with additional regulatory submissions underway in several other countries.

These new products aim to deliver tangible benefits to African fish farmers navigating a rapidly evolving aquaculture landscape.

Together, the two companies developed pellets with a slower sinking speed, allowing the fish more time to eat.

The European Commission said the tariffs were necessary to counteract “unfair trading practices” that jeopardised European producers’ viability and market share.