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INDUSTRY NEWS
R&D
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ARTICLE
INTERVIEW
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Microplastics in fishmeal:
A growing concern
Mycotoxin contamination
in Indian feed commodities
in the last decade:
key takeaways
Mixing homogeneity of dry
bulk amino acids and liquid
amino acid analogue
amino acid analogue
amino acid analogue
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no less than Customer
Retention
Can India allow GM soybean
cultivation?
Potential alternative to soya
in poultry diets
India signs Memorandum of
Understanding with Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation
Global expansion of leading
alternative protein producer
Technology by India to
convert keratin waste to
animal feed
Livestock can transform the
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Microplastics ingested by marine biotaare contaminants of emerging concern.
About a quarter of global marine fish landings is used to produce fishmeal for
animal and aquaculture feed.
Recent studies show a shift in marine debris composition to predominantly
plastic; about 60 – 80% of the debris consists of plastic. Plastic debris ≤ 5000
µm is generally termed microplastic. There are multiple sources of microplastics
and these can all be traced back to human activities on land or at sea.
To provide a knowledge foundation for this matrix University of Southampton
reviewed the existing literature for studies of microplastics in fishmeal-relevant
species. 55% of studies were deemed unsuitable due to focus on large
microplastics (> 1 mm), lack of, or limited contamination control and polymer
testing techniques. Overall, fishmeal-relevant species exhibit 0.72
microplastics/individual, with studies generally only assessing digestive
organs.It also suggested a suitable method for extraction of microplastics from
fishmeal and proposed a better approach for controlling microplastic
contamination during the extraction process.
Threefold aims of study
Microplastics in fishmeal:
A growing concern

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1. To review the existing
literature of
microplastics in
fishmeal-relevant fish
species to establish the
potential contribution of
the raw material to
fishmeal, including
critically examining the
methods used
2. To establish a suitable
method for extracting
small microplastics from
fishmeal – most studies
focus on microplastics
≥149 µm. A wider size
range gives better
¬estimates of
microplastic
contamination in
fishmeal.
3. To test such a method
on commercial fishmeal
fish and fishmeal. However,
recovering microplastics
sized < 150 µm seems
impossible for fishmeal with
this method. This is a major
drawback of the KOH
method (potassium
hydroxide preparation), since
smaller particles may be
prevalent as some studies
have shown; in one such
study, all microplastics in S.
pilchardus were 39–857 µm.
Extracting smaller
microplastics
In this study, the researchers
successfully used the NaCl
flotation method to extract
microplastics from fishmeal.
This method can extract
smaller microplastics (from
55 µm) than the potassium
hydroxide digestions; this
was important since 35% of
potential microplastics in the
to quantify the
microplastics. The
results will improve our
¬understanding of the
potential for
microplastics to enter
the food chain via
fishmeal and inform
future assessments of
associated risks to
health and food security.
Extraction method for
microplastics in fishmeal
The use of different
extraction techniques is
often a hindrance for
comparison of microplastics
in fishmeal. A more suitable
extraction technique for
microplastics in fishmeal is
encouraged. The researchers
found that the potassium
hydroxide digestion method
is commonly used for
microplastic extraction from
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Ammodytes
personatus
Engraulis spp. Euthynnus
affinis
Micromesistius
poutassou
Sprattus
sprattus
Trachurus
trachurus
Trisopterus
esmarki
n/r
1 6 1 2 1 4 1
Number of studies
Number of individual fish analysed overall
50 613 10 47 141 129 20
Mean
abundance
of
microplastics
per
individual
From: Microplastics in fish and fishmeal: an emerging environmental challenge?
Figure 1
Mean abundance of microplastics per individual in studies assessing microplastics in fishmeal-relevant fish species. Only
concentrations of ‘whole fish’ species used in fishmeal production are shown; 12 reviewed studies examined those
species—four of those analysed two of such species each. n/r mean abundance was not reported. Error bars are 1× standard
deviation of mean abundance per species of each study.

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fishmeal samples were < 150
µm, highlighting the
importance of recovering
smaller microplastics and the
suitability of the NaCl
method. In this study, the
overall recovery rate from
dosing trials with whitefish
fishmeal was about 71.3%,
and about 49.3% for
sardine/anchovy fishmeal,
proving that NaCl is a good
extraction method. Even
polymers of greater density
than the NaCl solution (e.g.,
polyester, rayon) were
extracted with this
technique. In addition, there
were low standard deviations
within the same type of
fishmeal, suggesting high
repeatability of recovery
rates.
Measuring microplastics
in fishmeal
Polymer identification is
important, especially if you
want to reduce
overestimates of potential
microplastic counts. For this
reason, it is imperative to
conduct spectroscopy or
other polymer identification
methods. In this study,
approximately 90% of
potential microplastics were
assessed with Raman
spectroscopy. A total of 11
particles were confirmed to
be biomaterials, such as
tricalcium phosphate, while
19 potential microplastics
were confirmed to be plastic.
Most of the microplastics
found were polyethylene − a
material used to make
storage bags for fishmeal.
Based on the correction for
recovery rates of 71.3% and
spectroscopy assessment
rate of 89.1%, the mean
concentration of non-fibrous
microplastics per kg of
fishmeal was calculated to be
about 71.9 items. However,
other studies reported even
up to 4000 – 6000
microplastics per kg. of
fishmeal. As the
microplastics could be
introduced at any point in
fishmeal processing, the
concentrations in fishmeal
are generally higher than in
the raw materials.
Microplastics in fish
In marine fish, the potential
microplastic exposure is
likely to arise from ingestion
of particles in the water
column or on the sea-floor
that resemble prey, or by
ingesting prey that
previously ingested
microplastics themselves. It
was shown in this study that,
based on the review of
species destined to be
included whole in fishmeal,
approximately 36
microplastics per kilogram of
fishmeal can be expected
from the raw material.
For the types of fish
assessed for microplastics,
the order of mean
microplastic concentrations
per individual fish are shown
in Table 1.
Controlling microplastics
contamination
The scientists found that
even under strict control
measures, atmospheric
contamination may be
unavoidable. Several studies
show that most researchers
conduct their work in
laminar flow cabinets, but
they lack implementation of
airborne controls. For this
reason, using airborne
contamination monitoring
such as dampened filter
papers during the extraction
process should be
considered even in clean
environments.
Conclusions
Microplastic extraction from
whitefish fishmeal using a
simple NaCl density
separation method is
suitable for microplastics >
55 µm, the NaCl method
might not be suitable for all
types of fishmeal, and the
development of further
methods is recommended to
enable their applicability to
different fishmeal types and
to enable extraction of
particles as small as 1 µm.
On the other hand,
understanding the
relationship of microplastics
between capture fish and
fishmeal is important, as is
their implications for direct
and indirect consumers of
fishmeal, given the
importance of fishmeal for
food security. In addition, to
improve comparability,
future studies should provide
size-related information of
the extracted microplastics.
Source: nature
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Mycotoxin contamination is always evolving and thanks to advances in
analytical methods the picture is getting more and more accurate. Twelve
years ago, the FAO published a report stating that 25% of world's crops
were contaminated by mycotoxins. Only one and half years ago, a new
study reported mycotoxin occurrence in the level of 60-80%, more than
double! Thanks to advances in mycotoxin analysis, we can now be more
accurate on the real risk animals and humans are facing. In addition, the
creation of large datasets allowed us to understand where the trends are
going andwhat actions to take.
India has always suffered from high levels of storage mycotoxins such as
aflatoxins and ochratoxins, partially due to hot and humid climate
coupled with poor grain storage management, partially because
mycotoxin levels in feedstuff are not controlled. Authorities are now
looking at improving food and feed safety by introducing new regulations
on minimum acceptable levels for aflatoxins and pesticides. Although this
move might bring some benefits to final consumers, it will certainly put
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Mycotoxin contamination in
Indian feed commodities in
the last decade: key takeaways
Michele Muccio, Mycotoxin Risk Management Expert, Biomin Singapore

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more pressure on feed and
animal producers that will
need to take action to meet
more stringent
requirements on mycotoxin
contamination.
This article will provide an
overview of what happened
in India in the last ten years
and will give some ideas on
how to revert the trend.
Ten years in a nutshell
Between 2011 and 2021 we
have analyzed over 1400
samples in India. Aflatoxins
(Afla) have been the most
prevalent mycotoxins,
detected on average in
83% of samples analyzed
and their prevalence never
dropped below 77%.
Fumonisins (FUM)have
been the second most
prevalent mycotoxins
detected in India, followed
by ochratoxin A (OTA) and
deoxynivalenol (DON) in
third and fourth positions
respectively (figure 1).
The average concentrations
of Afla, DON, FUM and OTA
detected in the 2011-2021
period were medium to
high risk for all livestock.
Aflatoxin B1 average
concentration was 52 ppb
(way higher than the 5 ppb
European limit), reaching
peaks of over 1200 ppb. It
is no mystery that those
levels could be of particular
concern for the local dairy
industry, given the ability
of aflatoxin B1 to
accumulate into milk as
aflatoxin M1.
The average concentration
of DON in the last ten years
was 339 ppb, with peaks
that went over 3600 ppb.
The average value is
considered medium risk for
poultry and young
ruminants, but its peaks are
of great concern, especially
taking into consideration
the documented ability of
this mycotoxin and other
trichothecenes to
undertake synergistic
interactions with other
Fusarium and storage
mycotoxins.
of FUM in the last ten years
that almost reached 10.000
ppb. While the average
value alone is generally
considered low risk for
poultry and ruminants, one
must not underestimate the
high prevalence that could
lead to potential synergistic
mycotoxins. The maximum
values recorded in India are
of great concern for
livestock production and
could lead to severe
performance issues and
profitability losses.
of OTA in the last ten years
that almost reached 600
ppb. OTA is a potent
carcinogen; it can
accumulate in animal
tissues and could
potentially reach the food
chain. This average value is
considered low risk for
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Afla ZEN DON T2 FUM OTA
%
Contaminated
samples
83%
22%
32%
15%
76% 75%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
<LOD 1 >1 mtx
3%
9%
88%
Percent
of
Samples
Figure 1. Mycotoxin prevalence in samples sourced in India for the period 2011-2021. The graph on the left
reports the prevalence of main mycotoxins. The graph on the right reports the co-contamination.

100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
%
Contaminated
samples
83%
21% 25% 21%
29%
95% 100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
<LOD 1 >1 mtx
2%
7%
91%
Percent
of
Samples
Figure 3. Mycotoxin prevalence in soybean sourced in India for the period 2011-2021. The graph on the left reports
the prevalence of main mycotoxins. The graph on the right reports the co-contamination.
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poultry, but as for FUM, one
must not underestimate the
high prevalence that could
lead to potential synergistic
mycotoxins. The maximum
value detected is considered
high risk for both poultry
and ruminants and could
lead to severe performance
losses.
Indian corn 2011-2021
For the last 10 years FUM
was the most prevalent
mycotoxin in corn, and it
was detected in 93% of the
samples analyzed. Afla was
the second most prevalent
mycotoxin, detected in 67%
of samples analyzed,
followed by DON and OTA
(27% and 26% prevalence,
respectively). The average
concentrations of FUM and
DON represented a medium
risk for livestock. Afla has
always remained constantly
high, representing a
problem for the poultry and
dairy industries. The corn
summary for the last ten
years is shown in figure 2.
Indian soybean 2011-
2021
Soybean is the undisputed
champion for storage
mycotoxins, with 95% of
the samples collected in
the past 10 years being
contaminated with OTA,
and 83% with Afla. The
average levels of these two
mycotoxins were
considered of medium
concern for livestock, but
the maximum levels
reached worrying levels,
suggesting that the danger
can be high at times in
soybean too. As for
Fusarium mycotoxins, the
prevalence ranged between
21% and 29%. The soybean
summary for the last ten
years is shown in figure 3.
Indian finished feeds for
all species
One of the most common
mycotoxin myths is that the
latter are not resistant to
processing methods.
Unfortunately, most
mycotoxins are, and the
fact that we always find
them in finished feeds
confirms that. As shown in
figure 4, Afla was detected
in 95% of the samples
analyzed in the last ten
years, followed by OTA
(92%) and FUM (91%). The
average concentrations of
mycotoxins are considered
medium risk for all livestock,
except for Afla that
recorded an average of 36
ppb and a peak of over
1200 ppb, representing a
high risk for all livestock.
DON and FUM reached
peaks of almost 3.000 ppb,
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
%
Contaminated
samples
67%
8%
27%
13%
93%
26%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
<LOD 1 >1 mtx
0%
26%
74%
Percent
of
Samples
Figure 2. Mycotoxin prevalence in corn sourced in India for the period 2011-2021. The graph on the left reports
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worrying numbers that
could lead to severe
performance losses and
confirm the fact that
mycotoxins are not
degraded during
processing.
Co-contamination, the
overlooked threat
Although it is important to
pay attention to single
mycotoxins, we must not
forget that those only
represent part of the
picture. Mycotoxin co-
contamination often leads
to synergistic and additive
interactions that aggravate
the overall toxicity.When
estimating mycotoxin
toxicity, official guidelines
do not take into
consideration synergism, as
this concept has only been
largely investigated in the
last years, thus they do not
offer a representative
picture of the reality.
Mycotoxin co-
contamination is not an
exception but the rule,
which is why it is of outmost
importance to invest in
solutions that offer a
complete protection. By
having a look at the graphs
on the right-hand side in
figures 1 to 4,we can notice
how mycotoxin co-
contamination never fell
below 70%, indicating a
high potential for
synergism.
Reverting the trends
It is clear how India has
been dealing with high
levels of mycotoxins for the
last ten years and how
storage mycotoxins
represent the biggest
source of contamination.
Improving the storage
conditions is the first action
that feed and animal
producers can do to
mitigate the risk. Mitigation
strategies include the use of
stringent protocols within
the framework of good
agricultural practices (GAP)
and good manufacturing
practices (GMP). Testing
grains regularly before
storage and managing
batches that are too
contaminated will contribute
to keep the mycotoxin levels
low. Fungicides should be
used with caution as they do
not deactivate mycotoxins,
but only control mold
growth. Furthermore, some
of these products are highly
toxic, and that toxicity can be
taken up by the animals,
affecting their health and
performance.
Is there a silver bullet to
fight mycotoxins?
The answer is no.
Mycotoxin mitigation
requires action at multiple
steps, however the use of
feed additives to bind and
deactivate mycotoxins
directly in the gut of the
animal is the most effective
way to tackle mycotoxins
currently. When choosing a
product stay away from
marketing claims and look
at the science behind. We
know that there is no such a
thing as broad-spectrum
mycotoxin binders, simply
because not all mycotoxins
can be bound. In the vast
majority of cases, broad
spectrum binding is an
indicator of a very unspecific
product that will deplete the
feed from vitamins and
nutrients, resulting in even
poorer performance.
Looking at products that
have been evaluated by third
parties and approved by
government authorities such
as the EU, represent a
guarantee of efficacy and
safety, delivering value for
money and protecting
performance and
profitability.
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
%
Contaminated
samples
95%
18%
26%
1%
91% 92% 100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
<LOD 1 >1 mtx
1% 2%
97%
Percent
of
Samples
Figure 4. Mycotoxin prevalence in Indian finished feeds for the period 2011-2021. The graph on the left reports

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amino acid analogue
amino acid analogue
amino acid analogue
Homogenously mixed feed is essential for livestock performance as it ensures
that all added nutrients are available within every feed ration. In particular, the
essential and low-dose ingredients like vitamins, trace elements, minerals, amino
acids, for example, must be available in the right amount within each final feed
pellet.
The impact of mixing homogeneity, expressed as coefficient of variation (CV) on
important livestock performance factors can be seen in this study, conducted
with 240 Ross broilers in a 42-day grow-out period. (Ciftci and Ercan, 2003).
With better feed homogeneity (10 per cent CV vs 30 per cent CV) there was a
moderate improvement in feed intake and feed conversion rate.
At the same time, flock homogeneity improved significantly which is an
important economic factor. The efficiency and the profitability of the production
of live animals will be directly impacted by the homogeneity of mixed feed.
As a rule, homogenous feed mixes with a CV of five per cent or below can be
technically achieved under commercial conditions and are considered as optimal
for livestock performance, particularly poultry. In this context, it is important that
By Christian Rabe, Applied Feed Technology, Evonik
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Christian Rabe

Table 1: Effect of diet uniformity on animal performance
for broiler chickens (Ciftci and Ercan, 2003)
CV of
th
6 week
BW (%)
Feed Feed Feed
mix A mix B mix C
Mixing Time (min) 0.2 0.59 3.75
CV Grower Feed (%) 30.4 11.3 9.8
Body Weight
Gain 0-6 weeks (g) 2168 2191 2178
Feed Intake (g) 4131 4213 4067
Feed Conversion Rate 1.906 1.923 1.869
males (%) 9.5 8.1 7.4
females (%) 10.3 9.6 7.5
the analyte and assay which
are being used for assessing
homogeneity are suitable,
sensitive and accurate to pick
up the variation. The
following ranking for the CV
of feed additives in finalized
feed is commonly used.
There are numerous factors
influencing the mixing
homogeneity of final feed.
One important factor is the
incorporation of liquids. Even
below an addition rate of
three per cent, special care
has to be taken to achieve
results comparable to the
dosing of dry ingredients.
The added liquids should be
mixed longer than the dry
ingredients to ensure
homogeneity and to break
up agglomerates that will
have formed. There is the
risk that if the dosing
technique for liquid addition
is suboptimal, small lumps
might form which are not
dissolved during the mixing
process, eventually leading
to larger agglomerations
(Behnke, 1996; Froetscher,
2005).
To break up the lumps and
increase mixing homogeneity,
high - speed paddle mixers
with spraying systems suitable
for the dosed product are
required. The positioning of
liquid additions into the mixer
and the additional wet mixing
time are important to achieve
homogeneity of the final feed.
Also, liquid dosing systems
require additional cleaning
and maintenance of nozzles
to prevent poor mixing
results (Clark, 2009). With
the time required for
spraying liquids, optimal
mixing time is often
compromised in order to not
extend batch time and
reduce mill throughput. That
typically leads to poorer
mixing quality. It is critically
important that the liquid
spraying system is being
operated and maintained
with care to avoid fouling,
which will reduce mixing
homogeneity and result in
under-dosing of the product
with grave consequences for
livestock performance.
In general, materials that are
similar in size, shape and
density are more conducive to
attaining a uniform mixture
than dissimilar materials, like
solids and liquids (Fellow,
2000). It is proven that
flowability of solids is also
crucial for a homogeneous
feed mixture and that
increasing moisture of the
mixture affects the mixing
homogeneity negatively by
reducing the flowability of
solids (Shenoy 2015).
Long-term studies at Evonik
Industries (Figure 1) indicate
that a higher percentage of
mixes did not achieve
acceptable mixing quality. On
average the addition of liquid
forms of amino acid analogue
resulted in lower recovery of
the product in the final feed,
and poorer mixing
homogeneity. One feed
mixture out of three is not
acceptable if using liquid
forms of amino acid
analogue. Those long - term
tests were conducted under
field conditions with different
mixer sizes, equipment
designs, filling levels, feed
types and supplementation
CV < 5% CV 5-10% CV > 10%
Optimum
homogeneity
acceptable trouble-shooting
advisable
Pictures: Blocked spraying systems and lump formation
due to poorly managed liquid addition during feed
mixing process.
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rates. The overall results
were statistically evaluated
for the CV of the
supplemented amino acid
and its analogue to evaluate
the mixing homogeneity.
The lesser mixing
homogeneity observed with
adding liquid sources of
amino acid analogue may be
due to different factors
including too-short mixing
time, poor placement of the
liquid inlet, simultaneous
dosing of powder and liquids,
or suboptimal mixer
technology.
Achieving sufficient mixing
results with the addition of
liquids is possible. However,
they require particular care
regarding design,
maintenance and cleaning of
the dosing and mixing
system. Minimizing the
addition of liquids and relying
mostly on dry ingredients and
additives remains, in
comparison, a more robust
concept.
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
Liquid Amino
Acid Analogue
Solid
Amino Acids
CV > 10%
CV 5-10%
CV < 5%
Figure 1: Overall results for mixing homogeneity (CV)
for amino acids added as dry bulk (n=612) in
comparison of their liquid analogues (n=211)
CV of 0-10% considered acceptable by most feed industry
standards
ForFarmers feed mill
expansion in Belgium
Mill in Izegem will expand,
while the one in
Ingelmunster will close
ForFarmers will increase the
storage capacity of the feed
mill in Izegem, Belgium, and
will also modernize the mill.
At the same time, ForFarmers
has decided to close the mill
in Ingelmunster and expects
to transfer the volumes to
the refurbished feed mill in
Izegem in the fourth quarter
of 2022.
In doing so, ForFarmers is
opting for a more efficient
and sustainable production
process. ForFarmers is
continuously investing in the
improvement of its processes
and systems. This is in line
with its 2025 Build to Grow
strategy objective for
operational excellence, whilst
always putting providing the
best quality to customers
central.
Optimizing for the future
ForFarmers has chosen to
modernize one of the two
feed mills into an efficient
and sustainable production
location, to be able to
continue to provide
customers with quality feed
and an even better service in
the future. Investing in the
Izegem mill appeared to be
the best choice after a
thorough analysis.
Consequently, this means
production in Ingelmunster
will cease at the end of 2022.
The decision was additionally
taken to transfer the
production of poultry feed,
both for layers and broilers,
to another feed mill. More
details on this will be
communicated at a later
stage. The production of
swine and dairy feed will
consequently take place in
the dedicated Izegem mill
from the beginning of 2023.
Quality for customers
The mill in Ingelmunster will
remain operational until the
end of 2022. The quality of
feed, services and delivery
conditions will remain
unchanged.
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Can you please share about short-term and long-term
strategy of the company?
At Kemin, we continue to do exciting work in terms of
engaging customers through innovative services
(Knowledge sharing programs, Customer laboratory
services, Technicalservices, and Engineering services etc.,)
and in the long run the company would like to focus on
sustainable scientific solutions which can help to transform
the quality of life every day for 80% of the world with our
products and services. It will continue to be focusing on
improving digital capability to give better customer
experience in terms of ease of doing business. Engaging
people is equally important as they are the great assets for
the organization and more initiatives will be taken to
develop internal leaders to manage organization in future.
Kemin Industries South Asia received Great Place to Work award for third year in row. Continuing to the
story, Kemin Industries South Asia is honored with “Commitment To Being a Great Place to Work”. Kemin
Industries South Asia President, R Suresh Kumar is honored “India’s Best Leader in Times of Crises 2021”. In
this interview covers more about the recent achievement of leading animal
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Gender pay gap is a
worldwide issue, how the
company is dealing with
this?
The company encourages
gender diversity across
function and would like to
onboard more women
employees. Also, at Kemin,
there is no parity between
genders in terms of pay and
employees which is helping
us show resilience in adverse
situations. It is very agile to
adapt to changing
environment, as well as the
desire of our employees
possess to passionately serve
our customers which in turn
helping us to continuously
receive this award year after
year.
other benefits.
Your comment on receiving
this award for three years
in a row.
The company provides better
work environment for the
development of our
employees across various
functions in the organization.
It is all about the trust of our
R Suresh Kumar
President
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privacy and at the same time
it was helping them in
business continuity and value
addition. For example, we
came up with digital
initiatives and insight sharing
methodologies which is
helping the customers in
being updated of the
scenarios which also
facilitates them in crucial
business decisions. At the
same time, since the mobility
of our customer support
team had got impacted,
hence we introduced virtual
options to keep serving our
customers. The use of
various social media was also
optimized with right
messaging as per the
personas of the customers.
The key point was that we
were not just carpet-
bombing the virtual space
with the digital initiatives,
rather, we were focusing on
tailoring the message as per
the segmented customers
need. This approach was well
appreciated by our esteemed
noticed in the entire value
chain. The most striking
changes have been in
consumer behavior and
preferences. For example,
from consumer's perspective,
the linkage of quality protein
consumption with
optimization of immunity has
got more strengthened.The
expectations of hygiene are
bringing disruptions in
packaging and food
industries. The disruptions in
logistics matrix have yet to
get normalized and will
continue impacting us for
some more time.
this award.
We are humbled, and we
consider it as an
acknowledgement of our
service to customers, which
will remain our driver
towards achieving Kemin's
vision of transforminglives
for more than 80% people of
the world every day, with our
products and services.
customers as captured
through a recently
conducted customer
satisfaction survey, which is
an important reality check
exercise we conduct every
year. In addition, we also
have been quite sensitive to
upkeep the morale of our
own team spread across the
South Asia geography with
innovative marketing and
group activitieswhich got
reflected in us being
honored with the award of
Great Place to Work for the
third time in recent past.
You have been heading the
marketing of Kemin South
Asia, would you please
share more about market
conditions?
In a way, every market is
unique and has the set of its
own kind of customer
expectations. However,
during COVID, perhaps for
the first time, across the
globe, the market had been
disrupted by one common
factor. Thisdisruption was
Kemin has done some of most commendable
marketing activities especially in the COVID times,
would you please share briefly on the activities?
During COVID-19, marketing team of Kemin South Asia in
collaboration with the overall team had worked out the
blueprint of the customer engagement activities to address
the ongoing anxiety at the customers' end quite
empathetically and genuinely. We always consider our
customers as a business partner, rather than basing on just
transactional relationship. This value system of the
company engrained in all of us helped us easily devise a
slew of marketing activities during the COVID times and
many of those are still continuing.
Digital initiatives were embraced to reach out to the
customers in such a way that it was not intruding in their
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credit goes to all the
employees who has made
Kemin'A Great Place to
Work'.
During the pandemic
lockdown, our first priority
was the welfare and safety of
employees and their families,
which was appreciated by
the entire team and the
government officials. This
made the team give their
best, and many of them went
beyond the call of duty to
commitment to quality and
safety of our products.
How have you seen the
company growing since
you joined in 2012?
There has been a steady and
aggressive growth year on
year. I would credit this to
the Kemin values and people
centric approach, which has
yielded excellent results.
The company continuously
upgrades its production lines
every year to ensure
enhanced capacities,
improved productivity,
employee safety and to
optimize costs, to deliver
value for money to the
customers.A new plant was
commissioned in 2018 to
cater to the increasing
demand of products.
this award.
It is a great privilege to
receive this award and the
Please share more about the production facility, how it
has been developed over the years?
We have grown from a capacity of 11000 MT per annum in
2012 to 32000 MT in 2021. Automation of lines is a
continuous focus which has reduced fatigue of the
operators and in turn, more than doubled the productivity
of the team. Also, special focus is given to the safety of the
people and environment by controlling dust generation,
ambient conditions and introducing safety accessories
which are comfortable to wear.
New processing technologies in organic minerals,
fermentation, additional lines for dry and liquid products
and general facility upgrades were introduced over the last
9 years.We have been certified for quality & food safety by
9 different certifying bodies, which is a testimony to our
ensure that customer requirements were met. In fact, we
achieved the highest ever output in production during the
lock down. We are a very cohesive team, and all functions
work as one, to ensure that customer expectations are met
and often exceeded.
Talent retention is one of the biggest challenges for
many companies. Would you please share more about
it and also, what is the retention rate in Kemin?
Talent Retention is no less than Customer Retention! More
than talent acquisition, it is talent retention. But it all starts
with basics like whom you are hiring, what's your hiring
strategy, how are you tapping talents, what's your
reputation at workplace, market, and so on. And
remember, it is Employee's Choice and not Employer's
Choice, truly. We have a very elaborate and scientific Devendra Dixit
Director-Human Resource
George Joseph
Vice President-Operations
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family welfare program that
gives, in the event of
unfortunate covid death of
employee, 2 years of salary
to family on monthly basis
(or minimum Rs 25 Lacs in 2
years), taking complete
responsibility of up to two
children for their education
till graduation anywhere in
India and family Insurance.
We know nothing can
compensate the loss oflife,
but we want to contribute
our small efforts to families
for rebuilding life. Kemin is a
global Family that works with
One Vision, One Team and
One Kemin,needless to say,
we care and share.
this award.
We areproud to have
received this recognition and
accept it with all humbleness.
No company can achieve any
milestone or be sustainable
unless supported by its
employees, esteemed
customers, stakeholdersand
the society. We have built the
culture of Trust and
Performance across
workplaces, in market and in
the society. We like Kemin to
be “employee first”, “Great
place to work” always and an
“employer of choice”. We are
a learning organization, and
these honors are milestones
of the “journey to transform”.
We sincerely believe that we
have lot of scope to be
better as it is a continuous
process, and we are
committed to it.
process (just like the
products and services) of
talent acquisition. Every
position goes through seven
steps of talent acquisition
and our prospective
candidate is interviewed by
at least 6 different officials.
This also offers opportunity
to candidates totake deep
dive into company's affairs
and work culture. We look at
candidates on what do they
have to offer, their
commitment, attitude for
learning and organizational
fit. Organizational fit includes
alignment to company's
values and the way we work.
We see talent not only in
qualifications and experience
but as a “holistic person''
who can make positive
difference to self and
organization.
Servant Leadership is in
practice from the inception
of the company and soul. We
call it as TEACH (Trust,
Empowerment, Authenticity,
Contribution and Humility).
It's a part of our Performance
Management System. A
good competitive
salary,benefits and good
work environment is a given
work hygiene today. The
difference is made only when
you have a purpose, passion,
opportunity and committed
leadership.
I am very glad that for Kemin
it's inbuilt right when RW
and Mary Nelson started this
organization, and next
generations are making it
even stronger. And the
outcome is that we have
been holding a single digit
employee turnover for last 5
years. We turned pandemic
into opportunity to show
case our culture of Trust and
Performance. We also invest
a lot in CSR, much before
CSR rules came into
existence. We mainly
contribute to the areas of
child education, housing for
underprivileged, school
infrastructures, science,
public, assisting global or
local natural calamities and
so on.
What has the company
been doing for the welfare
of its employees?
We go much beyond just
welfare and are focusing on
employees' health and
wellbeing.We do complete
health checkup for all
employees in South Asia,
every two years and run
health camps. We have
Group Mediclaim, Life
Insurance and Accident
Insurance for all employees
at sizable covers. We are one
of the few who covers
parental members as well.
We have quite a liberal leave
policy. We promote higher
education andaid with taking
up courses to make
employees competent and
value enriching. We also run
Yoga Classes for employees
and their families.
We have declared a covid
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The decision of the Indian
government to permit the
import of genetically-
modified (GM) soymeal for
the first time has kindled
hope in the agri-
biotechnology industry that
it might allow the cultivation
of GM oilseeds in the
country to reduce the
dependence on imported
cooking oil.
On August 24, the
government allowed the
import of 1.2 million tonnes
of de-oiled GM soy oil cake
via Petropole on the India-
Bangladesh border and Nava
Sheva port. The Environment
Ministry gave its non-
objection because it said the
de-oiled cake does not
contain any living modified
organism.
Can India allow GM soybean
cultivation?
We have imported about
10,000 tonnes of the cake,
said a purchasing executive
of Suguna Foods. The
Coimbatore-based company
with annual sales of more
than USD 1 billion says on its
website that it has over
40,000 poultry farmers
across 18 states on contract
with it. In all, the industry has
contracted imports of about
70,000 tonnes, the executive
(who asked not to be
named) said.
The government has waived
the usual procedures for
import of the oil cake
because soymeal prices had
shot up to Rs. 95,000 a tonne
on August 5. They were
around Rs. 30,000 a tonne in
July-August last year. Prices
had spiked due to poor
harvest and speculation.
Poultry farmers had no
option, but to buy the costly
feed.
The import window closes in
October-end, when the new
soybean harvest is expected
to soften prices.
Pitch for GM crop
The agri-biotechnology
industry had suggested the
cultivation of GM soybean as
an option to reduce the
dependence on imported
cooking oil, at a meeting at
the joint secretary-level in
the agriculture ministry in
July, Ram Kaundinya,
Director-General of the
Federation of Seed Industry
of India said. India produced
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lakh tonnes, mainly palm oil
followed by sunflower and
soya oil, at a cost of about
USD 10 billion.
Earlier this month, the
government announced a
mission for increasing the
area and productivity of oil
palm in the country to check
imports. A hectare of oil
palm can yield more than
4,000 kg of oil. Mustard,
which has an oil content of
31-46 per cent can yield 430-
500 kg oil per hectare given
India's average mustard seed
productivity of 1,400 kg per
hectare. Soybean's oil
content is 18 per cent and
with a national average yield
of 1,150 kg per ha, the oil
yield per hectare is about
200 kg.
The apex regulator for GM
crops, the GEAC, had advised
the environment minister to
approve the cultivation of
GM mustard hybrid DMH-11
in May 2018. But the
ministers have not acted on
the advice for ideological
reasons, even though the
mustard hybrid was
developed by a team of
Delhi University scientists
and funded with public
money.
Why GM soyabean is cost
effective
GM soybean grown
worldwide has both insect
control and weed resistance
traits. These traits do not
enhance yields directly. They
do it tangentially by
preventing weeds from
having a claim on water and
fertilizer meant for crops and
preventing damage by pests.
The averted cost of weeding
also reduces the cost of
cultivation.
Public institutions like the
Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) will have to
source the GM technology
as soybean is an open
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Sprouting wheat and vetch seeds, grain tailings, and processed beans, were all found
to offer good alternative nutrients for monogastrics, and could be grown within UK
farming systems.
The majority of soya imported into the UK is used to manufacture food and feed
livestock, but 40% of imports in 2019 were from sources with a potential risk of
deforestation, according to the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soya.
As well as saving forests, breaking the UK's reliance on imported soya is increasingly
urgent due to current supply chain disruptions coming from China and India, which
have sent soya prices rocketing more than 80% in the 12 months to June.
Valuable home-grown feed sources
The field lab looked at 3 possible protein sources:
· Sprouting seeds
· Increasing the nutritional value of beans through heat treatment and dehulling
· Saving grain tailings
Field lab conclusions
The conclusions of a three-year collaboration between farmers and researchers now
offers a path towards a system based on regional feed production and sourcing. The
Potential alternative to soya
in poultry diets
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farmers have been working
with Organic Research
Centre in a field lab which
was run through Innovative
Farmers, a programme which
supports practical on-farm
trials.
“Soya is hard to beat
nutritionally, and although it
can be grown in the UK in
certain areas, it's unlikely to
be in the volumes needed,”
said Jerry Alford, Innovative
Farmers field lab coordinator,
and arable and soils advisor
at the Soil Association.
“So, it is about looking at
what resources we have
available, what we can grow,
and how we can adapt these
to produce our own
alternative feeds, rather than
importing them. We
desperately need a more
sustainable, stable, and
secure feed source, and the
way to do that is to grow
more in the UK.
“For organic farmers in
particular, the trial results
offer a way to achieve 100%
organic feed without the
carbon footprint associated
with imported products,
something that many
producers have always felt
goes against organic
principles.”
Sprouting vetch for
chicken feed
The field lab looked at three
possible protein sources:
Sprouting seeds; increasing
the nutritional value of beans
through heat treatment and
dehulling; and saving grain
tailings. All were found to
have some value as home-
grown feed sources.
The trials have all been
successful in their own way,”
said Dr Lindsay Whistance,
senior livestock researcher at
the Organic Research Centre.
“They've all highlighted
existing potential in feed
stuffs that can be adapted,
helping to find solutions for
reducing the need to import
feed for pigs and poultry.”
Mike Mallett, who organically
farms 3,000 laying hens in
Suffolk, ran the sprouting
seeds trial as part of the field
lab and says British hens
need to be fed with UK-
sourced feed.
“I have been trying to take
soya out of my chicken feed
for nine years and have
grown all sorts of crops
including sunflowers and
lupins,” says Mr Mallet. “But
our farm has either been too
cold, or perhaps too alkaline.
Vetch however, is something
our farm can grow well.”
Vetch also had the
advantage of being useful in
his farming system, says Mr
Mallet, since it fixes more
nitrogen than peas and
beans, and is an excellent
inter-cropper, particularly
with oats, with notable
improvements to soil
structure.
Vetch seeds however, contain
toxins for monogastrics and
tripsonin inhibitors, which
affect egg laying frequency
and size. But Mr Mallet
found that by germinating
the seeds he could reduce
these while preserving other
micro nutrients and proteins.
“It also means I have a green
forage to feed the hens
when they are indoors
during the winter when there
is less outdoor forage,” says
Mr Mallett.
He is now developing a
sprouter that can produce
hundreds of kilos of
germinated seeds a week,
and Mr Mallett believes the
technology is scaleable to
other farms.
Moving forwards, he will be
implementing a three-
pronged approach to keep
his chicken feed local: Vetch
sprouts, switching to a laying
hen breed that needs less
intensive feeding, and
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Forage based diet for pigs
Enabling organic farmers to
source 100% organic, UK-
grown feed, could also offer
marketing opportunities,
believes Sam Wade, an
organic pig producer in
Gloucestershire, who has
been running his own feed
trials.
“As an organic producer we
already receive a premium
for our pigs, but if we can
produce them free of
imported soya and using
UK-grown rations, then we
can add further value,” says
Mr Wade.
Mr Wade has been growing
clover leys to improve soil
fertility, and has been
feeding his pigs round bale
silage for some years now.
He is also using Saddlebacks
to create a hardier breed
better adapted to using a
forage-based diet produced
on the farm.
“This is not only
economically efficient in
reducing concentrate feed,
but also provides the pigs
with gut-fill resulting in more
contentment among the
animals.”
“A forage-based diet will
inevitably mean pigs take
longer to reach slaughter
weight, but this is
compensated for by the
lower costs of producing an
on-farm ration.”
The Innovate Farmers field
lab was part of a pan-
European research project,
OK-Net EcoFeed, with
sustainable feed company,
EcoFeed. Farmers and
researchers across 11
European countries spent
three years investigating
alternative home-grown
protein sources for
monogastrics.
Source: innovativefarmer
India signs Memorandum of
Understanding with Bill &
The Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying
(DAHD), Government of India
and Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation have signed a
multi-year Memorandum of
Understanding to work
together on sustainably
improving India's livestock
sector to support the
nation's food and nutritional
security, and protect the
economic wellbeing of small-
scale livestock producers.
The event was organized as a
part of ongoing celebrations
of 'AzadiKaAmritMahotsav', a
commemoration of 75th year
of India's Independence at
KrishiBhavan New Delhi.
The Department of Animal
Husbandry & Dairying,
Government of India is
working to improve animal
health and production
programmes to ensure food
security and economic
development. Developing
the livestock sector
envisages strengthening
animal husbandry
infrastructure,
entrepreneurship
development and
implementing One Health
framework. To meet food
and nutritional security
challenges and to safeguard
human health, it is essential
that animal health is
accorded a priority. Through
this collaboration, Bill&
will provide technical
assistance for the design and
delivery of new technologies
and implementation of best
practices that are relevant in
the local context.
The joint support programs
will be directed at improving
livestock health, production,
and animal nutrition,
identifying scientific and
technological solutions for
major infectious diseases,
providing technical
assistance in translational
sciences, identifying
opportunities for scientific
and technological
collaboration, and
implementing the One
Health framework.
Source: Press Information Bureau
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The high tech capital arm of
BP, bp ventures, is the lead
investor in a $39m (£28.1m)
funding round for Calysta
Inc, the developer of
FeedKind, a protein-based
livestock and aquafeed
grown using microbes that
feed on methane.
The cash injection will
support scoping and pre-
development of the
company's next
manufacturing site, outside
Asia. Calysta is currently
working towards completion
of the world's first
commercial FeedKind
production facility in China
via Calysseo, Calysta's 50/50
joint venture with feed
business Adisseo. It is set to
come online late 2022. It also
operates an R&D facility in
the UK.
Calysseo, Calysta's 50/50 JV
with Adisseo, will bring
20,000 tonnes of production
capacity online in 2022, with
60,000 tonnes to follow
shortly thereafter.
Calysta's technology
produces sustainable single-
cell protein, which is
produced through a
proprietary, commercially
validated gas fermentation
process using naturally
occurring, non-genetically
modified microbes that use
methane as their energy
source.
The process uses no arable
land or marine resources,
and Calysta sees it as an
alternative to traditional
sources of fishmeal protein
that are in danger of being
overfished.
Thomas Huot, Calysta's Chief
Operating Officer, said: “In
expanding FeedKind
production beyond the
current growth strategy in
Asia, we are aiming to
continue to convert low cost
natural gas resources into
high-value, environmentally-
friendly protein alternatives.”
“Global food and protein
supply chains have never
been more challenged,
thanks to increasing land
and water scarcity coupled
with an ever-growing global
population.
“FeedKind makes more from
less by utilizing the
abundant natural gas
resources to produce feed
for fish, livestock and pets,
reducing the pressure on our
oceans and arable land for
non-animal feed production.”
Announcing the investment,
Meghan Sharp, head of bp
ventures, said: “We believe
Calysta's innovation offers an
opportunity to deliver
sustainable protein for the
planet and supports bp's
strategy of creating new
markets in which gas can
play a material role in
delivering a more sustainable
future. That's why in 2019 bp
ventures invested in Calysta
and its FeedKind technology,
and today we are excited to
build on that investment
with an additional $10
million commitment.”
Other investors in the
funding round include
Adisseo, sustainable
aquaculture fund AquaSpark
and venture debt specialists
WTI, as well as Calysta's
other existing investors.
Source: CALYSTA
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Institute of Chemical
Technology Mumbai
developed a new sustainable
and affordable solution for
converting keratin waste
such as human hair, wool,
and poultry feathers to
fertilizers, pet, and animal
feed.
India generates a huge
amount of human hair,
poultry feather, and wool
waste each year. These
wastes are dumped, buried,
used for landfilling, or
incinerated, increasing
environmental hazards,
pollution, and threat to
public health and increasing
greenhouse gas emissions,
the Ministry of Science &
Technology said in a
statement.
These wastes are
inexpensive sources of
amino acids and protein,
underlining their potential to
be used as animal feed and
fertilizer.
Professor A. B. Pandit, Vice-
Chancellor, Institute of
Chemical Technology
Mumbai, along with his
students, has developed a
technology to covert the
keratin waste to food for
pets and fertilizers for plants.
This novel technology is
patented, easily scalable,
environment-friendly,
energy-efficient, and it will
make amino acid-rich liquid
fertilizers more economical
as compared to currently
marketed products.
They used advanced
oxidation for the conversion
of the waste to marketable
fertilizers and animal feed.
The key technology behind
this involves pre-treatment
followed by hydrolysis of
keratin using a technique
called Hydrodynamic
Cavitation, which involves
vaporization, bubble
generation, and bubble
implosion in a flowing liquid.
The current chemicals and
physical methods for such
conversion are energy-
intensive, chemically
hazardous, and involve
multiple steps resulting in a
higher cost of the final
product. As calculated by the
team, with this technology,
the cost of the product at a
large-scale plant, processing
inputs of 1-ton per, is up to 3
folds cheaper than the
existing market product.
The scientists are currently
implementing this
technology at a large scale in
collaboration with Revoltech
Technologies Private Limited,
Gujarat. This advancement in
production will make the
liquid biofertilizers which are
three folds more efficient
than the marketed product,
available to farmers at an
affordable rate.
Source: nasiknews
Technology by India to
convert keratin waste to
animal feed
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Despite over 600,000
households consuming
approximately 90,000 metric
tons of meat such as beef,
mutton, pork, and poultry
every year, the state has
witnessed a staggering gap
in the demand and supply of
meat.
To address the perennial
problem of unemployment
in Meghalaya, the Animal
Husbandry and Veterinary
(AH & Vet) Department has
decided to begin enrolling
educated youth into a
livestock entrepreneurship
and management
programme, said AH & Vet
Principal Secretary, G.H.P.
Raju.
Speaking to The Northeast
Today (TNT), Raju said the
livestock sector offers
employment opportunities,
especially in a state where
most residents consume
meats.
Despite over 600,000
households consuming
approximately 90,000 metric
tons of meat such as beef,
mutton, pork, and poultry
every year, the state has
witnessed a staggering gap
in the demand and supply of
meat, he said.
The principal secretary noted
that the youth can be a boon
to the industry because "the
livestock sector can not only
provide the much-needed
platform to eke a livelihood
and become self-dependent,
but also boost the rural
economy". Given the dearth
of jobs in the government
sector, Raju said the AH &
Vet Department is eager to
collaborate with the Labour
Department to encourage
self-employment among the
youth.
He further informed that the
Government of India has
introduced the National
Livestock Mission for
entrepreneurship and
business skills development
amongst the youth,
especially for those residing
in rural areas. In this regard,
four major areas have been
identified - piggery, goatery,
poultry, and feed and fodder
manufacturing - with funds
accordingly being
appropriated for shed
construction.
Regarding infrastructure
development, in the poultry
business, subsidy for the
construction of a shed
amounts to almost INR
2,400,000. These amounts
are about INR 5,000,000 for a
goatery house, and INR
3,000,000 for a piggery
house.
In the North Eastern Region,
the National Livestock
Mission is being
implemented on a cost-
sharing ratio of 90:10, while
100 per cent in the case of
Union Territories.
Goatery and sheep have
especially tremendous
market value across the
international border of
Bangladesh, informed Raju.
"There is no ban on the
export of mutton or live goat
or sheep to Bangladesh,"
said the principal secretary,
calling it a "gold mine" for
youth in the state.
To educate interested
candidates for the program,
the Labour Department has
planned to collaborate with
local farmers who have
already established farms,
and will enroll them as
trainers. This program will be
covered under the Pradhan
Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana,
informed Raju.
Although applications for
enrolment will open by next
Monday after a notification
is issued and due verification
and scrutiny are done, no
amount has been earmarked
for the state in particular or
the Northeast in general by
the Centre, as the amount of
funds will depend on the
number of applications by
cooperative societies, self-
help groups, farmers
associations, and individuals.
"We are waiting for all
colleges to reopen; we will
be conducting awareness
programmes in the degree
colleges to make our youth
aware about the
employment and economic
potential of livestock in our
state," Raju said.
Source: thenortheasttoday
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