The venture is majority-owned by Alltech and governed by a board with equal representation from both partners.
The initiative seeks to transform livelihoods by providing drought index insurance, improving digital access to finance, and creating structured markets for livestock and related products.
This Global Dairy Innovation Conference (GDIC) Award highlights the company’s transformative role in the regional dairy industry and its commitment to innovation.
The One Health initiative core strategy is enhancing the resilience of vulnerable livestock dependent communities in Eastern Africa.
According to Cargill, using green methanol can deliver carbon dioxide savings of up to 70%.
The soybean meal supplied under the agreement has an estimated carbon footprint between 40% and 70% lower than the Brazilian average.
The certification verifies that soybeans processed at the facility carry a low risk of indirect land use change (LUC).
The renewed certification validates its fully circular model, which relies on repurposing agricultural by-products to produce insect-based protein.
Neither of the parties has revealed the financial terms of the transaction yet.
The continent’s full blue economy is estimated to be worth US$300 billion per year, with potential to grow to US$405 billion by 2030 and up to US$576 billion by 2063.