Sustainable Animal Nutrition Solutions for Climate Neutral Livestock Production
The workshop titled “Sustainable Animal Nutrition Solutions for the Transition Towards Climate Neutral Livestock Production Systems" is organized by US and EU stakeholders and industry under the EU-US Collaboration Platform on Agriculture. It is supported by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development and the United States Department of Agriculture.
The event will focus on aligning metrics and methodologies to calculate the environmental impact of feed. Participants can join the event remotely by contacting the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Event Details
- Date: Tuesday, 17 December 2024
- Time: 14:30 - 18:00 (CET)
- Format: Online only
- Language: English
- Organisers: Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Description
This online workshop will focus on sustainable feed issues, aiming to align metrics and methodologies for calculating the environmental impact of feed. Discussions will explore innovative animal nutrition and sustainable feed solutions to transition US and EU livestock production systems towards climate-neutral, low environmental impact value chains.
Key outcomes may include stakeholder mapping of initiatives for calculating the environmental footprint of feed production, which accounts for up to 80% of GHG emissions linked to livestock and aquaculture production systems, and establishing closer Trans-Atlantic frameworks.
Background
The US and EU feed sectors jointly lead in developing innovative feed production and animal nutrition solutions. This includes sustainable feed additives and processing technologies to enhance feed resource efficiencies and reduce environmental impacts.
