Nutreco addresses the 2050 challenge: Doubling food production while halving the footprint
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
10(th) Sustainability Report and Feeding the Future booklet published
Nutreco today published its tenth Sustainability Report, covering the year
2009. This marks a decade of reporting on sustainability in the animal nutrition
sector, where Nutreco was a pioneer with this form of reporting. Simultaneously
Nutreco published 'Feeding the Future', a booklet that addresses the challenge
of feeding nine billion people by 2050 sustainably. In 2009 Nutreco made a
strategic choice to embed sustainability in the Nutreco business model. During
this year a Sustainability Policy was developed, which will provide a structure
and direction for such sustainability actions at all levels in Nutreco.
Wout Dekker, Nutreco CEO: "Throughout the ten years of reporting on
sustainability, Nutreco has organised the alternating Agri Vision and AquaVision
multi-stakeholder conferences to provide a neutral forum to discuss strategic
issues. Never have we discussed a more important topic than at Agri Vision 2009
where 375 leaders of agribusinesses from 44 countries debated the potential for
feeding the world in 2050. Population numbers are increasing towards nine
billion by 2050 and incomes are rising as economies develop. With more money,
people consume more protein as meat, fish, milk and eggs. The challenge is to
double food production while halving the footprint.
The outcome of the Agri Vision conference was strongly positive. Leaders in
business, agriculture, science and NGOs worldwide collectively communicated
confidence that we can. To share that optimism about the potential to feed nine
billion people in 2050 in a sustainable way and to generate greater awareness of
the sense of urgency for action, Nutreco recently published the booklet 'Feeding
the Future'. This booklet brings together the views of key speakers and many
other top world leaders in agriculture, business, NGOs and science.
Feeding the Future
"The challenge is clear. More food must be produced more sustainably - more from
less.
Efficiency is key; delivering more from limited resources and simultaneously
reducing emissions to land, air and water. The social standing and appreciation
of farmers should be raised as they will deliver a significant part of the
productivity increase and sustainability gain. And we need to invest to generate
new knowledge on agriculture and aquaculture. Nutreco feels a responsibility and
is determined to make a positive contribution to doubling the food production
while halving the footprint."
The Nutreco Sustainability Report 2009 is accessible on www.nutreco.com and will
be available in printed form later in March. Further sustainability data will be
published on the Nutreco website during the year.
The booklet 'Feeding the Future' is also accessible on www.nutreco.com and in
printed form.
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Nutreco
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced feed
solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide.
Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the
Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and
services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings
Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.
Nutreco employs approximately 10,000 people in 30 countries, with sales in 80
countries. Nutreco is listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam and
with annual revenues of EUR 4.5 billion in 2009.
www.nutreco.com
For more information:
Jurgen Pullens, Director Investor Relations and Corporate Communications,
Nutreco
Telephone: +31 (0)33 422 6134
Mobile: +31 (0)6 5159 9483
E-mail: jurgen.pullens(at)nutreco.com
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