Engagement in fishery improvement programs
A review of Cargill's latest Aqua Nutrition Sustainability Report proved to be popular as well.
Aquaculture’s carbon footprint mainly stems from the mix of raw materials in the feed. Cargill highlighted how last year it teamed up with eight UK farms to pilot climate-friendly regenerative agriculture practices to achieve a 1,000-ton carbon reduction. Its goal for 2023 is to sign up more farmers and avoid over 10,000 tons of emissions.
“Regenerative agriculture aims to restore the soil’s health and resilience, using techniques like low- or no-tilling, planting cover crops to prevent runoff and oxidation, crop diversity, and pollinator strips. As a result, the soil becomes a carbon sink instead of a source of emissions, reducing the carbon footprint of crops grown in it.”
The company reported how its work to improve the sustainability of marine ingredients continued last year, with it buying certified fishmeal and oil as before, but with an increased engagement in fishery improvement programs (FIPs) to develop more sustainable management and fishing practices, and an increase in the use of fishery by-products as feed ingredients.
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