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Biostimulants, Company News, World

This certification process adopted by the E.U. is elevating the standards for products marketed as biostimulants

BioLiNE Gold, an innovative fulvic-based product from BioLiNE Corp. has been approved for CE certification as a biostimulant under the new EU regulations. BioLiNE Gold joins a small handful of biostimulant products that have received this certification. BioLiNE is the first North American humic substance manufacturer to obtain the certification.

These new regulations require efficacy data justifying the product claims for plant biostimulants. BioLiNE Gold has been certified under PFC 6. B (Non-Microbial Plant Biostimulant) for claims of increasing crop yield on all broadacre crops and improving tolerance to abiotic stress on brassica napus L (canola). Plant biostimulants improve nutrient availability, uptake, or use efficiency and tolerance to abiotic stress. They often have similar modes of action across all crops and enhance crop growth, development, quality and/or yield. The CE mark ensures growers that the biostimulants they are using are quality products, effective, and safe for the environment.

“This certification process adopted by the E.U. is elevating the standards for products marketed as biostimulants,” said Mohammad Rahbari, EVP of Innovation & Sustainability at BioLiNE, “I want to thank our wonderful team for their great work and dedication to this endeavour. Attaining the CE Mark is a testament to our R&D team’s hard work, diligence, and pursuit of excellence in generating science-based evidence in support of the crop benefits of our technology.”

This certification process adopted by the E.U.

Agrotech, Climate, Company News, Finance, Start ups, World

CH4 Global will meet the growing global demand for enteric methane mitigation solutions in animal agriculture

CH4 Global, Inc., a climate tech company on the path to radically reducing GHG emissions in animal agriculture, announced it has raised $29 million in Series B funding. The company will use the funds to build and validate the CH4 Global EcoPark, an aquaculture and production facility that will make CH4 Global’s signature product, Methane Tamer, at scale.

This round, led by DCVC, DCVC Bio, and Cleveland Avenue – with participation from other investors with a strong interest in climate change – brings the total raised to date to nearly $47 million. It also underscores market demand for safe, viable solutions to vastly reduce enteric methane from ruminant livestock.

When added to cattle feed, Methane Tamer—which uses red seaweed (Asparagopsis)—reduces the animal’s methane emissions by up to 90% while also reducing the feed energy lost to methane emissions. With the development of its CH4 Global EcoPark, the company is poised for expansion in key markets and with key partners throughout all six inhabitable continents.

This is a key development in the fight against climate change. The 1.5 billion cows on the planet produce more than 150 million tons of methane annually — the largest single source of methane globally. At more than 12 billion tons CO2-e per year (at an average of 100 kg methane/cow), this is a larger GHG output than from the US, the EU, and India combined. Moreover, the UN cites methane as over 80 times more impactful than CO2 on global warming over the next 20 years.

“We are receiving massive interest from governments, food producers and farmers of all sizes, fueling our sense of urgency that we must act now to avoid a climate tipping point. The pressure is on with new regulations and the desire to produce at a measurably lower impact. What we’ve developed at CH4 Global is what we call a CH4 Global EcoPark, which enables low-cost growth and processing of Asparagosis.” said Steve Meller, PhD, co-founder and CEO, of CH4 Global. “We are formulating our unique feed supplement product, Methane Tamer, to meet the specific needs of each cattle market segment, starting with feedlot operations, beef and dairy, as well as for grazing dairies. Eventually, we will also formulate for remote and generally unattended cattle around the world.”

“CH4 Global’s secret sauce is its product, plain and simple: the feed additive it has expertly formulated stands apart from other seaweed-based offerings,” said John Hamer PhD, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio and a member of the CH4 Global board of directors. “DCVC Bio is thrilled to back Steve and his exceptional team: they are ready to scale up a critical solution to climate change.”

CH4 Global will meet the growing global

AgroPolicy, Agrotech, India, Sustainability

The meeting between Shobha Karandlaje MoS (Agriculture) and Vladimir Bolea Deputy PM and Minister for Agriculture & Food Industries of Moldova held in Delhi

A meeting between Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, and Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture & Food Industries of Moldova was held at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi.

Both Ministers emphasised the potential for increasing bilateral trade in agricultural commodities and for strengthening bilateral agricultural cooperation through the exchange of knowledge and technology.

Vladimir Bolea congratulated India on becoming the 5th largest economy and also for India’s G20 Presidency. He proposed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation between the two countries in the field of Agriculture which would provide an institutional mechanism for cooperation between the two countries.

Bolea also expressed Moldova’s interest in exporting vegetable oils to India and importing fertilisers and pesticides from India. He expressed Moldova’s support to India for its membership of the UN Security Council in 2027 and informed that Moldova is a candidate to become an EU member and follows the EU standards and therefore their products are safe to consume.  He highlighted the Moldovan culture of producing wine and apples as a way of life and expressed their interest in exporting these products to India.

MoS agreed to the proposal of the signing of an MoU and proposed that India will soon share a draft MoU with them. She also requested the Moldovan side to send a proposal for cooperation in exchange for technology.

The meeting between Shobha Karandlaje MoS (Agriculture)

Animal Health, Company News, Europe

IUNGO is the first EFFPA member from a country of the 2004 EU Enlargement

The European Former Foodstuff Processors Association (EFFPA) has announced its new member IUNGO, which manufactures, stores and trades feed materials and compound feed based in Poland.

EFFPA has accepted IUNGO, a former foodstuff processor, as a new Observer Member to its association as of 1st of July 2023. IUNGO was established as a result of joining forces with several companies in fields, such as trade, transport, by-products, and feed materials that are generated in the food sector. The company, involved in many sectors, also manufactures, stores and trades feed materials and compound feed. Since this year, IUNGO has started to operationalise its former foodstuff processing activities, aiming to serve customers in the compound feed manufacturing sector. IUNGO is the first EFFPA member from a country of the 2004 EU Enlargement.

“I am very pleased EFFPA is able to welcome a member from a part of Europe where there is so much potential for former foodstuff processing to contribute to food waste prevention and sustainable feed production,” said Valentina Massa, President of EFFPA. “Through membership to EFFPA, IUNGO can learn from the experiences gained in other countries, while in turn their membership reinforces EFFPA as the representative of the European former foodstuff processing sector.”

Wilfried de Moor, President of IUNGO, commented, “Joining the EFFPA organisation is undoubtedly a milestone in the history of IUNGO. We are extremely happy that we have become part of the EFFPA organization. We hope that by working together and following the same ideas, having representatives in Brussels, we will be able to work together to prevent food waste and to use food production residues as feed materials. Thanks to the exchange of experience and meeting new partners from the industry around the world, we are sure that we will build our capital for the future, for the good of our planet.”

IUNGO is the first EFFPA member from

Acquaculture, Animal Health, Live Stock, Supply Chain, Sustainability, World

The congress explores how the European feed industry can assist the livestock and aquaculture sector to meet relevant EU Green Deal and sustainable food

European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC) will hold the 30th Congress ‘Resilience of Sustainable EU food production systems – Role of Circular feed’ during 14-16 June 2023 in Ystad, Sweden.

FEFAC, DAKOFO and FS, representing respectively the European, Danish and Swedish feed industries, will co-host the 30th FEFAC Congress

In the context of the current EU and global debate on EU food security and resilience of the EU agri-food chain, the congress explores how the European feed industry can assist the livestock and aquaculture sector to meet relevant EU Green Deal and sustainable food systems targets while providing affordable foodstuffs of animal origin to citizens.

EU, livestock and aquaculture as well as food and feed industry experts will discuss with experts from the European Commission and EU Swedish Council Presidency, the opportunities and challenges of circular feed and sustainable feeding techniques to facilitate the transformation of EU livestock and aquaculture systems. This takes place in the context of 1st implementation year of the new CAP reform and the announced publication of the EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems.

“The upcycling of nutrients through farm animals, converting secondary raw materials to highly bioavailable nutrients for human consumption, is an important part of our license to produce as European feed manufacturers,” said Asbjørn Børsting, President of FEFAC. “We can provide many concrete examples of advanced feeding techniques as highlighted in our new FEFAC publication, allowing us to increase the share in feed formulations of circular feed, not competing with direct human food use. We, therefore, invite the EU and Member States to encourage the uptake of advanced feeding systems via respective National Strategic Plan incentives (Eco-schemes etc.) to strengthen the livestock sector transition and contribution to a more resilient and sustainable agri-food system.”

“The European feed industry has an important role to play in the overall ambition for sustainability and resilience. In this transition, we need to find the right balance and coherence of EU policy measures allowing the increase of circular flows in the food chain for which feed plays a pivotal role,” said Jan Rundqvist, President of FS. “We share the EU Swedish Presidency’s priorities to foster the EU Circular Economy seeking to increase both EU’s feed & food and renewable energy autonomy. In these challenging times, we need each other more than ever and our cross-sectoral collaboration through FEFAC is of great importance to us all.”

The congress explores how the European feed

Acquaculture, India, Supply Chain, Trade

India’s shrimp exports to China are likely to cross $ 1.2 billion this fiscal compared to $ 0.8 billion in the previous financial year

The shrimp sector will see revenue growth of 5 per cent year-on-year in fiscal 2024, driven by increasing demand from China, which will shore up exports to a near-lifetime high of $ 5.3 billion seen in fiscal 2022. This growth will largely be volume-driven, allowing the operating margin to bounce back to 7.5 per cent as costs soften, according to CRISIL Ratings.

Debt is likely to contract and part-funding such as capex and incremental working capital requirements will be comfortably absorbed by the strong balance sheets of the players, it added.

India, Ecuador and Vietnam are the top three suppliers of shrimp, while the US, EU and China are the top three consumers. India supplies 70 per cent of its produce to these three regions.

In the year 2023, Indian shrimp players were impacted due to extreme heat waves affecting production, shortage of containers and higher logistics costs to the US and EU and exports to China were muted amid continued lockdowns there. This has led to Ecuador, one of India’s major competitors, seizing the lead in shrimp exports.

In 2023-24, however, good produce backed by normal weather patterns and steady demand from China is expected to drive revenue for the Indian players.

India’s shrimp exports to China are likely to cross $ 1.2 billion this fiscal compared to $ 0.8 billion in the previous financial year. With logistics costs normalising, demand from the US and Europe should revive from the lull last season.

“Buyers from the US and Europe prefer shrimps processed in India because of better quality- and disease-control measures. With supply chains getting restored, Indian exporters can replace Ecuadorian suppliers and regain their lost market share.

“Revival in the Chinese economy will also aid growth in shrimp exports from India. Revenue will grow 5 per cent in fiscal 2024 on the back of volume growth of 8-10 per cent despite the reduction in realisations,” Himank Sharma, Crisil Ratings Director said.

However, the report said, with the drop in input costs being steeper than that in realisations, the margin may inch up to the erstwhile level of 7.5 per cent.

Meanwhile, in anticipation of higher demand, shrimp players are expanding capacities and will add close to 20 per cent of their existing gross block this fiscal.

“The shrimp sector has displayed financial prudence for quite some time now. Hence, despite moderate debt addition over the medium term, credit profiles will remain strong.

“Total outside liabilities to tangible net worth and interest coverage ratios will remain comfortably 0.5 times as on March 31, 2024, and 8 times in fiscal 2024, respectively,” Nagarjuna Alaparthi, Crisil Ratings Associate Director said.

India's shrimp exports to China are likely

Live Stock, World

This marks a significant milestone for DSM, paving the way for Bovaer to revolutionise the dairy market

Royal DSM, a global purpose-led science-based company, has announced that European Union (EU) member states have approved the marketing of the methane-reducing feed additive for dairy cows, Bovaer, in the EU. After inclusion in the EU registry, expected in the coming weeks, it is the first time a feed additive authorised in the EU for environmental benefits can be marketed. This marks a significant milestone for DSM, paving the way for Bovaer to revolutionise the dairy market.

Bovaer will contribute to the greening of the EU’s agriculture, and to the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy.  As stated in the European Commission’s confirmation of approval, the innovative feed additive is safe for use without impacting the quality of dairy products and is the first of its kind to be available within the EU which can reduce methane emissions.

DSM’s ruminant feed additive Bovaer consistently reduces these methane emissions by around 30 per cent. EU market authorisation, therefore, represents a ground-breaking step toward more sustainable milk production, giving farmers, dairy companies and retailers a trusted and safe product with proven efficacy that will substantially lower dairy’s carbon footprint.

Bovaer is the result of a decade of scientific research, including more than 50 peer-reviewed studies published in independent scientific journals and 48 on-farm trials in 14 countries across 4 continents. DSM has entered into partnerships with several major dairy companies to prepare for the implementation of Bovaer at a large scale. DSM has also already begun engineering works for a large-scale Bovaer plant at DSM’s manufacturing site in Dairy, Scotland.

This marks a significant milestone for DSM,