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PHYTOGENICFEED ADDITIVES• Grain hydration

• Commodities - Funds failto buck the markets

• Separating dust - applieduid dynamics

• FEED 2.0 - more than just anutrition delivery system

• IGC Grains Conference

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REGIONAL FOCUSAfrica 4

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38 Phytogenic FeedAdditives42 We can expect more from

new generation NSPenzymes

46 Separating dust50 FEED 2.0

50 Australian spray driedporcine plasma offerssolutions to nutritionistand pig producers

56 Grain hydration60 Milling innovations

STORAGE64 New Farm Africa project

to help boost grain tradeacross East Africa

66 Richardson doublescapacity at VancouverPort Terminal

2 GUEST EDITORMartin Schlauri

74 MARKETSJohn Buckley

106 INTERVIEWDavid Wernsing

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COLUMNS8 Mildred Cookson18 Tom Blacker20 Christophe Pelletier26 Chris Jackson

FACES108 People news from the

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TRAINING35 Troubleshooting

pneumatic conveyingsystem problems

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CASE STUDY 80

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Africa and the MiddleEast are markets inconstant development.Along with the

population growth,metropolitanisation istaking place as well.The result is a rapidlyincreasing demand forbasic foods, which inturn allows the food-

processing sector to grow. Companies, particularlythose that process grain, are ready to invest in newcapacities. However, the lack of trained personnelfor operation and maintenance is frequently alimitation.The opening of the African Milling School(AMS) at the beginning of 2015 was a

milestone. It is Buhler’s contribution to thedevelopment of the grain processing industry inAfrica and the Middle East, which is so vital inpeople’s lives. Our mission is to transfer skillsto reach operational milling excellence! TheAfrican Milling School offers comprehensiveand intensive training to professionals in theindustry with a well-balanced training syllabuson theoretical and practical training.The target is to offer vocational training for thenext generation of millers and to expand on theknowledge base of experienced millers. Theaim is to ensure millers come to understand thetechnology and equipment used to process graininto high value nished products.The school addresses the need for millingprofessionals in the whole of Africa and theMiddle East. This year, a new class of 26apprentice millers from 8 nations comprising EastAfrican countries but as well from far countriessuch as Egypt, Oman, Nigeria, The Gambia andSouth Africa have taken up the ApprenticeshipProgram. There are great talents working hard andcommitted to milling.The facilities of the African Milling School withthe classroom, laboratory and the school millhave proven to be aligned with the demands foroperating a modern vocational school.Our apprentice program for millers is a two-year

dual milling vocational program. This meansthat the apprentices come in for residentialtraining three times a year for four weeks at atime. They then go back to their work places

to apply what they have learnt at the AMS.After going through the rst year’s program,apprentices will be admitted into the second yearand continue their learning program.The six modules follow the process of thewheat processing value chain from grain intake,storage, cleaning, wheat and maize milling,

nished product handling and quality control.This gives the apprentices a good understandingof the process and the value chain. Thesuccessful trainees will be graduated to Millers.After going through this miller’s apprenticeshipprogram and with a further two years of workexperience, we offer an advanced training.

This training is foreseen for head millersor supervisors who can manage a mill. Theprogram is designed to give the participantsmore knowledge on production management andquality control as well as bringing in the aspectof preventive maintenance of a mill.Short courses in mechanical and electricalmaintenance as well as bakery and feedtechnology empower employees of the grainprocessing industry to take the best care ofthe equipment for reliability, ef ciency anddurability of the plants.The kind of our demand in each market followsthe eating habits. Whereas in the Sub SaharanAfrica maize meal called ugali or mielie-pap, breadand pastries are staple food, in West Africa and theMENA region the consumption of pasta and noodlesare steadily increasing. The syllabus of the AfricanMilling School takes care of such different demandsand teaches the technology to process wheat andmaize in a high valuable nished product.Highly skilled millers and maintenance staff willensure that plants are operating and maintainedat high levels leading to plant ef ciency andlongevity.

Martin SchlauriPrincipal of African Milling School, Nairobi,Kenya

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REGIONALFOCUS

Ending Hunger and Malnutrition in AfricaThe Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Food and AgricultureOrganisation of the United Nations (FAO) have acknowledgedthe need to respect, protect and ful ll the fundamental humanright to food and optimal nutrition in Africa. During extensivedeliberations at the Second Ordinary Session of the FourthParliament, the Parliamentarians agreed to establish a Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security.See the full story onpage 16

Boosting grain tradeacross East Africa Farm Africa has received a new

£3 million grant from the UKGovernment, through the FoodTradeEast and Southern Africa tradeenhancement and promotionprogramme.See the full story onpage 64

Transfering skills toreach operationalmilling excellence!Africa and the Middle East are

markets in constant development.Along with the population growth,metropolitanisation is taking place aswell. The result is a rapidly increasingdemand for basic foods, which in turnallows the food-processing sector togrow.See the full story onpage 2

STEAM INFUSION ADVANCEDHEATING AND MIXINGThe hydration of grains is a critical processin the manufacture of Maheu, a grain-baseddrink widely consumed across Africa.Heating and mixing is a key aspect of thehydration process but an area where todate we have seen minimal change fromthe status quo. Steam jacketed vessels

and agitation are the de facto method forheating products but manufacturers areturning to Steam Infusion advanced heatingand mixing as a break from the traditionalto process faster with quality bene ts.See the full story onpage 56

AFRICA NEWS

GUEST EDITOR

FEATURE STORAGE43.6 percent of Africa’s land area

dedicated to agriculture in 2011,compared to a global average of37.4.

20.3 Mean percentage of theagricultural land in Africa that isarable. The world average is 28.6;in Europe and Asia-paci c it isover 75 percent.

54.2 percentage of Africa’spopulation which is agricultural.Globally, it is 31.7 percent.

45 Percentage of Latin America andthe Caribbean’s GDP accountedfor by exports of beef and poultry,making the region the world’sleading exporter

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Spring gives way to summer. A thick blanket of greencovers the trees lining the streets of Cheltenham. Parentbirds work incessantly, uttering back and forth in aconstant attempt to ll the ever-hungry bellies of theirgrowing brood.Likewise, the team here at Perendale Publishers are busilypecking around, endeavouring to collect the latest andmost relevant news and features to keep you fed with the juiciest morsels and the most up-to-date developments inthe world of grain and feed milling.This month’s regional focus is on Africa - a huge,incredibly diverse continent suffering from a terribleparadox. According to the FAO, over half the population

are farmers (the global average is less than a third), andthe region’s land use re ects this: nearly half is dedicatedto agriculture. This is the highest percentage of any regionon earth. Yet Africa is also the region with the highestpercentage of undernourished people. Within Africa,Niger is the regional leader for arable area per capita, yetalso the leader for underweight infants. All of this sadlyunderlines the simple truism that it’s not necessarilya question of how much land a farmer has, but ratherwhether he has the means to use it to its full potential.On page 16 you can read about how the Pan-AfricanParliament and the FAO are attempting to speed upprogress on malnutrition and related issues. On page64 you will learn about Farm Africa’s project to givethe East African grain trade a much-needed boost. Flipback to page two for this edition’s Guest Editorial spot,which discusses the important role of Bühler and theAfrican Milling School in Kenya. Page 56 talks about afaster version of an essential process in the manufactureof Maheu, a grain-based drink widely consumed acrossthe continent. Even the US Grains Council puts in anappearance, promoting the use of distiller’s dried grainwith solubles in aquafeed in Egypt (p85).As usual, Christophe Pelletier’s column (p20) does notdisappoint. Drawing on his own experience, he explainsexactly why governments who talk about sustainabilityneed to put their money where their mouth is, dig deepand provide subsidies to help producers and consumerswith sustainable alternatives. Of course, he says, it’s notonly down to governments: the onus is also on us, theconsumers, to let go of our beloved sense of entitlement.Chris Jackson talks about striking a balance betweenfarming and nature, with an emphasis on adapting to thechanging climate.In our interview this month, David Wernsing shares histhoughts on his recent appointment as General Managerof Union Iron and shares his philosophy on what makes

an industry leader.

Campden BRI receives

UKAS accreditation for ergotmycotoxin testing method

Campden BRI is pleased to announce that ithas received UKAS accreditation for its ergotmycotoxin testing method. Ergot alkaloids aremycotoxins which mainly affect cereals including wheat,rye, barley and oats and can cause issues via long-termdietary exposure.

Campden BRI is one of the few companies currentlyproviding this testing service in the UK. The company hasdeveloped a sensitive mass spectrometry based methodto detect the six major ergot alkaloids de ned by theEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA) (ergometrine,ergotamine, ergosine, ergocristine, ergocryptine andergocornine) and their corresponding epimers at levels aslow as 1µg/kg. The new accreditation provides reassurancethat Campden BRI’s ergot testing service is impartial andcompetent, and meets internationally agreed standards.

Julian South, Head of Chemistry and Biochemistry atCampden BRI comments: “Here at Campden BRI, we havebeen carrying out ergot testing for several years to helpmanufacturers working with cereals and grains maintainthe quality and safety of their products. EFSA has proposed

that in 2017 maximum levels will be set for alkaloidsin unprocessed grain. Our UKAS accredited methodwill help our clients ensure their products meet the legalrequirements.”

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worked in oil-tight casings. Another feature in the millwas a specially designed conveyor, which was underneatheach reel, and centrifugal, this apparatus was tted withan ingenious cut-off which was patented in 1880.The wheat cleaning department was in a separate reproofdepartment adjoining the mill, and was connected to thetop or fourth oor by double iron doors. The cleaningprocess was carried out by passing the wheat through aHowes & Ewell zigzag separator which was placed onthe top oor, eight Van Gelder’s cockle, oat and barleycylinders on the third oor, a Eureka horizontal smutter on

the second oor and a Eureka horizontal brush on the rstoor. By this arrangement of machinery, only one pair ofelevators were required to elevate the wheat again to thetop oor from where is passed into the mill itself.The main drive for the mill machinery was on the ground

oor. The drive consisted of a spur wheel 11 foot indiameter xed on the Star wheel shaft, the shaft turned at18 revolutions per minute. The spur wheel drove a pinion4 feet 6 inches in diameter, which set the main shaft inmotion by means of a bevel gear. The pinion shaft turnedat 47 rpm and the main shaft 125 rpm.On the main shaft were xed various pulleys from which

the roller mills on the oor above were put into motion.A pulley, 72 inches in diameter drove the wheat cleaningmachinery and another of 4 feet 6 inches drove the ourdressing machinery by means of a 12 inch belt. On this

oor were four scalpers for separating the particles ofwheat from the semolina, middlings and our and thevarious elevator bottoms, which were arranged in astraight longitudinal line.The rst oor or grinding oor had eight sets of Carter’sroller mills placed in two rows, which served for thereduction of the wheat on the system of six breaks, andfor ouring of the middlings. The rst break was doneon a four-grooved chilled iron roll, the second, third,fourth, fth and sixth breaks and tailing was done on threeof Carter’s four-grooved chilled iron roller mills. The

ouring of the semolina and middlings was carried out by

As with my previous articles, Ihave chosen accounts from TheMiller or Milling describingsuccessful mills from the earlydays of roller our milling. Boththese Victorian publications areheld at the Mills Archive, alongwith the American NorthwesternMiller. All three journals have

some signi cant gaps, so we would welcome any offersof material as we move to create the World’s rst roller

ourmill library and archive.Comerford’s roller mills at Rathdrum in Ireland featuredin a detailed illustrated article in the 7 June 1886 issue ofThe Miller. At that time, exactly 130 years ago, the mills,which were situated in the beautiful valley of the Avoca,belonged to the Comerford family. The mill described had just been built on the foundations of the previous mill. Itspredecessor, while having a steadily growing trade, metthe same fate that had overtaken so many other our mills,with a disastrous re a year earlier on 20th June 1885.At the time of the re, the mill had eleven pairs ofmillstones with 18 silk reels with puri ers and one set

of rolls. It was believed that the middlings were ouredin part by the help of smooth rollers, but the breaking ofthe wheat was left to the stones; and for all intents andpurposes the mill, whose products were certainly held invery high esteem, was a millstone mill.

Rebuilding after the reThe new mill, a four-storied structure, was built of stone;facings of red brick agreeably tempered the effect ofwhich. The mill had an inside measurement of 57 by 36feet and was tted out with a full ve sack per hour rollerplant by Mr J Harrison Carter of 82 Mark Lane, Londonand of all the rolls were of Harrison Carter’s latest designat that time, that is to say, furnished with four rolls anddriven by gear drive.The cog wheels by which the rolls were put in motion

by Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK

British and Irish Flour Mills

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four Carter four-roller mills. Over each line of roller millswas an exhaust trunk to which the exhaust spouts from theroller mills was connected.The second oor had one gravity puri er with ve sets of

legs, four of Carter’s single sieve puri ers, a suction fan

exhausting from the rolls, and a Penney grader which hada fan attached at the top of the machine to take out lightmaterial that may have remained in the wheat. This graderwas placed directly over the rst break roll.The third or top oor housed the dressing machines,namely six Carter’s centrifugals and eight long silk reels.These were put in motion by means of a 12 inch belt whichconnected the shafting on this oor to the shafting on thesecond oor. 15 of the 19 elevator heads were also herealong with four wheat bins each capable of holding ten totwelve tons of wheat. The bins were of solid construction

and were built and installed by the millwright, Mr PeterMurphy of Wexford. On this oor there was also the Carterdust collector, which had no textile material used in itsconstruction, and which featured prominently in a Carter’sadvertisement in August that year.

The most dramatic external feature of the mill was thelarge waterwheel which provided the motive power forthe mill. It was a high breast-shot waterwheel 20 feet indiameter and 12 feet wide. It had ventilated buckets and

a 26 inch shroud. The fall was around 12 feet and thewheel could produce 80horsepower.

The water for the millcame from a mountaintorrentMessrs Comerfordwere proud of the millweir, which had beenconstructed under theirown direction. The water

for the mill came from amountain torrent, whichat the end of a severewinter, when masses ofsnow would suddenlymelt under the April sun,would pour a swollenvolume of water into thevalley, Before the newweir was built oodingaround the mill was afrequent event. The newweir, a semi-lune wasbuilt of concrete with

massive stone walls and had a curved apron to break theforce of the fall.These articles only give a brief glimpse of the severalmillion records held by the Mills Archive Trust. If youwould like to know more please email me at [email protected] .

Carter’s advertisement featuring Comerford’s dust collector and Carter's Rollermills

Longitudinal Section of the mill in 1886 Plan of second and third oors

Cross Section of the mill in 1886 showing the20 foot diameter waterwheel

Plan of ground oor

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He was a great friend Niphond Wongtrangan, 1945-2016

It is with sadness that we report the passing of NiphondWongtrangan, Honorary President of the Thai RiceMills Association and advisor to Thailand’s DeputyPrime Minister.

Mr Wongtrangan died peacefully at 1:50am onWednesday, May 4 at Phyathai 1 Hospital, Bangkok. Hewas 71.

He had been undergoing treatment for kidney disease asan in-patient since April 11. Previously, he had been in andout of hospital on a regular basis with complications due tosecondary infections.

The hand-bathing ceremony was conducted onWednesday by family and friends. Cremation took place onMonday, May 9 at 5:00pm.

Born on June 26, 1945, Niphond Wongtrangan went on tocomplete a Bachelor of Law from Thammasat University,

Thailand, and the Institute of Legal Education, Thai BarAssociation.Posts held during his career included Director of the

Thai Rice Mills Association, Director of Marketing for the

Organisation for Farmers, Director of Crop Research andManager of Singha Brewery Limited.

He had been Executive Director for the Farmers Fundand the Rubber Estate Organisation in addition to servingas Honorary Consultant for Future Farmers OrganisationThailand, under Royal Patronage of HRH PrinceSirindhom.

He was on the advisory board of the PHTIC PERDO, thePostharvest Technology Centre for Thailand. He served asDirector of Chiang Rai Rajabhat University and HonoraryPresident of the Thai Rice Mills Association with expertisein grains and agricultural products. He was also advisorto Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwankhiri, who wasexploring sales of rice to African and Middle Easternmarkets.

Mr Wongtrangan was also a supporter of Milling and

Grain, speaking at our GRAPAS Conference in 2012 andagain in 2014. More important, he was a great friend.We would like to express our deepest condolences to his

family, friends and colleagues.

Kemin launches Lysoforte ® Liquid and revolutionises application ofbio-surfactants

Kemin has launched Lysoforte® Liquid, a bio-surfactant,which revolutionises theapplication process by directly dosingthe bio-surfactant into the oil and fatapplication line.

Lysoforte® Liquid standardises thenatural variation in the energy valueof oils and fats and improves thedigestion and absorption of nutrients infeed, making Lysoforte® Liquid one ofthe most cost-effective bio-surfactantson the market. The product has beenlaunched in Europe, Middle East, Indiaand in a number of markets in Asia.The product will launch in additionalcountries upon registration.

Lysoforte® Liquid is a naturally derivedliquid bio-surfactant that is addeddirectly into the oil or fat line during feedproduction. Mixing the bio-surfactantwith the oil and fats early enhances itsef cacy and helps standardise the energyvalue of the oil, in combination with thewell-known effects of Lysoforte® onnutrient digestion and absorption.

“This is a situation where we tooksomething that was working well andmade it even better,” explained Dr

Monika Bieber, Lead Global PlatformManager.

“Traditionally bio-surfactants areadded as a dry product to the mixerwith other feed raw materials. Theirbene ts to improve various steps inlipid digestion, such as emulsi cation,hydrolysis and nutrient absorptionare well known. Consequently, theaddition of a bio-surfactant leadsto a better utilisation of the energyfrom feed raw materials, resultingin improved feed conversion ratios,lower production costs and improvedpro tability.”

Like many raw materials, lipidscome from a wide variety of sources

and are prone to large variationsin their nutritional value. In recentyears, Kemin laboratories havebeen analysing numerous oil and fatsamples using the Lipid EvaluationTest, which provides nutritionistswith accurate lipid pro les,and characterises the apparentmetabolisable energy (AME) valuesand oxidative status.

The analyses performed by Keminscientists have reported up to

30-percent variation in AME valuesfor a single oil type. Trials havedemonstrated that applying the liquidbio-surfactant reduces the naturalvariability of oils and fats. As proventhrough the Lipid Evaluation Test,Lysoforte® Liquid increases feedformulation accuracy and, in turn,increases feed cost savings.

An application system is madeavailable to assist customers with theapplication of Lysoforte® Liquid. Thisstate-of-the-art system was createdby a team of engineers who workedto make applying the liquid productdirectly into the oil and fat line easyand convenient at the feed mill.

Over the last years, the bene tsof bio-surfactants to enhancelipid digestion have become wellaccepted in the feed industry. Withthe launch of Lysoforte® Liquid,Kemin demonstrates its leadershipin the lipid nutrition area andits commitment to bring novelsolutions to the feed industry tosupport its customers by improvingand optimising lipid nutrition andincreasing pro tability.


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Review on Antimicrobial Resistance:Tackling drug-resistant infections globally

Following 19 months of consultation with a grandtotal of eight interim papers, a report on how totackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) “in a globalway” has just recently been published.

Chaired by Lord Jim O’Neill and commissioned byboth the UK Government and Wellcome Trust, the reviewproposes a blueprint designed to tackle the ever-apparentissue of antimicrobial resistance. The key notion of thereport is that drug companies should foot the bill for thedevelopment of new antibiotics and that patients shouldnot be able to get them without a test to ensure they areactually needed. However, there is also a keen focus on theoveruse of antibiotics in agriculture and aquaculture too.

Tackling one of the mostpressing problems in theworld today

Two years ago, Lord JimO’Neill was handed theresponsibility of ndinganswers to one of the mostpressing problems in theworld today by British PrimeMinister David Cameron.

“One million people havedied while we have beendoing this review,” saidLord O’Neill, who became

a minister while completingthe report. Without action, hesaid, “The global nancialcost would be the loss of 10million lives a year by 2050and £69tn ($100tn) a year.”

The main issue identi edby the report was that manyantibiotics that were oncethought to have put an endto infectious disease are nolonger working because thepathogens have developeda resistance to them. For example, antibiotics were oncethought to have eradicated the threat of Tuberculosis.However, multi-drug resistant forms are now believed tobe “exacting a death toll around the globe.”

O’Neill said that stopping the over-use of antibiotics –also fed in vast quantities to animals for growth promotionas well as to treat disease, especially in the United States –may be even more important than creating new incentivesfor the development of new drugs by pharmaceuticalcompanies.

That said, companies already involved in antibioticresearch have come out in support of the report.

Speaking to the Guardian recently, Sir Andrew Witty,GlaxoSmithKline’s chief executive, called the reporthelpful and added: “Governments, industry and otherrelevant groups must now work together to develop theseideas into practical steps that encourage and reward furtherresearch and ensure a supply of effective new antibiotics

for future generations.”

Antibiotics are required in agricultureBut is antibiotic use really necessary in agriculture? Well

according to the review the answer to this question is yes,there are circumstances where antibiotics are required inagriculture and aquaculture, such as when, “animal welfareand food security” are at risk. However, much of theirglobal use is not currently for treatment of sick animals,but rather to either prevent infections or simply as acatalyst for animal growth.

Lord O’Neill’s report states that, “The quantity ofantibiotics used in livestock is vast.” Citing the US asan example, it then goes on to describe how many of the

antibiotics de ned as medicallyimportant for humans by the USFood and Drug Administration

(FDA), over 70 percent (byweight) are sold for use inanimals, meaning that theantibiotics used in the treatmentof animals could be lteringthrough to the consumer;creating a greater tolerance inindividuals ands rendering theantibiotics futile.

The report also added thatmany countries also use moreantibiotics in agriculture than in

humans, but they “do not evenhold or publish” any relevantinformation. According to thereport, the majority of scientists“see this as a threat to humanhealth, given that wide-scaleuse of antibiotics encouragesthe development of resistance,which can spread to a humansand animals alike.”

Lord O’Neil’s reviewproposed three steps to remedythe current situation:

Firstly, the imposition of 10-year targets to reduceunnecessary antibiotic use in agriculture, introduced in2018 with milestones to support progress consistent withcountries’ economic development. For this to succeed,governments must support and speed up current efforts,including those of the World Organisation for AnimalHealth (OIE) and others, to measure antibiotic use andfarming practices.

Secondly, restrictions on certain types of highly criticalantibiotics should be imposed. Too many antibiotics thatare now last-line drugs for humans are being used inagriculture; action should be taken on this urgently by an

international panel.Thirdly, we must improve transparency from foodproducers on the antibiotics used to raise the meat that weeat, to enable consumers to make more informed purchasedecisions.

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Unibio signs its rst commerciallicence agreement

After years of developmentof its U-Loop technology,Unibio is ready to take agiant step forward. Unibio has signedits rst licence agreement with acommercial client.

A full-size commercial planthaving multiple U-Loop fermentorsis planned for construction andcommissioning in 2017. The aimof the agreement is to expand thiscapacity in the following years.Unibio has received an attractiveupfront payment and is furtherincentivised by an attractive revenuestream in the years to come following

successful commissioning of theplant. A revenue stream expectedlycounted in millions of dollars over thenext ten years. The aim is to supplythe European and Russian marketswith Unibio’s premium proteinproduct UniProtein®.

The megatrends are very clear. Theworld needs sustainable solutionsto the food challenge of the century.

How can we feed a growing worldpopulation when agricultural landper capital is decreasing? And howcan we do it in a sustainable waywithout destroying the planet? Partof the solution lies with Unibio.Converting methane to food, usinga cheap and abundant resource asnatural gas, is key to solving thischallenge – basically what Unibiodoes is to integrate the energyand food systems to address thischallenge.

Henrik Busch-Larsen, the CEOof Unibio, says: “We recently hada ground-breaking ceremony in

Kalundborg, Denmark, where weare constructing a demonstrationand production plant, and we are ofcourse very excited to announce theconstruction of a large commercialplant already”.

Unibio inaugurated its pilot plantlocated at the Chemical Engineeringdepartment of the TechnicalUniversity of Denmark (DTU) in

October last year, where the Danishminister of Energy, Climate andUtilities, Lars Chr Lilleholt, was akey-note speaker.

Shortly after, the company wonthe Ernst & Young competitionEntrepreneur of the Year withinthe Life Sciences category. Thenew partner, participating in theevent, sees the collaborationwith DTU as a very strong asset.In general Denmark holds greatexpertise within fermentationtechnology, and DTU works inclose cooperation with large Danishcompanies within the fermentationindustry, such as eg Novozymesand Novo Nordisk.

Henrik Busch-Larsen, the CEOof Unibio, continues: “We see thecollaboration with this new partner

as a natural step forward in thedevelopment of the company andtechnology and thus welcome ournew partner into the Unibio family.We look forward to the constructionof the plant and to bringing ourpremium protein product UniProtein® to the market. The coming monthsare going to be very exciting for thecompany”.

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Ending Hunger and

Malnutrition in AfricaThe African August House to setup a Pan-African ParliamentaryAlliance for Food and NutritionSecurity

The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations(FAO) have acknowledged the need to respect,protect and ful ll the fundamental human right to food and

optimal nutrition in Africa. During extensive deliberationsat the Second Ordinary Session of the Fourth Parliament,the Parliamentarians agreed to establish a Pan-AfricanParliamentary Alliance for Food and Nutrition Security.

Speaking at the Africa Parliament, Chimimba DavidPhiri, FAO Subregional Coordinator for Southern Africa,expressed the Organisation’s appreciation to the Pan-African Parliament for its commitment to advance theFood and Nutrition Security agenda in Africa.

“Notwithstanding the progress made in recent years, over58 million children under the age of ve are stunted, andall 54 African countries are confronted with overweightand obesity. These rising levels of overweight and obesityare linked to poor dietary habits and lifestyle, resulting innon-communicable diseases”, said David Phiri.

“There are also high levels of de ciencies in essentialvitamins and minerals reported. When all segments of ourpopulations should be healthy and actively contributing toeconomic development, African governments are spendinghuge sums of money on health,” he added.

The Session emphasised the need for Governments,Parliamentarians, Private Sector, Civil Society andother stakeholders to work under a uni ed umbrella ofharmonised legislative frameworks and instruments backedby political will and joint strategic actions.

As a follow-up to the Second International Conference onNutrition (ICN-2) framework for action and the CAADPNutrition Initiative under the Malabo Declaration, FAO isworking with African countries to create nutrition-sensitivefood systems anchored on their national agriculture andfood security investment plans.

Many of the more than 100 parliamentarians presentfor the deliberations spoke of the existing challengesand opportunities. They re-echoed Africa’s commitment

to food and nutrition security, demonstrated through theendorsement and rati cation of several international andcontinental agreements and frameworks of action on foodand nutrition security.

Recognising their role as custodians of politicalcommitments, the Parliamentarians have agreed to workwith FAO to ensure food and nutrition security for all inthe Continent.

The President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon.Roger Nkodo Dang in his closing remarks, emphasised theimportant role of food and nutrition security to Africa’s

development and invited FAO to continue its engagementwith the PAP in the subsequent Ordinary Session later inthe year.

The PAP supported the creation of the Pan-AfricanParliamentary Alliance for Food and Nutrition Securityand expressed its desire to work closely with FAO.

FAO reassured the Parliamentarians of the Organisation’stechnical support, including the capacity development ofthe parliamentarians and sharing the extensive experience

gained in Latin America and the Caribbean, to advance thelaunching and ef cient functioning of the African Alliance.The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) is an African Union

organ that ensures the full participation of African peoples inthe development and economic integration of the continent.

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NOAH welcomes protectionof antibiotics for animals andpeople

Today’s publication of ‘Tackling Drug ResistantInfections Globally: Final Report andRecommendations’, by Lord Jim O’Neill, is aglobal landmark in the ght to keep antibiotics effectivefor both animals and people, says the National Of ce ofAnimal Health (NOAH), which represents the UK animalmedicines sector.

NOAH Chief Executive Dawn Howard says: “Weendorse the proposal for incentives to develop innovativenew treatments and better diagnostics: these must includethe veterinary sector, so that animal medicines are availableto treat the diseases that vets and farmers encounter.Improving the availability and uptake of vaccines, whichis also proposed, can reduce the need for antibiotics.Veterinary surgeons need access to a range of medicines,including antibiotics, in order to treat the conditions and

species under their care and support the high standards ofanimal welfare our society expects.“The Report’s call for improved surveillance will build

on work already being undertaken within the differentlivestock sectors, for example in the UK poultry and pigsectors. Targets to reduce antibiotic use must be basedon an understanding of why and where antibiotics arecurrently used, and we welcome the Report’s suggestionthat careful consideration must be given to how any targetsetting will be done. Once the facts have been established,

resources can then be focussed on areas where change ismost needed to reduce any unnecessary use.

“It is important to remember that in the UK – and indeedthroughout the EU, veterinary antibiotics are only availableon veterinary prescription and have been banned as growthpromoters since 2006,” she adds.

The Report recommends restrictions on certain antibioticsfor veterinary use.

“NOAH believes that any such decisions must be basedon independent regulatory of cials’ expert opinions andmust follow the agreed regulatory process – such as therecent EMA (European Medicines Agency) re-evaluationof the veterinary use of colistin,” Dawn Howard says.

“Any changes need to be given a realistic timeframe inorder that animal welfare is not compromised – somethingthe report itself acknowledges,” she adds.

“We also fully support the Report’s call for a globalpublic awareness campaign of this ‘One Health’ issueinvolving both human and animal health to improveunderstanding and compliance. This is a global report for aglobal problem, with practical recommendations and calls

to action, both on the international stage and here in theUK.”Dawn Howard concludes: “The UK animal medicines

sector looks forward to its role in implementingthe Report’s recommendations by being part of thecollaboration between UK government and industry, todevelop practical proposals so that antibiotics remaineffective to protect the health of people and animals intothe future.”

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We have witnessed a continuallygrowing demand for theInternational Milling Directoryin recent months, validatingthe IMD as a requisite for the

milling industry. On recent visitsI have made with colleagues herein my home country of the UK,we have experienced a great deal

of positive feedback from prominent industry gures.We are looking to distribute at a number of upcomingshows here in the UK, namely the Cereals exhibitionand the International Grains Council (IGC) conference.however, a great deal of activities and events are takingplace internationally too, where we also hope to havepresence. As our regional focus for Africa is this month, Ishould mention that later this year in October the IAOM-MEA conference will meet in Addis Ababa, Ethiopiaand the International Milling and Grain Directory will bedistributed there.Sixteen new registrations in the past four weeks has meanta busier than normal expansion in the directory as we moveforward. Companies from China, USA, Ukraine, Canada,as well as updates to Universal Industries from the USAand Vibra oor from France which have also bolstered ouractivity. It a pleasure to welcome and update companies thisregularly.Again as this issue has a focus on African milling industries,it is good to note that there are 41 individual registeredmember companies with us from the African continent.

I hope this continues to rise for the bene t of populationand economic growth on the continent. This issue ofMilling and Grain has some great content on Africa,including a meeting with Claudio Zavatta, CEO of GolfettoSangati who, it is a pleasure to say, hold both a Directorymembership and advertise with us.The bene ts of additional advertising online and in print aremanifold. The directory is by and for the industry, whereyou can nd continuous updates to company pages and toour events pages – in fact we have just updated the websitewith a more comprehensive Google Map. I hope youcontinue to gain the maximum bene ts from our servicesto the industry from the International Milling Directory.Contact me for anysuggestions and enquiriestoday. I look forward toyour contact!

Tom Blacker, International Milling and GrainDirectory

Population and economic growth

AND GRAINwww.muehlenchemie.com www.ourworld.de

The sun. From time immemorial man has regarded it asa regular, life-giving source and a cosmic power. And itcomes into direct contact with cereal crops. For thestrength radiated by the sun enters the corn and is storedin it. Grain, like the celestial body, is part of the basis ofour human existence.

Grain was the beginningWith its collection of over 3,000 our sacks from 130countries around the globe, the FlourWorld Museum inWittenburg, near Hamburg (Germany), is unique in theworld of grain. It is an initiative and cultural project ofMühlenchemie and a token of thanks to all millers. Themuseum shows the history of our and its signicance formankind: FLOUR IS LIFE. Every new sack with an interest-ing motif is welcome in the Sackotheque and will nd apermanent home there.

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For a change, this month’scolumn will be about apersonal story that in someway is an illustration ofwhat is necessary to fostersustainable practices. Theparallel is obvious with someof the global challenges that

the world is currently facingand will continue to face in the future.Late last year, I moved away from Vancouver to theOkanagan Valley Region some 300 miles east fromVancouver. There, I bought a property with a decentyard where I will have a garden and with a smallvineyard. For eight months of the year, the area looksand feels quite similar to the Mediterranean.Precipitations are not abundant with an annual quantityof only 337 mm. Clearly, water is scarce and needs tobe preserved, even though an extensive system of lakesfed by mountain snow ensures an adequate supplyof water. The region is quite agricultural with manyorchards and vineyards, all thanks to irrigation. Thereare also many lawns in the area and the estimate is thatabout 25 percent of the water consumed in the regionis just to keep the lawns green.

The economics of sustainabilityMy plan is to install barrels to collect the water fromrain and snow and use it for the yard. This is wherethe economics do not go in parallel with all the talkfrom politicians about sustainability. Around the houseI would need ve rain barrels in total. The lowest andbest retail price I can nd is of about Can$80 for a 200litre barrel. To set up my water collection system, itwill cost me Can$400 to provide me with a one cubicmetre storage capacity. In comparison, the price for acubic meter that the municipality charges for water isCan$0.30 per cubic meter.In the most ideal situation, that is if I were able tocollect all the rain and snow through my ve barrels,I would at most collect about 30 cubic metres peryear. In money, it comes down to a saving of roughlyCan$10 per year. To break even, I’d better hope thatthe barrels will last 40 years, which they might, butconsidering my current age, there is a fair chance

I may have moved to a much smaller undergrounddwelling by then. Of course, my example is aboutquite a small investment and if the return is lousy, itwill not change my life. At least, the barrels will helpme save water.

The comparison between cost and bene tThe point of my story is that the comparison between costand bene t would deter most people to consider buyingrain barrels. It just does not make nancial sense, if moneyis what matters. I always say that money talks and what itsays here is to forget about being sustainable. One of myneighbours also considered installing solar panels on theroof of their house. After comparing the price of the panels

plus installation and maintenance with the electricitysavings, they discovered that it would last twice the life ofthe panels to break even. In terms of money, solar panelsare a different kettle of sh than my ve rain barrels. I canunderstand they decided to not pursue the solar option.The economics of water and energy savings that I justdescribed can be extrapolated to the much larger picture.All through the food and agriculture value chains, manychanges for more sustainable systems face the same kindof dilemma. What makes sense from an environmentalpoint of view often does not make sense nancially inthe current economic environment. Demanding a more

sustainable production system is quite legitimate andsensible, but the conditions must also be there to makeit happen. The numbers have to add up for farmers andbusinesses to make the switch. As usual, money is of theessence and it can come from different sides.

Subsidies must be set up properly and be effectiveFirst, the purchase price and the cost of operation ofalternatives have to come down and be competitive;either suppliers are able to drop their prices or offer moreef cient systems. Governments can also help throughsubsidies to ease the pain, but of course the must be setup properly and be effective.Second, the customers, which in a fair value chain, wouldbe eventually the consumers, have to pay for extra costof the better production systems, simply because ourconsumption societies with their sense of entitlementhave to understand that there is no such thing as a freelunch. Such a realisation also means that producersalso understand that mass production that only depleteresources do not t in the long-term picture and that valuewill have to replace volume.

Changing economics to overcome future challengesby Christophe Pelletier

Christophe Pelletier is a food and agriculture strategistand futurist from Canada. He works internationally. He

has published two books on feeding the world’s growingpopulation. His blog is called “The Food Futurist”.

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Nutreco reports higher results and goodprogress on sustainability

In 2015 Nutreco reported higher nancial results withnet revenues of €5.7 billion (2014: €5.3 billion) andan operating result of €282 million (2014: €236

million). Results improved in all of Nutreco’s segments:Animal Nutrition, Aquafeed and Nutreco Iberia.

Nutreco made steady progress against its sustainabilityobjectives. It further strengthened its supply chainthrough supplier audits, and embedded sustainabilitykey performance indicators into its business reportingmodel. The 2015 annual review was drafted according tothe fourth generation of the Global Reporting Initiativeguidelines.

“2015 was in many ways a special year for Nutreco.The nancial results were very good across all of our

businesses. This con rms that we are increasinglysuccessful in translating our R&D and innovationcapabilities into sustainable nutritional solutions valuedby our customers. With the acquisition of US-based tracemineral producer Micronutrients we realised the third-largest acquisition in our history, making Nutreco thecategory leader in a speci c feed additive segment,” saidKnut Nesse, CEO of Nutreco.

“In June we organised our 8th AgriVision conference inthe Netherlands, with close to 400 participants from over

40 countries. But perhaps the most visible event was thedelisting of Nutreco from the Amsterdam stock exchangeas a result of the take-over by SHV. We opened a newchapter for Nutreco as a private company, while continuingour ‘Driving sustainable growth’ strategy with the fullsupport of our new shareholder.”

ResultsThe good nancial performance in all of Nutreco’s three

segments was mainly the result of a more favourableproduct mix and the contribution of Nutreco’s acquisitionsin Brazil, as well as positive currency effects.

Animal Nutrition, primarily trading under the TrouwNutrition company brand, performed well despite dif cult

market circumstances in the global swine and dairy sectors.The increased focus on global products improved theperformance of the Selko feed additives brand.

In Aquafeed, trading under the Skretting company brand,the salmon feed business performed strongly in 2015, andmaintained its position as global market leader, althoughthere is still overcapacity in the main Norwegian market.In shrimp feed, Ecuador reported strong organic growth.

Nutreco’s Iberian business performed well on the backof a recovering Spanish economy. Nanta, a producer ofcompound feed, reported growing volumes to third-parties,while Sada, which specialises in poultry meat, bene ted

from good performance during the high (summer) season.Sustainability

In 2015 Nutreco further strengthened the sustainabilityof their supply chain by auditing a total of 42 suppliers.All new direct suppliers signed-off their commitment tocomply with Nutreco’s Supplier Code of Conduct.

Good progress was achieved in strengthening andembedding into the quarterly reporting cycle measuring,monitoring and controls around sustainability keyperformance indicators, such as CO2, water, waste,energy use and lost time incidents.

In order to ensure that Nutreco’s sustainability vision2020 is realised and sustainability targets are achieved,the internal Nuterra Standard was developed with115 compliance criteria for all of Nutreco’s operatingcompanies. This tool assists local managers on identifyingwhere their operations are situated with respect toNutreco’s Vision 2020 targets and where they can focustheir sustainability activities to ensure reaching thecompany’s sustainability goals by year 2020.

GRI 4The 2015 review is Nutreco’s rst annual review that

has been drafted according to the fourth generation of

the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, as developed bythe Global Reporting Initiative. This con rms Nutreco´scontinued commitment to reporting and transparency as aprivate company.

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The Swedish companyBoMill AB have receivedtheir rst commercialorders of their grain sortingtechnique, TriQ, to itsdomestic market. Thecustomer is Slätte Gård,one of Sweden’s largest

organic cereal farms. TheTriQ technology can be usedto sort durum wheat, softwheat and malting barleyfor Fusarium, protein andvitreousness, with a speed of25000 kernels per second.This makes the TriQ verypro table for grain handlingand milling businesses.Karin Wehlin, CEO,says “We see this as animportant breakthrough intoour market. Our patentedtechnique, sorting eachindividual kernel by lookingat its chemical structureand composition shows anadvantage compared to theexisting solutions availableon the market today.” Inorder to meet global marketdemand BoMill has alsostrengthened its organisationin technical support.

Satake Europe Ltd ispleased to announce theestablishment of SatakeCote d-Ivoire in Abidjan,Ivory Coast. The of ce willbe managed by KassemNamehwho will carryout his duties as Of ceRepresentative in the region.Satake Cote d-Ivoire intendsto promote Satake ricemilling, our milling andcolour sorting technologiesin the local West and NorthAfrican market.

As we face a latespring, having hada very wet andprolonged winter,we in the UK areconstantly remindedof the fragility offarming and nature.The absence of frost

and snow this winter will have created its own

set of problems, as slugs and other crop pestswill have survived ready to damage crops,creating yet another challenge for our farmers,who worldwide have to innovatively adapt to thechallenges of their local climate and nature; toensure that their livestock and crops are able toget to their markets in conditions t for use.Not only in this century do we have to adapt tonature but now we also have international marketforces often driven by the political necessities ofsovereign governments. Since farming becamethe norm for human food production rather than

hunting, many thousands of years ago, fewer andfewer people are being required to feed the urbancommunities; who are getting bigger across ourplanet and more and more divorced from therealities of food production.

Producing food ef ciently with regard tothe environmentThis sets the challenges for the remainingfarmers too produce food ef ciently, with regardto the environment and sustainable production.From the perspective of practical farming led bygenetic development of both crops and livestockto increase outputs and drive down the cost ofproduction farmers are meeting the challenges.With crops developed to be grown in temperateand tropical conditions along with for instancerice that can be grown needing much lowerwater requirements the innovations from ourscientists are being taken up and multiplied in tothe commercial world.Innovation was one of the major themes atthis years UK Pig and Poultry Fair where theorganisers also were innovative in highlightingthe new products and developments of which

more than 60 were highlighted ranging fromrenewable energy sources through farrowinghouse technologies, feed for baby pigs andanimal health productsThis event is speci cally aimed at pig and

poultry farmers but lots of the technologies arereadily adaptable to other areas of livestockfarming and crop production.For this particular event the Royal AgriculturalSociety of England carried out a survey as towhy farmers attend this exhibition and from myprivileged worldwide perspective their ndingsapply to most exhibitions. Farmers look tothese events to see the latest technologies andto network with their peers to gain industry

knowledge, enabling them to improve their ownbusiness and stay competitive in markets that arenow price driven.At these industry events they can talk withcommercial companies and to representatives ofresearch facilities Universities and Governmentbodies, giving them opportunities that are nototherwise easily available to them. In additionfor the exhibitors they are given a platform todemonstrate their companies expertise to a wideand at this event a worldwide audience.

The world’s largest pig producing countryThe next opportunity that I will have to reporton an exhibition takes me from the UK wherecertainly our pig industry is relatively small butextremely ef cient and welfare-friendly, to theworld’s largest pig producing country China.But where again the same principals will applydemonstrating to a farming audience how toimprove their business.By the time of reading we will have left Chinabut I hope that I will have met some of ourreaders there.My main focus throughout my career has beenon livestock production but we must not loosesight of the fact that the whole farming industryis inter dependent, the livestock producersneed crops that must be ef ciently turned intonutritious and palatable feeds hence needingfeed mills that are able to deliver consistent highquality products developed to maximise the fullgenetic potential of the livestock industry thatthey serve.After China, we will be at Indo Livestock withPerendale Publishers. Held this year in Jakarta,they will be running seminars demonstrating the

need for high quality feeds to improve livestockproduction along with Aquaculture.

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Grain groups caution APHIS against ill-advisedrevisions to biotech regulations

Five national grain-basedorganisations have cautionedthe US Department ofAgriculture’s Animal and Plant HealthInspection Service (APHIS) notto make premature and ill-advisedchanges to its biotech regulations thatcould result in increased domestic andinternational market disruptions forgrain and grain products.

The statement, authored by theNational Grain and Feed Association,was in response to APHIS’s noticeannouncing its intent to prepare anEnvironmental Impact Statementconcerning potential revisions to its

so-called Part 340 biotech regulations.Under these regulations, APHISmakes science-based determinations ofwhether biotech-enhanced traits pose aplant pest or noxious weed risk.

The North American ExportGrain Association, Corn Re nersAssociation, North AmericanMillers Association and NationalOilseed Processors Association joined the NGFA in stating that theoutcome of any revision to APHIS’s

biotech regulations should be eitheracceptable to - or comparableand compatible with regulatoryapproaches used by - competentgovernment authorities in importantUS markets so as to minimise orprevent the risk of market and tradedisruptions.

Regulatory coherence andcompatibility in the globalmarket

“To create a truly workable biotechregulatory framework for the future,APHIS must take the necessarytime and make the necessaryeffort to address the challenge ofachieving regulatory coherence andcompatibility in the global market,”the organisations stated.

“We believe that any changes toUS biotech regulatory processes- including Part 340 - should beconsidered only after advance,robust and thorough discussions with

competent government authoritiesin countries that represent importantUS export markets, during whichalignment in regulatory approachesis achieved to the maximum extentpossible....This is even more

important currently, given ongoingand potentially productive discussionsoccurring between the private sectorand various foreign governmentson whether and how to address theregulatory treatment of important newbreeding technologies,” such as gene-editing techniques.

To date, the groups said, there is noindication that adequate consultationsor buy-in from foreign governmentshas occurred to date.

The statement also cited the needfor APHIS to develop a clearlyde ned, speci c regulatory processfor biotech-enhanced agricultural

products that have unique functionalcharacteristics (eg, output traits) thatmay adversely affect the functionalityand/or compositional and nutritionalintegrity of the product anddownstream users if the trait becomespresent in the commingled, fungiblesupply chain at levels exceedingcertain thresholds.

The organisations also faultedAPHIS for seemingly divorcingthe review of its regulations that

determine whether a biotech traitposes a plant pest or noxious weedrisk from the Obama administration’songoing comprehensive review of theso-called Coordinated Frameworkfor biotechnology that involvesother federal agencies like theFood and Drug Administration andEnvironmental Protection Agency,which have oversight of other aspectsof pre-market reviews of biotech-enhanced products.

Further, consistent with previousNGFA and NAEGA statements toAPHIS, the joint statement alsourged APHIS to consider the conceptof “conditional deregulation” ininstances where scienti c riskassessment has found a given biotech-enhanced trait does not present aplant pest or noxious weed risk, butthe trait has not been approved inimportant US export markets or hasa functionally different output trait.Under this concept, APHIS would

continue to provide permit-controlledoversight over prudent stewardshipand risk-responsibility plans put inplace by biotech owners/providers tominimise the potential for traits thatcould pose market disruptions from

becoming commingled in the fungiblecommodity supply stream.

The groups noted that the“conditional deregulation” conceptis consistent with USDA’s obligationto consider the potential economicimpacts on US agriculture ofcommercialisation of biotech-enhanced traits. It also wouldcontribute to preserving theef ciencies and cost-competitivenessof the fungible, commingled US andglobal grain and oilseed supply, inwhich commodities from variousregions of the world can be sourcedin a timely and ef cient manner in

response to customer demand withoutconcern over regulatory status,thereby enhancing food security.

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NGFA, NAEGA submit recommendations to GIPSA onimplementing changes to US Grain Standards Act

The National Grain and FeedAssociation (NGFA) andthe North American ExportGrain Association (NAEGA)recently submitted a detailed, joint statement urging the USDepartment of Agriculture’s GrainInspection, Packers and StockyardsAdministration’s (GIPSA) to makeseveral changes to its proposed rule toimplement reforms made by Congresslast year to the US Grain StandardsAct (USGSA).

“The reforms made to GIPSA’soperations as part of theReauthorisation Act are designed

to restore much-needed continuity,predictability and ongoingimprovement of the important of cialinspection and weighing servicesprovided by GIPSA’s Federal Grain

Inspection Service (FGIS),” saidNGFA President Randy Gordonand NAEGA President and ChiefExecutive Of cer Gary Martin.

“Several of the amendments madeto the USGSA by Congress underthe Reauthorisation Act are the mostsigni cant changes to the statute innearly 20 years. US competitivenessin global markets, as well asstakeholders ranging from farmers toend-users, bene t when FGIS and theState agencies to which it delegatesof cial inspection authority at exportport locations provide state-of-the-art,market-responsive of cial inspection

and weighing, and do so in a reliable,uninterrupted, consistent and cost-effective manner.”

With some notable exceptions,NGFA and NAEGA generally

supported the proposed changes.However, the grain groups urged thefollowing signi cant changes to theGIPSA proposal:• Modify the proposed de nition of

“emergency” in the rulemakingto recognise that the law requiresUSDA to issue waivers fromof cial inspection and weighingcerti cates under circumstancesother than emergencies, providedthe buyer and seller agree andthe waiver does not impair theobjectives of the USGSA. Further,the groups objected to GIPSA’sproposal to limit the de nition

of “emergency” to “conditionsoutside the control” of GIPSAor its delegated state agencies - apotentially giant loophole thatCongress did not authorise in thelaw;

• Reduce of cial inspection andweighing fees charged at bothdomestic and export facilities,since the quantity of funds inFGIS’s operating reserve currentlyexceeds reasonable levels; and

• Add new language to require thatfacilities operating at export portlocations be noti ed at the sametime as the secretary of agricultureif a delegated state agency utilisesthe new USGSA provisionto provide 72 hours’ advancenotice to USDA that it intendsto discontinue providing of cialinspection service.A separate letter to GIPSA signed

by 15 national organisations andstate and regional associationsaf liated with NGFA supportingthe joint NGFA-NAEGA commentsstates that the fundamental reformsof GIPSA’s operations are part ofthe industry’s principal objective toensure that the kind of disruptionsin export shipments resultingfrom the intermittent withdrawalof of cial services by the state ofWashington that occurred during2013-14 at the Port of Vancouver,Washington State, never recur.

View the NGFA and NAEGA’s fullcomments at http://bit.ly/1T0bEpQand the letter supporting thecomments from the af liates andnational agribusiness groups athttp://bit.ly/1T30nIn.


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USDA offers new loans forportable farm storage andhandling equipmentPortable equipment can help producers,including small-scale and local farmers,

get products to market quickly

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) willprovide a new nancing option to help farmerspurchase portable storage and handling equipment.Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Val Dolciniand Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) AdministratorElanor Starmer have announced changes to the FarmStorage Facility Loan (FSFL) program. The loans, whichnow include a smaller microloan option with lower downpayments, are designed to help producers, including new,small and mid-sized producers, grow their businesses andmarkets.

“As more communities reconnect with agriculture,consumer demand is increasing for food produced locallyor regionally,” said Mr Dolcini.

“Portable handling and storage equipment is vital tohelping farmers get their products to market more quicklyand better maintain product quality, bringing them greaterreturns. That’s why we’ve added this type of equipmentas a new category for our Farm Storage Facility Loanprogram.”

The program also offers a new ‘microloan’ option,which allows applicants seeking less than US$50,000 toqualify for a reduced down payment of ve percent and no

requirement to provide three years of production history.Farms and ranches of all sizes are eligible.The microloan option is expected to be of particular

bene t to smaller farms and ranches, and specialty cropproducers who may not have access to commercial storageor on-farm storage after harvest. These producers caninvest in equipment like conveyers, scales or refrigeration

units and trucks that can store commodities beforedelivering them to markets. Producers do not need todemonstrate the lack of commercial credit availability toapply.

“Growing high-value crops for local and regional marketsis a common entry point for new farmers,” said Ms Starmer.

“Since they often rent land and have to transportperishable commodities, a loan that can cover mobilecoolers or even refrigerated trucks lls an important gap.These producers in turn supply the growing number offood hubs, farmers markets or stores and restaurantsinterested in sourcing local food.”

Earlier this year, FSA signi cantly expanded thelist of commodities eligible for Farm Storage FacilityLoan. Eligible commodities now include aquaculture;

oriculture; fruits (including nuts) and vegetables; corn,grain sorghum, rice, oilseeds, oats, wheat, triticale, spelt,buckwheat, lentils, chickpeas, dry peas, sugar, peanuts,barley, rye, hay, honey, hops, maple sap, unprocessedmeat and poultry, eggs, milk, cheese, butter, yogurt and

renewable biomass. FSFL microloans can also be used tonance wash and pack equipment used post-harvest, beforea commodity is placed in cold storage.

The latest announcement will further advance the effortsof the USDA’s Know Your Farmer, Know Your Foodinitiative, which coordinates the Department’s work todevelop local and regional food systems. The USDA iscommitted to helping farmers, ranchers, and businessesaccess the growing market for local and regional foods,which was valued at US$12 billion in 2014 according toindustry estimates.

Under the current Administration, the USDA has invested

more than US$1 billion in more than 40,000 local andregional food businesses and infrastructure projects. Moreinformation on how USDA investments are connectingproducers with consumers and expanding rural economicopportunities is available in Chapter IV of USDA Resultson Medium.

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Nutriad appointsArea ManagersChina

Multinational feed additiveproducer Nutriad hasappointed Eric Han andHans Bai as Area Managers for theNorthern and Central Region in China.As the company aims to further growits market share in China, the besttalents are invited to be part of theexpansion of the Nutriad China team.

BK Chew, APAC Director Nutriad,commented that “Asia Paci c is a

focus region in Nutriad’s strategicgrowth plans and China is the maingrowth engine within APAC. Theappointment of Eric Han and HansBai as Area Managers will enableincreased support to our existing

customers and partners and promotefurther growth.”

Eric Han joins Nutriad withextensive experience in the feedadditive business and brings anexcellent understanding of theindustry and customer needs. HansBai has a long track record withmultinational feed companiesand combines both technical andcommercial skills.

Said Eric Han, “I lookforward to joining theNutriad Asia team. Nutriadhas a reputation forinnovative products and its

attractive portfolio allows usto offer real solutions to ourcustomers”.

Hans Bai added, “Nutriad’son-going investments inChina, to drive aggressive

growth, makes joining Nutriad anexciting next step in my career.”

Nutriad, headquartered in Belgium,provides feed additives and servicesto over 80 countries worldwidethrough a network of own of cesand distributors, supported by4 application laboratories and 5manufacturing facilities located on 3continents.

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Evonik to showcase newproducts and technologies

Evonik will unveil innovative solutions at the Vitafoodstrade show in Geneva, Switzerland. The company isthe rst to offer glycine in gamma form – a productwhich does not cake, is easy to store and is free of additives.Evonik will also present a new technology that enables theformulation of nutritional supplements with a longer gastricretention time for increased bioavailability. Both innovativesolutions underline Evonik’s commitment to providecustomers in this space with differentiated solutions.

Previously, Evonik manufactured glycine in its alphaform, as is conventional in the industry. However, whilethis method of production is relatively straightforward, it isdif cult to store the resulting glycine for extended periods.Glycine is the smallest and simplest of all amino acids andit can transform into the gamma form relatively quickly andindependently, leading to caking. This can make glycineprocessing extremely dif cult and cost-intensive.

Evonik has patented a process to manufacture glycine inits stable gamma form without adding any ingredients. Theproduct will soon be available to customers in a highly pureform for use in pharmaceutical and food-industry applications.

“This innovation will alleviate many of the logistical andmanufacturing-related challenges our customers face,”comments Thomas Hermann, Head of the Pharma andFood Ingredients Product Line.

Formulation experts at Evonik have also developed‘ oating capsules’ – ideal for nutritional supplement

ingredients that only achieve maximum effectiveness ifretained in the stomach for an extended period. Evonik hascombined EUDRAGUARD® control with a gas-generatingagent to design capsules that remain buoyant and graduallyrelease the ingredients over a period of up to four hoursinside the stomach. This gives the human body more timeto absorb the active substances.

Ludger Eilers, Director of the Food Segment at EvonikHealth Care explains, “This system is particularly suitedfor substances, which have a very limited absorptionwindow in the stomach or proximal small intestine.” Oneexample is anthocyanins, known for their antioxidantproperties and health-enhancing characteristics. Researchshows that their bioavailability can be increased by higherresidence time in the stomach.

This innovative oating capsule technology – namedEUDRATEC™ GRS – can also be used to ensure effectiveadministration of other polyphenols or green tea extracts.Customers can obtain a license to use the solution, whichwill be presented at Vitafoods during a poster session.

Vitafoods attendees can visit the Evonik booth (L78)

to nd out more about these innovations as well as theREXIVA® range of amino acids and the EUDRAGUARD® family of functional polymers designed for use innutritional supplements.

Evonik will also be showcasing a berry extract derived fromwild Scandinavian blueberries and blackcurrants grown in NewZealand. This product has particularly high, stable anthocyanincontent. The extract will be sold via the MEDOX® brandin Scandinavia, and is marketed as Healthberry™ 865 forfunctional food and drink applications.

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